Importing Your Car into Australia
Importing your UK car ?
It won’t just be the cost of shipping…….
Don’t forget to check out the cost’s you will incur at this end as well.
- Import Duty
- GST
- Cleaning Costs
- Safety Checks
- Conversion costs - speedometer being one example.
It can work out quite expensive, and there is a LOT of paperwork involved.
Here are a couple of government links to look at:.
- Customs - Australian Customs Service - importing a motor vehicle.
- Dotars - Federal Government: Department of Transport & Regional Services.
and of course… does your car have air conditioning ?
If not, depending on the area you move to, you may almost certainly have to get it installed, for your own comfort.
I couldn’t live without air con in a car, to me it is much more important than air con in the house.
Also, is your car capable of having it installed in this country ? and at what cost ?
Here’s another possible useful link:
- Austrade - Vehicle shipping pages
- Karman Shipping - UK Based Car Shipping Agents, this site has a calculator to help work overall costs.
Importing your UK car to Oz - unless it is a really special model - dont bother. Prices of cars here and the deals possible (new or second hand) you will win hands down buying here.
one quick search of ebay destroys your argument!
Search a Range Rover in the UK versus in Aus - 40-50% cheaper in the UK…
& importing a vehicle prior to Jan 1st 1989 where the laws are much more favourable is even cheaper still.
do some research.
peace
I tend to agree with the first reply, as some special models, especially those not normally available in Australia, will be cheaper to bring over.
But with most normal makes the cost of shipping may well prove too high.
can you please advise me to the costs involved in importing a car from essex uk to perth western australia please…thanks
If you check the two links in the main page, they should be able to give you an idea of the cost of shipping your particular vehicle.
Karman shipping for example do give a basic idea of:
You may pay another 5% duty and 10% GST on the total value of the car + shipping. Other costs may be incurred to bring the car into line with Australian regulations, if not already complying.
eg: a £19,000 car could end up costing £6,000 for all import costs. At the more normal FX rate of A$2 to GBP that would make the car cost about A$50,000. With the current GBP rate though, it would be more like $37,500.
My calculations for a £19,000 car:
£19,000 Value
£ 2,000 Shipping
£ 1,000 Other
£22,000 Total
£ 1,100 5% Duty
£23,100 Total inc Duty
£ 2,310 10% GST
£25,410 Final Total
So, if that car sold for £19,000 in the UK, and the person spent £25,410 on a car in Australia, there would be no financial difference.
£25,410 at todays FX rate would be A$38,000 or at the more normal rate of 2GBP to 1 AUD, it would be about A$50,000.
I have just checked 2 Range Rovers, to see how the difference works out:
£18,995 RANGE ROVER VOGUE 2004 Auto 74,000 miles
$39,990 RANGE ROVER VOGUE 2004 Auto 126,000 kms (78,750 miles)
They were the closest comparisons from the first page result from these two sites:
http://www.discountusedcars.com.au/used-cars/land-rover/range-rover/default.aspx
and
http://www.usedvehicles.landrover.co.uk/search?ls.logged=false&ls.c.modelgroups=8239