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Shipping Cars to AustraliaNeed to ship your car to Australia? We will make the job much easier for you. In addition to providing you with detailed information, we will get you personalized quotes from the top car shipping companies. We offer this service to you completely FREE of cost.Before the shipping Prior to actually shipping the car , it would be advisable to delve into matters concerning the problems that could arise when the vehicle reaches Australia. Being thoroughly prepared for the formalities involved would reduce the stress. Does the car need any physical changes to conform to the local standards? What taxes have to be paid? Is it worthwhile taking a car to Australia? The total expenditure includes the following:
Your car will require a Vehicle Import Approval, be cleared through Customs, quarantined and registered before you can safely drive in Australia. Proper valid insurance must be available for the car. The car has also to meet the Safety requirements. A copy of the publication called the “Guide to the Importation of Privately Owned Motor Vehicles or Motor Cycle" would give you apt information. It tells you the valuation regime into which your car falls. The first step A Vehicle Import Approval has to be secured first from the Vehicle Safety Standards Branch of the Department of Transport and Regional Services. The permit may take 21 days for processing so the procedure must be started fairly early, long before the car is shipped. There is exemption from this rule only for a car brought back to Australia and the owner was the same at the times of export and import. You can get a form from this address. The Administrator of Vehicle Standards ACT Federal Office of Road Safety GPO Box 1553 Canberra Australia 2601 For the approval, you need a visitor visa and the original overseas registration. Customs Clearance Customs duty varies with the type of vehicle. Goods and Service Tax and occasionally LCT (Luxury Car tax) is applied. If there is no Vehicle Import Approval, $12000 Special duty is imposed. Transaction value method Transaction Value is the value on which the customs duty is based. This is the actual cost price of the vehicle proved by the bill of payment if the vehicle was bought with the sole purpose of importing to Australia. Some reduction may be allowed for the freight and insurance. If proof is not available, this method is not used. Alternate method of Evaluation- Fall Back technique If the transaction method cannot be applied, other methods are employed. A qualified person will assess the landed value. The Customs then makes necessary deductions to arrive at the Customs value. Import of a car manufactured in Australia You may bring it in without paying Customs duty provided you have owned and used the car overseas and there are no Australian taxes pending. However you have to pay the GST and LCT (where applicable). Temporary Import A tourist or temporary resident can import a car for a period of upto 12 months without paying customs duty. For this you need any one of the following:
In the possibility of the loss of your car in Australia, the matter must be reported at the port of arrival originally. A point to note When exported, all the items which were in the car at the time of import should be present in the car at the time of export. Disposal of car Only after satisfaction of the various requirements and with special permission only can you dispose of your car or even lend it. It therefore cannot also be mortgaged or sold or exchanged. Quarantine All imported vehicles are inspected thoroughly for poisonous weeds, insects and illnesses. Steam cleaning is done. Insurance This is usually in the form of third party insurance. You should ideally select a good insurance plan for your vehicle and yourself. The Motor Vehicles Standards Act of 1989 An imported vehicle must comply with the safety and emissions standards of Australia. If not, you must agree to get it modified at a prescribed centre. Safety standards The requirements are working headlights, working tail lights including the indicator light for the brake and turning light for changing direction, windscreen wipers in good condition, effective brakes, seat belts (if fitted) and child restraints (if fitted). The tires should be good with minimum tread depth. There should be no oil leaks. New regulations state that the air conditioning CFC gas ( R12 ) is banned in Australia. HCFC gas (R134A) may be imported under a license. A certificate from a refrigeration or air conditioning company stating on their letterhead that CFC is not found in the car would prove useful. Vehicle Registration The Customs has no authority over the registration. You have to check with the Motor Vehicle Registration authorities of your state of residence to know the requirements before transporting the vehicle. The papers necessary are
A number of companies are shipping cars to Australia . You are given many options for selecting one which quotes rates that you can accept. The actual transport can be from your port to the Australian port or a door-to-door service. By this latter term, you hand over the car at a place very close to your residence and collect it in Australia similarly. Definitely it is a more expensive method. You may have to select between a trailer service and a container service for shipping your car to Australia. These services are possible only if the roads to your home are broad, without natural obstructions like overhanging branches and low bridges in order for the large hauling vans and trailers to ply. The container ensures that your car is not moved out of the container and is saved from the impact of weather conditions till it reaches its destination. There is a system called RORO service whereby your car is rolled onto and off the ship directly in a ship which only carries cars. The choice is yours. Your car can be tracked online so make it a point to know the relevant website. The phone numbers of the company must be noted to contact them whenever a doubt arises. In case you are sending a representative to deliver or collect your car, give him a photo identity for identification by the company. The expenditure involved in the transportation, for Customs clearance and the insurance covering the transport is included in the bill presented to you at the beginning of shipping. You have to make the payment in full then and trust the company. The Customs clearance will be done by them. The insurance is to cover damages possible in the transport including theft, fire and loss. When you hand over - The vehicle must be clean. The soil under the car must be cleaned off. Australia is especially particular about this. The antenna must be retracted. The items in the car which are not secured well must be removed. The car must have been modified to the safety standards required. There must be only just enough fuel to drive to a fuel station. Alarm systems should be disabled. Copies of the documents necessary for Customs clearance and the Vehicle Import Approval must be handed over. Duplicates of the car keys are given to the shipping company. The height of the car should be seven feet. If more, the company must be informed. Ground clearance of the vehicle should be six inches. If less, again this must be informed. The car must be in a good driving condition. The tires must have the medium tread necessary in Australia. The lights should be standardized. The windscreen wipers must be working well. The spare tire must be secured. There should be no leaking of fluids. As a first step to shipping a car to Australia, just fill in our online estimate form with your details. Very soon, we will get back to you with customized quotes from highly professional car shipping companies. All you will then need to do is select a company for shipping your car to Australia and let them handle the rest for you. Links http://www.custom.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4371 http://www.aaa.asn.au/touring/bringing.htm http://www.australia-migration.com/page/Drivers_Licence/127 http://www.australia.gov.au/ |
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