I know there are threads for this but I need a quick answer, what costs will I incur once the car arrives in oz it is a 74 . also what sort of paperwork do I need to arrange etc etc.

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That's why it's good to be.............ME

Being a 74 it will be hit with duty at 10% and GST on top of that, you will be hit with some fees for AQIS and customs inspections and maybe a fee to the Patricks rip of fund called steam cleaning. you will need to have your import approval whic you should have before the vehicle leaves the country of origin and your shipping documents from where ever it was sent from, and if you are to slow to do all this you will then get hit with storage fees. Get a good customs agent as soon as you are informed of the cars intended arrival and even if they charge you a couple of hundred it is money well spent

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Roundies and Clubbies(except vans) are both ugly that is why I have Midas and a van
1293 Mini Midas Bronze,1275 Clubman van

If it's over 30 years old theres no Duty to pay.

A 74 is 34 years old.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

there is no 30 year rule and has not been for quite a number of years,its a standard rule of 72 for no duty, you can check on the customs site if you like but I have done it for a living for the last 10 years or so and he will be charged duty on a 74 car

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Roundies and Clubbies(except vans) are both ugly that is why I have Midas and a van
1293 Mini Midas Bronze,1275 Clubman van

If this is the case the rule has changed in the last two years. I imported a 75 Corona in Oct 2006 and customs attempted to charge me duty and GST. I pointed out to the freight forwarder that I did not need to pay duty and was issued an adjustment invoice. I still have the paperwork.

Also on p6 of this doccument:

http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resou ... vOwnMV.pdf

... it says:

Passenger vehicles of an age 30 years or more (vehicles 30 years old or more are subject to GST only)
Customs Duty = None
GST = 10%
LCT: May apply

If it has changed, the website is not up to date. I cannot find anything about a 72 rule?

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

i always thought that if a car was sold here new then it could not be imported for road use?

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'73 clubby s "cryo" - sold
Operation Evil Sesame Street!

dont forget about customs clearance & melbourne ports charges plus transport from the port or where you agent is (which is about $1000 for melbourne plus you have to pay GST on the shipping charges( from the country you brought it from)

also the import approval takes 4 weeks at least to get before the car can leave the country so you may have to pay storage(which is about 100 pounds a week in the UK)