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Thread ID: 80451	2007-06-23 15:48:00	anyone know about shipping car to OZ?	bizzack (7739)	PC World Chat

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562129	2007-06-23 15:48:00	I've been looking around online a bit about whether it's worth shipping my subaru legacy to OZ, as I'm moving there in a month or so, and to buy a similar model in OZ would cost me a few thousand more than I would pay here. I was also thinking to ship some of my stuff such as fridge and washing-machine if it is worthwhile.... but it's so hard to find any kind of price indication... Has anyone here had any experience with this, or know anybody who has? Any advice or info would be great.. thanks all!	bizzack (7739)
562130	2007-06-23 18:57:00	I think you'll find that the costs outweigh the perceived benefits: freight, insurance, Customs (both ends) and you might have rules around when you can sell your imported Subaru (keep it for 'x' years or pay duty) in Australia. My cousin looked at doing it from Australia to NZ - wasn't worth it. Unless you have a rare vehicle...	johcar (6283)
562131	2007-06-23 23:16:00	You will be liable for Australian Customs Duty and GST on the Car - The Australian Customs assess the value on which to apply the duty, and these imposts bring the cost up to around what you could have bought the car in Australia. There is no personal concessions that allow you to bring the car in Duty Free. However, if you own an Australian Made car, you can import it without duty, and I believe you only have to have owned it for 3 months prior to export. There is the potential to make a good saving on the right vehicle as cars do not suffer the levels of depreciation they do in NZ due to the absence of any significant importation of cheap second hand cars from Asia. Check it out with Customs. Australia does not encourage the importation of second hand Japanese cars. The motor manufacturing industry in Australia is alive and well and the Government intends to keep it that way. Sorry, if you want to live here it is by Australian Rules and ways - As a Kiwi I enjoy life in Australia, and there is no way I would return permanently to NZ without some major changes in the governance of NZ. Certainly a retiree in Australia enjoys a far better treatment financially.	KenESmith (6287)
562132	2007-06-24 00:19:00	The motor manufacturing industry in Australia is alive and well and the Government intends to keep it that way. "The problem seems to be that local manufacturers have really missed the big picture, the days of the big family car are numbered. Australians are waking up and realizing that perhaps there is no need to go for a six cylinder engine anymore and even if not that, that there is far more choice in the market these days than 20 years ago! And this revelation has really hurt the Australian car industry. Don’t believe me? Well the facts don’t lie, in 1988 70% of cars sold in Australia were Australian made, in 2006? 20%, thats a 50% drop in 18 years and the trend is only continuing!" www.caradvice.com.au	PaulD (232)
562133	2007-06-24 02:11:00	You will be liable for Australian Customs Duty and GST on the Car - The Australian Customs assess the value on which to apply the duty, and these imposts bring the cost up to around what you could have bought the car in Australia. There is no personal concessions that allow you to bring the car in Duty Free. However, if you own an Australian Made car, you can import it without duty, and I believe you only have to have owned it for 3 months prior to export. There is the potential to make a good saving on the right vehicle as cars do not suffer the levels of depreciation they do in NZ due to the absence of any significant importation of cheap second hand cars from Asia. Check it out with Customs. Australia does not encourage the importation of second hand Japanese cars. The motor manufacturing industry in Australia is alive and well and the Government intends to keep it that way. Sorry, if you want to live here it is by Australian Rules and ways - As a Kiwi I enjoy life in Australia, and there is no way I would return permanently to NZ without some major changes in the governance of NZ. Certainly a retiree in Australia enjoys a far better treatment financially. Living in NZ has recently become very expensive. The house prices have rocketed so much, especially compared to our wages, which are very low compared to oz. We no have the most expensive houses in the OECD when compared to our wages. Whats the governemnt doing about it...zip. They don't want to introduce capital gains tax on second and investment home, or to introduce stamp duty, as it will hurt their chances of being reelected and they have too many mates in the home investment market.	robbyp (2751)
562134	2007-06-24 03:41:00	I've been looking around online a bit about whether it's worth shipping my subaru legacy to OZ, as I'm moving there in a month or so, and to buy a similar model in OZ would cost me a few thousand more than I would pay here. I was also thinking to ship some of my stuff such as fridge and washing-machine if it is worthwhile.... but it's so hard to find any kind of price indication... Has anyone here had any experience with this, or know anybody who has? Any advice or info would be great.. thanks all! It’s a good question you asked but I think you’ll find at the end of the day it’s not worth the trouble or cost to bring anything except your family and money. My daughter moved here last year with her husband and kids and they found that even though the husband was on transfer with a multinational company, and the company paid the shipping, there were still a lot of hoops to jump through to get anything landed. For instance, if your computer is under three years old, expect to pay various taxes. You really need to document everything you want to hold onto and then approach the Australian authorities. Don’t expect them to fall over backwards to help either as they are getting quite miffed about the number of Kiwi’s abandoning NZ and invading Aus. A figure of 5000 per month was quoted to me as Kiwi’s moving to Queensland alone. However, I’m typing this up in the Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast and I can assure you it is a beautiful part of the world and there’s an abundance of opportunities and good rewards for those interested in working. Good luck with the transfer, I’m sure you won’t regret it. :thumbs:	B.M. (505)
