kakimoto33

It's actually more of a fine or penalty rather than an import duty as such. This would be applied if you imported a vehicle without having approval through normal channels, however you would still not be allowed to keep the car either so it's not a loophole to allow import of otherwise ineligible cars as some people believe .. long story short, it has rarely ever been relevant to anyone so it makes sense to scrap it as an outdated bit of legislation anyway.

Thanks lads, got some injectors from a nice chap on here and have the car running again now .. cheers!

Exactly as the subject says, we need some R33 stock injectors and hope that someone has some sitting around doing nothing .. message me here or call/text on 0414 502 250 Cheers, Craig

Unfortunately this car would not be allowed for import. Only the newer RX-7 models from late 1999 are allowed into Australia.

It should be updated to reflect the age considered to be a 'classic car' in my opinion, however in reality is unlikely to change so don't hold your breath.

Actually I can help you find suitable cars, have them inspected and bid on the good ones. Then once we have a car I will arrange import, compliance and everything else for you. http://www.facebook.com/diyimport I have been importing cars to Australia for more than 15 years and have been a Skyline owner and active SAU member for just as long. Please PM me here or through Facebook if you want to see what cars are available. I am happy to help you from start to finish.

Please do not pay much attention to TradeCarView as there are a LOT of scams there and many of the cars either don't exist or are seriously misrepresented. https://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/nissan/skyline/16516335/ If this car was real and genuine which there are reasons to doubt already, it would end up with a landed and complied cost around $16,000 in Australia. https://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/nissan/skyline/16930297/ This one is a much better price for this sort of car and would end up costing around $7,700 landed and complied in Australia. You would still need to check the car for accident history and make sure it's genuine. I would strongly suggest auctions as a better place to look, we can get bargains for you there and have every car checked out in person before bidding so there is no guess work.

Although the HR34 (2000cc non-turbo) can't be imported, you can still import the ER34 which comes in a 2500cc non-turbo version very cheaply .. possibly as cheap as $7,000 landed and complied for a sedan or $9,000 landed and complied for a coupe, and this is for decent cars with around 100,000km genuine and no accident history.

It's all about the car needing to meet certain criteria to be considered a "specialist and enthusiast vehicle" and in this case it did not meet the minimum power to weight ratio of 105kw/ton to be accepted.

If you genuinely want something like that then please let me know as I specialise in the rare, unique and slightly odd cars .. although I do all normal modern Japanese stuff too

no shooting necessary, they are a very desirable and increasingly valuable motor!

If the SEVS list shows a Nissan Skyline then you CAN NOT import an Infiniti G35 instead as they are tested against the exact specific original car. You can import an Infiniti FX50, etc because they are specifically approved for the Infiniti models. With regards to finding a suitable workshop with compliance for various models, you should search on the following website then call the workshop to confirm as some only do in-house compliance for their own cars and will not do private work for you ... http://raws.infrastructure.gov.au/rawswebpublic/RAWPubSearch.asp Considering the poor Aussie Dollar at the moment and the rampant disregard for regulations by many importers who massively wind back mileage, import cars with known accident history and other things which are not really allowed, it means that you will be trying to import a genuine nice car but comparing prices to other importers who have what appear to be similar cars in Australia selling for lower prices. What I am saying is that if you are looking to buy a car for yourself then you will get a better car by importing directly but maybe not cheaper than buying locally in Australia, however you will know what you are buying and that it's right. If you are trying to import just to resell for profit then you will find it very hard to buy at the right price to have it landed here cheap enough to make any money unless you are doing dodgy and illegal things too! Of course this is just my 2c worth on the matter, although it comes from more than 15 years experience importing cars and current experience being my full time job sourcing cars for people all over the world.

If you were going through me to source and import the car then I would have our guys inspect the car in person to ensure it meets the criteria for import to Australia. Once the car gets here it will be up to the RAWS compliance workshop to determine if it meets the regulations or not, and that is done by matching part numbers to original specification generally so it's a fairly easy thing to make sure it's correct. It's nothing to do with Customs or anyone else at the time of import. If you choose to buy a car with modifications they can simply be removed prior to compliance so there is no real problem there, it's really just important to make sure we are buying you a good car. There are many costs involved in importing a car to Australia. You will not need to know or understand them all as we will take care of the process for you and make sure all costs are correct and the car gets here safely and as cheaply as possible. All you really need to do is decide what you want to buy, wait for us to present you with possibly suitable cars and we can go from there. You set the 'landed and complied' budget in Australian Dollars and we can calculate backwards from there to work out all import costs and set a bidding limit in Japanese Yen to get it landed here within your budget if we win the auction. I hope this all makes sense, but if not then please let me know your questions so I can clarify further?

Look here first to see if the make / model is on the SEVS eligibility list: http://rvcs-prodweb.dot.gov.au/sevs/sevsindex.htm Then search here to make sure there is a RAWS workshop with compliance for that model: http://raws.infrastructure.gov.au/rawswebpublic/RAWPubSearch.asp If it's on both lists then you can import them under the SEVS laws, and that does include R32, R33 and R34 in certain variants but there are other criteria also, for example no cars with previous accident repair history, no modifications, etc Vehicles being imported are subject to 5% import duty and 10% GST, however cars over 30 years old are exempt from import duty so you only pay 10% GST on them. If you tell us what R34 you are keen on getting then I can show you some recently sold examples and give you a cost breakdown of the import costs to get one similar here yourself?

New law changes are a while away yet so anything could happen so don't hold your breath just yet