Gents - I'd appreciate some help / advice
I have just moved to Adelaide (Aust) and as part of the move from New Zealand I thought it would be logical to pack our household and my partially constructed GT40NZ kit into a 40 foot container and bring it with me to Australia.
The container arrived in September and then I got this note from the removal company.
Quarantine have inspected your goods, and have cleared them.
I have received an email from Customs (below in blue) in relation to the car body and parts within the consignment.
We've examined this consignment and have found a Ford GT-40 fibreglass car body, engine, gearbox, suspension parts & mag wheels. *I believe on what we've * * * * seen that this is a Ford GT-40 kit car in a knocked down state & thus requires a permit to import. *
Can you please contact the consignee & advise him we require a permit to import this kit car. *He will also need to have the vehicle entered by a broker (Nature 10 entry), as motor vehicles (& car parts for that matter) cannot be informally cleared as personal effects. *
Invoices will need to be provided and evidence of money price paid.
In order for Customs to clear your consignment, you will need to get an import approval for the car/parts. *I will be able to organise all other aspects for clearance.
I have applied to the Vehicle Import people and filled out a VSB10 (Import approval form)
and was asked the following questions
1 Do I have a CAMS competition licence and will the vehicle be used for competiton only
I ticked the box which asked will it be used for competition.
2 Does the vehicle have a ADR, VIN etc
The answer to #1 is that I do not and there apears to be some real restriction If i was able to import the kit solely for racing
The answer to #2 is no. It has the original serial number only.
It appears I cannot get it through customs without an approval for which I need an ADR compliance certificate. It is also true that I cannot get an ADR compliance until I get it through Customs and Finished ??????
I have supplied the necessary information and included a letter stating that the kit is very much incomplete and really only a collection of parts but this is not progressing.
It is looking like I will have to export part or all of it back to NZ and that is not a prospect I want to entertain.
Has any one else been through this or can they help ?????
I look forward to any help I can get
Thanks
Kevin Box (+61 400 222 063)
I have just moved to Adelaide (Aust) and as part of the move from New Zealand I thought it would be logical to pack our household and my partially constructed GT40NZ kit into a 40 foot container and bring it with me to Australia.
The container arrived in September and then I got this note from the removal company.
Quarantine have inspected your goods, and have cleared them.
I have received an email from Customs (below in blue) in relation to the car body and parts within the consignment.
We've examined this consignment and have found a Ford GT-40 fibreglass car body, engine, gearbox, suspension parts & mag wheels. *I believe on what we've * * * * seen that this is a Ford GT-40 kit car in a knocked down state & thus requires a permit to import. *
Can you please contact the consignee & advise him we require a permit to import this kit car. *He will also need to have the vehicle entered by a broker (Nature 10 entry), as motor vehicles (& car parts for that matter) cannot be informally cleared as personal effects. *
Invoices will need to be provided and evidence of money price paid.
In order for Customs to clear your consignment, you will need to get an import approval for the car/parts. *I will be able to organise all other aspects for clearance.
I have applied to the Vehicle Import people and filled out a VSB10 (Import approval form)
and was asked the following questions
1 Do I have a CAMS competition licence and will the vehicle be used for competiton only
I ticked the box which asked will it be used for competition.
2 Does the vehicle have a ADR, VIN etc
The answer to #1 is that I do not and there apears to be some real restriction If i was able to import the kit solely for racing
The answer to #2 is no. It has the original serial number only.
It appears I cannot get it through customs without an approval for which I need an ADR compliance certificate. It is also true that I cannot get an ADR compliance until I get it through Customs and Finished ??????
I have supplied the necessary information and included a letter stating that the kit is very much incomplete and really only a collection of parts but this is not progressing.
It is looking like I will have to export part or all of it back to NZ and that is not a prospect I want to entertain.
Has any one else been through this or can they help ?????
I look forward to any help I can get
Thanks
Kevin Box (+61 400 222 063)