Euro Imports

[m3gtr]

is it possible??

ive seen some makes like ferrari lamborghini on the raws lists but i dont see and BMW or Merc..

I wonder how hard it would be to set up a business importing them into australia?

[Beer Baron]

raws doesn't descriminate based on country of manufacture. so it's exactly the same rules as importing japanese cars. or russian cars. or mexican cars.

an import is an import. and there are places that bring in some euro cars but the typical euro car buyer doesn't want a second hand imported car with no known history.

[m3gtr]

places like who?

and are they importing cars made after 1989?

[t01-100]

I always thought because Lambo and Fezz were both imported in small numbers they have always been imported and complied under the low volume scheme by the Australian distrubutors?

[t01-100]

LHD would be the most common problem with the coolest of euro cars also.

[m3gtr]

LHD would be the most common problem with the coolest of euro cars also.

RHD examples of all modern euros except maybe for porsche are easily accessible here in japan..they are plentiful.

i get the sneaking suspicion only models made prior to 1989 are eligible for import approval..

[t01-100]

Yeah right I didn't think Japan got much RHD euro stuff, I thought it was mainly LHD.

For things people would want to buy like BMW M or Benz AMG ect all come out in Australia new so would be excluded from SEVS.

[Kaido_RR]

RHD examples of all modern euros except maybe for porsche are easily accessible here in japan..they are plentiful.

i get the sneaking suspicion only models made prior to 1989 are eligible for import approval..

whats the average price for a Ferrari 360 in RHD? i could only find LHD examples. from what i've found the LHD stuff goes for around $150k-$250k still cheap for a 360

[Beer Baron]

you're thinking about this all wrong. again, DOTARS doesn't care whether a care is euro, jap-o, hindi, pakistani whatever. the rules apply the same to any manufacturer.

they are all listed somewhere here but basically you cannot import a vehicle if the same or very similar model was sold here in full volume. if the model you want to import was not sold in full volume then sure you can import it providing you can have it added to the SEVS register. To be added to the SEVS register there are certain requirements it must meet (be unique, performance level, equipment level, magazine featured etc). Then to comply it you must be a RAW or get a RAW to do it for you.

again, it's nothing to do with 1989 etc. There are 3 main ways to import any car into australia (again doesn't matter where from). Personal import. 1988 and earlier model cars and lastly SEVS.

[m3gtr]

do they make you pay LCT on a car over 60 thousand even if its a personal import?

[m3gtr]

you're thinking about this all wrong. again, DOTARS doesn't care whether a care is euro, jap-o, hindi, pakistani whatever. the rules apply the same to any manufacturer.

they are all listed somewhere here but basically you cannot import a vehicle if the same or very similar model was sold here in full volume. if the model you want to import was not sold in full volume then sure you can import it providing you can have it added to the SEVS register. To be added to the SEVS register there are certain requirements it must meet (be unique, performance level, equipment level, magazine featured etc). Then to comply it you must be a RAW or get a RAW to do it for you.

again, it's nothing to do with 1989 etc. There are 3 main ways to import any car into australia (again doesn't matter where from). Personal import. 1988 and earlier model cars and lastly SEVS.

i understood the 3 methods. obviously one of the ways im going to do it is to have a private import but starting a business is also on the list of things to do.

Having a car added to the sevs register doesnt involve anything like smashing the car to prove its safety, does it?

[Beer Baron]

I think you need some reading time on DOTARS website. it will guide you through the process. http://www.dotars.gov.au/

just remember any model of car that was sold here in full volume cannot be added to the SEVS low volume register. so forget 3 series BMW, 5 series BMW, CLK mercs, SLK mercs, etc etc.

ferrari's and lamborghinis are already on the SEVS register as this is how the manufacturers chose to import them into AUS.

[tus4l]

do they make you pay LCT on a car over 60 thousand even if its a personal import?

LCT do apply if the custom value is over the LCT threshold of around $57K.