jimmy_w Posted 21March, 2018 Report Share Posted 21March, 2018 Hi All I've just purchased a 1970 911T and it's located on the east coast of USA. Can anyone recommend a shipping agent that is familiar with Australian vehicle import requirements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 I and a few others have used USA to AUS a few times with good success, I do have to say lately they have been very, very, very slow... but you do get your car in one piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy73 Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 G'day @jimmy_w Welcome to the forum. Tell us more about the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dåvjdyå†es Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 where is the best place to search for these cars to purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D'Silva Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 57 minutes ago, edgy said: I and a few others have used USA to AUS a few times with good success, I do have to say lately they have been very, very, very slow... but you do get your car in one piece. So far about 5 months for me.. and still don't have the car. They were VERY helplful and answered all queries and emails up to the point of giving them money.. then I heard nearly nothing. But if I get the car in 1 piece and undamaged, then I will be happy. As for their insurance.. they couldn't tell me who the underwriter was.. 2 hours ago, jimmy_w said: Hi All I've just purchased a 1970 911T and it's located on the east coast of USA. Can anyone recommend a shipping agent that is familiar with Australian vehicle import requirements? If I do it again, (and I hope I do) I would try http://www.personalimport.com.au/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHE11 Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 I have a car in LA I’m shipping in a few months. Im using American Muscle Car Imports who are all set up in LA and have buying agents etc and also do funds transfers and local inspection arrangements if needed and transport etc. They direct ship to ADL, hence why I’m using them. But owner is a good guy I’ve met who drag races and is an experienced operator and across all the classic car issues like asbestos with customs etc. Depends where you live on who to choose.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_w Posted 22March, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 1 hour ago, Andy73 said: G'day @jimmy_w Welcome to the forum. Tell us more about the car. Thanks @Andy73 It's a project vehicle with a few dings and dents and rust issues in the floor pan, rear passenger seat, left jack receiver and heat exchangers. It has a 2.7L transplant motor, 15" Fuchs wheels, flared steel rear quarter panels and....a duck tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avon Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 Its only one of many companies but I had an excellent experience with Dominic Bonasia from personalimport who took care of everything and didn't charge much (~400 from memory) to oversee and arrange as much of the process as he could. Took out all the worry, and actually saved thousands by using the right transporter, shipping method, duty calculations...stamp duty dramas, there is a lot than can trip you up. Asbestos in vehicle is a big deal, you will need to demonstrate that the car is free of it unless you want Australian customs tearing it apart http://www.personalimport.com.au/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_w Posted 22March, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 Thanks @Avon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 1 hour ago, Mike D'Silva said: So far about 5 months for me.. and still don't have the car. They were VERY helplful and answered all queries and emails up to the point of giving them money.. then I heard nearly nothing. But if I get the car in 1 piece and undamaged, then I will be happy. As for their insurance.. they couldn't tell me who the underwriter was.. If I do it again, (and I hope I do) I would try http://www.personalimport.com.au/ I contacted USA to AUS when looking into shipping and engine from the US, and I must say they were quite difficult to deal with and get info out of. They would not even give me their address so I could get a price to ship it to them, they wanted me to agree to shipping and pay for first - quite odd!! They also told me that they could not ship to Hobart as they did not class it as an international port! Again very odd, I did not go ahead with the engine purchase but if I had I would have looked elsewhere.... Good luck with your search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 7 hours ago, edgy said: I and a few others have used USA to AUS a few times with good success, I do have to say lately they have been very, very, very slow... but you do get your car in one piece. 2 cars through them and never again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 10 hours ago, Avon said: Asbestos in vehicle is a big deal, you will need to demonstrate that the car is free of it unless you want Australian customs tearing it apart http://www.personalimport.com.au/ This is a lottery. Customs overloaded. Just bad luck if you get pinging for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod C Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 American imports in Tyabb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 10 hours ago, turboT said: 2 cars through them and never again.. Interesting. Keen to here who does come recommended. i do notice that these guys don’t have indicative pricing on their site for whole cars, just pricing for engines, wheels, parts etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 3 hours ago, Coastr said: Interesting. Keen to here who does come recommended. i do notice that these guys don’t have indicative pricing on their site for whole cars, just pricing for engines, wheels, parts etc If you pick out one of their cars listed it gives you a run down of all the fees associated with that car, presume would be similar for others in that price range..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsaps Posted 22March, 2018 Report Share Posted 22March, 2018 Although I’ve never imported a car I’ve had dealings with a few companies, Dominic from personal imports has always been happy to help out and I’d probably use him when the time comes This might help folks considering importing, it was a recent quote for shipping from LA to Sydney not sure avout bout the asbestos thing, other companies have told me you just tick that there’s no asbestos and so far they’ve never had a client get stung, still possible I guess, looks like it could be quite an added expense to have it removed pre shipping, could take a chance they don’t hassle you Firstly we need to apply for a vehicle import approval that takes Canberra around 21 days to process and we charge $220 to manage With current prohibited import laws on asbestos components in imported motor vehicles we can only do pre export testing in our depot at Compton L.A. See attached info and any asbestos parts found will be removed only and add costs apply.Estimate costs as follows ex our Compton L.A. packing depot via shared container and based on current USD exch rate .7700Ocean freight / packing to Sydney AUD 1940 (USD 1495 )Pre export asbestos testing AUD 390 (USD 300)Export customs clearance AUD 160Marine insurance 1.5% value AUD 850Aust container pick up / unpack share AUD 990Customs clearance charges AUD 250Quarantine inspection fees AUD 160Attendance quarantine inspection AUD 132Import duty free Import gst 10%(Value+frt+ins) AUD 5920 Customs electronic entry fee AUD 194Cartage metro Sydney area AUD 300Vehicle import application AUD 220Our handling management fee AUD 395 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raafrebel Posted 18May, 2018 Report Share Posted 18May, 2018 Ive imported over 15 cars from the US. its a pretty simple process. call Greg at Geezers. 0412 754947 They do everything except import application, you can get one from department of infrastructure, which is easy and will cost a couple hundred bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in buddina Posted 18May, 2018 Report Share Posted 18May, 2018 @raafrebel do you go on work/holiday to look for cars or do you have someone on the ground you deal with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raafrebel Posted 18May, 2018 Report Share Posted 18May, 2018 5 hours ago, brian in buddina said: @raafrebel do you go on work/holiday to look for cars or do you have someone on the ground you deal with? a bit of both....I have most of my family over there. I go over at least once a year for a holiday. When the dollar was good i was bringing back a few cars very time i went over. Ive made plenty of good contacts and friends over the years, If i see smoothing that i like, or can sell to pay for my holiday, i will pick up a car or bike, ride or drive it around, then bring it back. save on car rental as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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