Duty on Importing a car from the UK

[Cal]

Ginetta ?

Link for VAT refund http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/sectors/c...s-visitors.htm

Yeah G50. Just dreamin at the moment, but Neil and I are kicking the idea around of having one between us.

[frog_a_lot]

Had another quick look and it looks like.. 5% Import Duty + 10% GST + Approx $2k for customs/wharf fees

[tremolo]

I would double check that Cal, I dont think they can charge GST on the duty as it is not a service or a good, its an importation tax. That being said they do it with all the other fun stuff like booze, etc so it wouldnt surprise me. Know anyone who works in freight forwarding or shipping/transport?


(talk to the beanpole with the M3)

Pretty sure they can & do dude

Tax on a tax, the lucky country

[rowdytoot]

duty is chargable on the customs value of the car. (ie purchase price)

GST is then charged on the customs value of the car, plus duty, plus shipping. so yes they do double dip. It's all on the customs website if you look- I have 50 million windows open at present (about 49 million work related), and can't find that one..

[Cal]

duty is chargable on the customs value of the car. (ie purchase price)

Yeah it's some fibreglass kit car thing with a Ford donk. Here's my receipt for $10K.

[Dave75]

& even if you have a certificate proving the vehicle was steam cleaned overseas, Oz Customs [AQIS] will charge you $3-400 to do it again on arrival in Oz...with no claim for damages against AQIS.

One of the last Rover Mini's was exported to Aust ,straight off the Factory floor , so had no contact with soil etc & had all the paperwork as proof ...factory/straight into a container/ onto the ship, AQIS still "steam cleaned it inside & out" .

That $ 20000 car was approx $45000 landed & complied.

[Cal]

That $ 20000 car was approx $45000 landed & complied.

Yeah but 1/2 of that would have been compliance as it's a road car.

[Dave75]

Which is still a ripoff... the car was built to order to ADR specs,with full documentation.

[Cal]

Are you surprised in socialist Australia?

[Benonymous]

Yeah, pay your goddam taxes and enjoy it y'bastards! How else do we afford 10K "welcome" packs for boat people if you don't pay up! Geezuz, y' must think it's Bush Week or somethin.....

[Stix Zadinia]

have you got a customs broker/freight forwarder? i used to work for one and should still have some contacts there (they used to bring in the odd car, would have to check if they still are)

AQIS don't care for anyone else's word on stuff - mainly because people have lied in the past (say hypothetically some "new" earthmoving equipment was coming from china, that had NEVER been in contact with soil had tracks full of it...)

[Cal]

have you got a customs broker/freight forwarder? i used to work for one and should still have some contacts there (they used to bring in the odd car, would have to check if they still are)

I know this was over 8 months ago, but some contacts in this area would be great.

[DavidI]

Last time I checked (and this was 2-3 years ago, things may have changed) there was no Duty on cars imported if "not for road use." That covered cars imported for parts only as well as cars intened to only be raced. It was, however, up to the importer to satisfy Customs that the car was indeed purely a race car (easy if a single seater/open wheeler, less so if it could theoretically be registered ie had lights and doors). The keep a record of VIN numbers for cars "Never to be registered" and if that cars ever IS registered they hunt you down for the outstanding import duty.
You still had to pay GST, and iirc luxury car tax still applied if over the threshold. You would be advised to get any exemptions confirmed in writing as sometimes you get a customs officer who has a different interpretation until they actually see the vehicle in question.
Best advice, get an agent/broker who knows about car importation as they should keep up to date on changes. I know Allan McConnell (hillclimb and motorkhana regular) used to import cars from Japan, he might still be of assistance

[Mister Black]

If you want to go through an importer Ben of J-Spec is a mate of mine, he brings in a bit of stuff from the UK so should be able to sort it out for you and wont charge an arm and a leg.

[GTREA]

When I was looking into importing a car from the UK it went a little something like this.

Car = $XXXX (XXXX GBP)
Shipping = $1733 (849 GBP)
Export Doc Fee = $55
Import Duty = $XXX (10% of value of car)
GST = $XXX (10% of Car value + Import duty + Shipping)
Insurance = $XXX

Sub Total = $XXXX