Importing 2 Personal Cars?

[Informer]

I'll be bringing back my car to Australia, but I hear that you can bring another car back through some other scheme. Is that true?

I have another car which I haven't had for too long but if I could bring that back that would be good (because I paid a lot of money for it). Can I do it? Reason why I'm going back is because of a death in the family. Don't know if that is a good reason to explain to customs.

[raz0r$harP.UK]

http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/vsb/vsb_10.aspx#5.06

Link to DOTARS requirements for a Personal Import. Most immediately, need to have owned the car for 12 months with documented proof.

Other applicable schemes are:

- 15 year rule (car has to be made in 1990 or before)

- SEVS (only certain cars and has to be brought back to stock).

[Informer]

so SEVS is the other real option?

Edited October 30, 2005 by Informer

[Iron Chef]

If the car is listed as being eligible under SEVS, then it's possible.

Even if you owned both cars for more than 12 months, you can only personally import one car a year, so you're chances are looking pretty slim, even for a death in the family.

[xRHETTx]

15 year rule is now only for cars made in 1988 or earlier, and will stay that way until 2018

[BNR#$]

if you been live there for over 1 year and never bring any car during the period, then that is good enought for you to bring one car in, but a lot of paper works.

another car? if it's R33, soarer or something that is commonly imported, you might get some one to do the compliance work for you, otherwirse just leave it, or it will cost you a fortune