supertemp

Hey guys I just want to chip in to this, have been looking at information on importing a car from UK and came across this thread. I have had some shipping quotes and they are around $3500-$4000 for a container. One quote was $3600 from McCullough Ltd and included the following: Export UK Clearances, Packing LCL in Container, Ocean Freight, Customs Clearance in NZ, MAF fees, Port Service, Container Cartage, Unpacking, and delivery to compliance in Auckland or Christchurch – Total 3600.00 NZD . I also made a spreadsheet. The savings I think can be quite a lot! The GST due when the car arrives in NZ is based on CIFS, which is the Cost of Vehicle, Insurance and Freight. What I am looking for is information on what is the process is to claim back the VAT from the UK price? The way I understand it is you can purchase the car, claim the VAT back, ship to NZ and then pay the GST on the CIFS which is calculated on the car price minus the VAT. Has anybody done this? Also to RVT are you sure that you have to de register yourself? What if purchasing from BMW dealer? I haven't figured the trip into the cost, was hoping they could do it for me. Failing that I have a cousin over there. Without being able to personally inspect the car, do you think a BMW approved used vehicle is a safe bet? Should I organise a pre inspection or can you trust a BMW dealership if it has it listed as approved?

So SW, the unique code I need that is generated from the VIN, once I have that, I can upload map data any time I get an update, or do i need a new code for each update? If you are generating the code, does that mean there are ways I can do it myself rather than go to the dealership?

Thanks sw. I know it can be done, I'm more hoping for some information on how it can be done. I was hoping to undertake it as a garage project I could do myself in my own time. I think that it shouldn't need any hardware upgrades, just software, and I work with software which is why I am so keen to try it. Can you let me know what steps have to be taken without feeling like you're taking food off your table? If not, what's the price to have the conversion done by you guys? (This is from England too, not Japan, which I think makes it easier?)

Apologies if this has been covered, I have searched but could not find the answers I needed. I am looking at importing a CIC equipped e90 or e92 from England, and want to know what I will need to do to update the Nav Professional system to NZ. It will be a major purchase for me so any other tips of advice on what else needs to be done to get everything sorted for our locale would be greatly appreciated. I have decided the CIC is important after reading so much about the CCC, but most of the information I have seen that is about coding your own car is around the CCC. Am very keen to do this myself as well if possible, rather than hand it to the dealer.