Has anyone looked into importing subarus from places like new zealand. What are the pitfalls? Has anyone done it?

 

no poitn ebst place is japan.

cost of car plus agent fee's and jp tax.

£600 shipping and then 27.5 %tax n customs.

and a big sting ring on ya ***.thanks to the tax man.

 

thanks m8. the car seems good and my uncle has been in it but I was worried about import duty. I've been quoted about that for the container. The 27.5%, is that on the price paid for the car?
Do you still have to convert things like the speedometer?

 

27.5% is your car +shipping(£600).

then after teh car is in the uk it will cost you about £1500 to get it sva'd could be cheaper depending on what car it is.

is it a subaru?

 

Sorry for the late reply! Yes this is a subaru, type r, 1999. I was also ringing around asking about SVA testing and was told it would require a enhanced SVA test. This could be around £1500-2k but there's no gtee that it will pass. So if I were to import it I could be with an unusable car.
Does anyone out there know how much a "proof of compliance" would be which is what I need to get from Subaru themselves to provide to the SVA test centre?

By the way this is a private sale through the NZ equivalent of Ebay.

Thanks in advance.

 

sorry my knowledge is limited.am sure some one else on here can help ya.

 

You cant register it so I wouldnt bother, unless its a Personal Import, which it isnt. As far as Im aware there arent any Model Reports available to rent for STI 5 Type-Rs, so an E-SVA cant take place. This makes the ****-take quote of £2,000 for the test and preparation irrelevant too.

'Proof of Compliance' only applies to a type-approved UK car, so expecting more than a brusque 'F*ck off!' from International Motors would be foolish.....

The correct duty rates are: Import Duty @ 10% of the cost of the car and all associated costs, including transport, agents fees and shipping. VAT @ 17.5% is added to the sum. This is quite different to '27.5%'.....

Now if your uncle had owned the car for long enough and he wanted to bring it home and register it itd be a different matter because thatd be a Personal Import.....

Sorry to **** on your chips

Simon