Know the Procedure of Application for Vehicle Import Approval

If you are planning to shift to Australia, you need to complete many formalities to transfer your vehicle and belongings. A proper understanding of the procedure of Vehicle Import Approval is necessary to avoid unnecessary hurdles and problems. It is a document of permission to import vehicles to Australia, issued by the Department of Infrastructure & Regional Development. If you are not aware of the formalities, requirements and labelling of importing vehicles to Australia, it will keep you in trouble. This document is necessary to give you a permit for vehicle import from customs control.

In this procedure firstly, you have to submit an application for the approval of vehicle import. You should have knowledge of the total cost of shipping a car from UK to Australia which you can find from the secure portal, where you would register your application. Before submitting an application, it is necessary for the applicant to understand.

Following things related to the cost of importing:

• Cost of freight and insurance of the vehicle
• Charges of logistics, customs brokers and delivery
• Storage charges, & transportation cost.
• Costs of steam washing for biosecurity requirement

In the registration procedure, you have to submit and verify your photos, signature, any identity proves of the UK (such as driving license, ID page of the passport etc.). Then, the Department of Infrastructure & Regional Development will give a confirmation that the applicant or the individual is eligible to take the vehicle out of the country or not. Meanwhile, it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that their vehicle is free from the contamination due to biosecurity concern. It is also mandatory to classify the cars (vehicles) under chapter 87 of the customs Tariff Act.

People have no control over the regulations and norms related to road vehicles in Australia, so to maintain all the things in a proper way and reduce hurdles, it is your responsibility to meet all obligation of territory and states vehicle authorities.