Friday, Apr 30, 2010 at 07:13
Private imports are possible if you have owned and continuously used the vehicle overseas prior to import. They will
check the owners passport to verify that you have been with the vehicle continuously for the required period.
You may then need to change certain items like seatbelts etc to comply with ADR's if they do not have the correct compliance on them.
You cannot just import a vehicle model if it was ever sold here.
Certain vehicles can be imported under the RAWS/SAWS scheme but you need to talk to DOTARS and the person who does the RAWS/SAWS for that vehicle prior to import.
The 15 year rule stopped at MAY 1989. Anything newer must be either a private import or under RAWS/SAWS.
Anything older than 30 years old can be imported, registered and driven as is without mods or restrictions, DOTARS import approval still has to be gained first though.
EVERYTHING must be approved and sorted out BEFORE the vehicle is shipped to OZ otherwise you will be re exporting it.
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