562135	2007-06-24 22:35:00	There is not too much of a problem with house hold effects as long as you have owned them for at least 12 months - new stuff yes. The biggest problem bringing in household effects can be AQUIS - Australia's equivalent of MAF. A full inventory is needed of the contents of each case ( with cases numbered 1 of 105, 2 of 105 Etc)- if you don't do this you will have them opening every case just to make sure there is no item that could be a hazard to Aussie Agriculture etc - Failure to do this can cause quite a delay in getting your effects - we had to wait 6 weeks, which does little for one's sense of humour, let alone the costs associated with having a house with no furniture etc. Speak to a removal specialist - Selling up all your household effects and buying new when you get here can be a no brainer, (except ifr the stuff is not worth keeping). All up it cost us just on $5000 for a container from Auckland to Brisbane delivered, albeit some 6 weeks late - you cannot buy much decent furniture for that amount. Australia is a great place to live, I like the lifestyle, Queensland's Drought aside, and that is now getting very serious. I have even learned to live with some of their more unpleasant fauna, killed 6 Eastern Brown Snakes round our garden so far (No2 on the world scale of lethality), No1 lives here also. Getting back to cars, it is smart to buy new if you can afford it, especially in June which is the end of the Australian Financial Year. The actual rates of depreciation are much lower than in NZ due to the absence of imports of second hand vehicles from Asia. The cars that carry the depreciation tend to be the large gas guzzlers. This month one can currently put a new 2.5 litre manual Subaru Outback on the road for about $35K, which isn't too bad, or a new Honda Accord Euro (Unfortunately not available in NZ, it is Honda's answer to the BMW 3 Series) for just under $34K - loverly car drives well and can go quite quickly). Petrol is a lot cheaper than NZ, but it is hard getting used to the weekly price fluctuations - Cheaper Monday to midday Wednesday - 12c per litre dearer midday Wednesday till Sunday. It's part of the great Aussie Petrol companies rip-off. All in all it is a great place to live- I have no regrets, and as long as you accept the Aussie as you find him, and don't rubbish anything Australian to the locals you will find it great.	KenESmith (6287)
562136	2007-06-27 12:04:00	I've been looking around online a bit about whether it's worth shipping my subaru legacy to OZ, as I'm moving there in a month or so, and to buy a similar model in OZ would cost me a few thousand more than I would pay here . I was also thinking to ship some of my stuff such as fridge and washing-machine if it is worthwhile . . . . but it's so hard to find any kind of price indication . . . Has anyone here had any experience with this, or know anybody who has? Any advice or info would be great . . thanks all! Hey bro I was just browsing the net and came by this and I decided to join to tell you about my experience . Firstly for your car if you want to take your car to AUS you have to obtain a Import Approval form from www . dotars . gov . au once you have completed that and you meet the requirements you will have to send in all the documents required along with $50 for the admin fee . Im guessing you have owned the car for more than 12 months, if you have not you are not eligible for taking your car to AUS, but if you have owned and used it for a period of 12 continuous months you will fall into the personal import scheme and you should be sweet . You can take only one car per year, your car has to be standard or you will face more fees, Im taking my car over in 2 months im going to sydney and I have a mate in AUS who is hooking me up these are the quotes hes given me but can be up or down a little bit, Usually if your details and requirements are all good for getting an Import Approval (like you owned the car more then 12months, you are aussie citizen and all that ****), then the costs are below . The import approval is $50 Shipping Cost + customs duties and taxes will be approximately $2000 . (Im not 100% sure, as i’m not sure how much shipping expense is from NZ to AUS) Compliancing cost $1500 Registration costs will be around $1000-$1200 . So you’re looking at a total of about $4500-$5000, and your car will be all ready and registered on the road . Also let me know if your car is heavily modified aswell, coz that makes a difference with the price aswell . (like different engine, bigger turbos etc…) I rang around a few places cheapest I have got so far to freight my car to aus is around NZD$1700, thats to sydney . If you need to know more you can ask me or email me on arman_atashi@hotmail . com . If your going to sydney I can hook u up with the compliance at that end . With your household, dont bother my aunt just spend $5500 moving her house to melbourne unless u have $30,000++ worth of furniture its gona cost u a **** load and that was for only 18 cubic meters door to door with packing but still it was a very good price because she left it till last minute and they also packed everything . insurance is extra on top 3% of what ever you insure your goods for, Also I know a place near the airport Auckland airport u pay $50 admin fee and $1 . 20 per kilo for airmail which is very very good . Any Q's Email me hope this helps . Regards . Armando .	toxin (12452)
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