Cost of shipping from Australia to the UK..?

[Toprivetgun]

Hi guys,

With regards to paying tax does anyone have a rough idea of the cost of buying a car in Australia then bringing it over to the UK?

I have duel citizenship so is there a way to by-pass anysort of import tax etc? Im aware of shipping costs, SVA testing etc.

Any info as always is greatly appreciated.

[monkfish1]

If you have owned it for 12 months no duty or vat is payable so long as you keep it this end for 12 months. It might be 6 months the aussie end, not sure.

[bovered79]

hiya, ou have to of owned the car for 6 months in oz first, and once here hold it for 12 months to avoid paying duty. I imported mine this way. very cheap option loads cheaper then buying one here

[Ambush]

Would be most interested what shipping company to use to bring the car to UK, also is there and any mods that have to be done to a E2 HSV 2009 model before it can be used on UK roads

[ferb]

monkfish1 said:

If you have owned it for 12 months no duty or vat is payable so long as you keep it this end for 12 months. It might be 6 months the aussie end, not sure.

6 months aussie end

[bovered79]

Ambush said:

Would be most interested what shipping company to use to bring the car to UK, also is there and any mods that have to be done to a E2 HSV 2009 model before it can be used on UK roads

I used SEAWAY it cost £750 roll on roll off, normal mods really - fog light, clocks reading MPH thats pretty much it i am sure Roger might add some more if need be

[ARAF]

ferb said:

monkfish1 said:

If you have owned it for 12 months no duty or vat is payable so long as you keep it this end for 12 months. It might be 6 months the aussie end, not sure.

6 months aussie end

And that's only if you had your residence there, and are moving your residence to the UK. I've only known it to happen twice in the past 20 years, but each time they were right, and impounded the cars until all duties and a compound fine had been paid.

[bovered79]

ARAF said:

ferb said:

monkfish1 said:

If you have owned it for 12 months no duty or vat is payable so long as you keep it this end for 12 months. It might be 6 months the aussie end, not sure.

6 months aussie end

And that's only if you had your residence there, and are moving your residence to the UK. I've only known it to happen twice in the past 20 years, but each time they were right, and impounded the cars until all duties and a compound fine had been paid.

I know atleast 3 people who have not had to pay duty as someone said i think you had to of lived there for 6months may be wrong cant really remember didnt matter to me as i lived there first then moved here.

[Ambush]

Thanks for the help, if you have to be an Australian resident to bring the E2 into the UK then that puts an end to that idea… I could probably get someone to store it for me for 6 months then ship it but the resident thingy is a no…

[redcom01]

you have to have lived in the country for 12 months where you purchased the car and you will need proof i.e phone bill, electricity etc and owned for 6 months before shipping, then once in the UK, hold onto it for 12 months. I don't think you have to be a resident.

[ARAF]

Ambush said:

Thanks for the help, if you have to be an Australian resident to bring the E2 into the UK then that puts an end to that idea… I could probably get someone to store it for me for 6 months then ship it but the resident thingy is a no…

Sorry to put a downer on it, but I suppose it's better for you to know now, rather than hitting a snag when it arrives. Yes, people have probably got away with what you thought of doing, but there is the possibility that you won't.

[Ambush]

Thanks for the help and advice, ''so much for the free market, lol'' guess I will have to hope that nice Vauxhall company might bring them in...

[ARAF]

I think that IF the £ strengthens over the next year, and IF you can get a good deal from a dealer in Oz, then I think it could still be lucrative to ship one across. The car width is a bit of a problem if you containerised them, but RoRo should be fairly competitive.

[Toprivetgun]

Thanks guys for the info

[MyM8V8]

redcom01 said:

you have to have lived in the country for 12 months where you purchased the car and you will need proof i.e phone bill, electricity etc and owned for 6 months before shipping, then once in the UK, hold onto it for 12 months. I don't think you have to be a resident.

Spot on.