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Its okai, I just wasnt sure about the customs broker. Like were their specific ones that look after car imports or was it something as easy as just looking up one in th pages. Its all pretty obvious now, def not worth a grand.

Okai not to sound like a smart ass but do I just ring up yellowpages direct or something and ask for a "Customs broker" Obviously not. A little bit more detail is what im after, do you ring up the dock that the car is being shipped to and ask to talk to someone to arrange quarantine and customs. How do you get intouch with someone that will look after the port payments.

okai im learning slowly. I spoke to a raw, they said once I buy the car in japan, I give them the car details, they organise the import approval then the car can be shipped. Now once the car gets here, what happens with all the fees for the docks. Who do you contact or do you get a bill automatically for stamp and gst etc because they gov already has your details from the approval from the raws.

So funny to read this thred, I saw a skyline tonight with the back skyline word lit up green from behind. I was thinking what the hell, never seen that before but it looked bloody good

http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/vsb/VSB10_Form.doc You organise a RAW to give you a letter of compliance saying they will comply the car, then you fill out this form and tick PART 7, which now makes you eligable to import the car. That sounds right now yes?

Arh thank you, reading through the dotars website its all pretty vague on how things happen (typical government site) I didnt know the RAWS had to arrange the import approval. Does this mean its impossible to just import the car and tow it to your driveway, return parts to stock then take it to a RAW? Will the RAW only comply the car if they do the import approval?

All I can find on this site and the ones you linked me to (the prestige motor sport one doesnt work) Is that they state what happens, eg you find the car through the guys in japan, then they move to the docks, import for approval happens with all the paper work yada yada yada) Im asking to see the actual paper work. I went to the FAQ, and it links you to this page http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/vsb/vsb_10.aspx#4.05 Then on that page it says "The criteria and application form for SEVS decisions and a list of all the vehicle models already assessed under the scheme are available on the Register of Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles at: www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/str_sevs.aspx" So i went to that link which leads to the form I linked to in my first post, how is it the wrong form?

I take it the first step in importing would be to fill out this form, http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/form.pdf If I am trying to import a soarer, then obviously the application would be approved and then they would send me more papers to be filled in. (as stated in the form) Can someone please tell me about these extra papers they send, how long after this first application has been approved is it valid? And whats the general jist of the next papers? are these the papers you fill in once you have won an auction in japan and have the date and all the details of when the car is arriving here in australia? If theirs examples forms of all the steps I would love to see, thanks.

Dam, well does anyone know of a place that can comply soarers for under 3gs? 3500 seems too much compared to what other people have been stated for other imports.

I rang up Crossover Car Conversions, they wanted 3500 for compliance of a Soarer and wouldnt look at the car if the compliance wasnt done by them. I also rang up Motor Cars Internations (found through the search engine on Dotars) and they said they dont do compliance even though I found them through Dotars website? weird. Also japcar doesnt do soarers but for others it was still 3500 and only they could do it. My question is, Does anyone know of a workshop that lets you do compliance yourself? Most of the stuff is easy enough to do, maybe minus the side intrustion bars.

Okai, so from what I can gather if i want to import a car that comes under the SEVS/RAWS it needs to be complied by a company thats been approved to do these compliances. I searched through dotar and found a RAW that can comply soarers thats only about 10 minutes away from me. So you are saying I cant do the work myself and pay them a fee to check over it and sign the papers? So does this mean I can import any model soarer, say a 94 model and get the Registered Automotive Workshop to do the compliance?

Hmmm, dam. Okai I gotta read up on these rules a bit more, might be better for me to find a local one with a blown motor. Because im planning on giving it a rebuild hence it being my project car.

I signed up with these guys about a week and a half ago and I still havnt got an email from them confirming my account and I even sent them an email through the website troubleshooting bit and nada. Oh I think this is my first post here so hi everyone. Im pretty much looking at importing a soarer or a 32 without a broker, looking to have it as a second/project car and do compliance myself. If anyone has any other good sites please point me over their, thanks.