I will after all be exporting my car to Adelaide.

Up until now I have been frustrated by the ambiguous information available. After a lot of research I can now provide an accurate way for anyone who is interested, to calculate the cost of doing this. It's a lot cheaper than you think.

1. First of all you need to get personal import approval from www.dotars.gov.au/rvcs, which is very straight forward.

2. You can either send the car in a container on its own, or with your other belongings.

3. If you want to save a lot of money you might want to opt for the roll on roll off shipping scenario. My friends run an export company and have advised me that most people are worried about this process because of the car being exposed to damage. They did however draw my attention to the fact that a. one is insured and b. their only experience of damage to a car was whilst in a container.
I have been quoted £785 plus VAT for this particular method.

4. On arrival in Adelaide and as an example I will use the scenario below:-

The car has a UK second hand value of £10k or $23k in AD and assuming that the cost of transportation and insurance is circa £1000 or $2300.

You will therefore be charged on arrival:-

10% Duty on the cars second hand value - i.e. $23k X 10% = $2300

10% GST is then charged on the second hand value $23k + the import duty charged $2300 + the transportation and insurance cost of $2300

Which equates to $27'000 x 10% = $2700

Plus the 10% import duty = $2300

Total tax payable = $5000

Separate to the above, ther are processing fees on average around $70, Aqis fees, aswell as the cost of the valuation.

Simple isn't it

V

Hi V
When you explain it like that yes it is :what?: :what?:
What car are you exporting over? a restored one

Keith

Hi

That's pretty straightforward. Do you know if there is there a minimum duty charge for vehicles that are of a lower value?

Thanks

Adam

No not a restored car, an Audi A8.

V

Hi Again V
Very nice ;) A proper car then, Maybe a good idea to get it sent over , would cost a fortune in Oz to buy that.... :unsure:
Great fan of Audi's they are a good solid car,You can send me a photo if you like ??
Just sold my Bmw 330, Running round in a N reg Vectra now :what?: :what?:
Was hoping to be sold up and going about now ,but still waiting on the house to sell. :doh:
Just booked flights for a validation trip in May

Keith

The import rate is 10% of what ever value the car is in OZ.

No minimum, but I would assume that you wouldn't want to export a car that was less value than the shipping and importation taxes.

V

What year and model is the Audi??

Stevo

Sorry just in from the pub but

you are being taxed £2250 approx for a car valued at £10,000 in OZ plus shipping and other fees.

Is this right??

UK value. Do you need to get it valued or is there a book value they work from?

We had a Mitsubushi Evolution 8 in the UK and I wish we'd bought it now. Even with the costs involved we could have made a few bob this end if we'd decided to sell it. Although there's lots of Lancers around you don't see the Evo's very often here. Mind you with a speed limit of 60 most places it would be a bit wasted.

Jo

I had converted the £10k into AU dollars to calculate it, but yes if you put it in those terms it will be around £2200, depending on the exchange rate.

$5000 = £2'127

V

Interesting post Vespasian, it's good to have it all laid out easy to take in.

It occurs to me that you will have to have the whole thing squeaky clean, shiny and spotless both inside and out - under the bonnet, underneath the car, and in the treads of the tyres too - to satisfy AQIS so need to factor in the cost of that too.

Elaine,

My car is always in that condition. No I don't wrap it up in cotton wool and clean it with a toothbrush every Saturday, but I do have a team of Polish car cleaners that operate near to my home.

They are superb and virtually give it a full valet every week for £15. My daughter used to charge me £10 and I would have to clean it again afterwards.

I take your point though, a five week journey on a ship may leave it somewhat out of showroom condition. Anyhow, I am so pleased to finally find out that it does'nt cost more than its value to ship it out, therefore even a $500 charge to clean it up on arrival is bearable.

V

So it's a well Polish-ed car then?

Here's some more info for anyone interested.

My wife would" She absolutely is in love with her VW Golf convertible which is 25 years old and I think is probably more important to her than I am :unsure:

Thanks for the info.

Adam