5 Crucial Steps of Bringing Car From UK To Australia

Bringing a car from UK to Australia is a tedious and complicated process, but can be rewarding if the car being imported is the right vehicle. The process can be costly as it involves a lot of money for storage and transportation, and duties and taxes as well. This process can be made easy and at low cost, if the person involved is aware of correct legal procedures.

Generally, automobile manufacturing companies have a special permit to import vehicles only after the concerned authorities inspect them. For personal import car, few steps need to be followed by the owner.

Those steps include:

• Before shipping the vehicle, the owner of the vehicle should get a ‘vehicle import approval’ (VIA) from the Australian department of infrastructure, Transport, Regional development and local government. Without the VIA, the car would be exported or destroyed at the owner’s expense.

• Necessary duties and taxes, including goods and service tax, and luxury car tax should be paid before the actual transportation starts.

• The owner should declare about their car at the customs. The necessary document can be obtained online or at the customs counter. An online declaration can be done through the official website. Once all the fees are paid, the owner has issued ‘authority to deal certificate’ that would allow the car for personal use.

• Once the car reaches the shores of Australia, it is quarantined while it is being inspected. The Australian Quarantine and inspection services would arrange an inspection to make sure that the car does not violate any terms of import. If the process requires any cleaning, the owner should pay the charges.

• Many people buy imported car insurance, before shipping to ensure the process becomes affordable and reliable.

There are many companies in the country which take up the tedious process at a very pocket-friendly price.