entscheidend 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 I know there are new laws now with emissions, age etc .. What is the process and the costs involved with importing from the UK? Has anyone done it and how much? Is it worth it? Vehicle is a 1999/2000 with a M62 / TU 79,000mls Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradc 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 you have to pay gst on the value of the car, and the freight, plus factor in about $200 for cleaning, $100-150 for transport to the compliance place, $500-700 for compliance (assuming nothing needs fixing) and $515 for a statement of compliance from bmw if your car needs it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvT 9 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 I know there are new laws now with emissions, age etc .. What is the process and the costs involved with importing from the UK? Has anyone done it and how much? Is it worth it? Vehicle is a 1999/2000 with a M62 / TU 79,000mls Have bought in 2 ex UK and 10 ex Japan. I have a speadsheet set up in xls which is easy to use. Shows all the costs involved along the way. You fill in the purchase price and the on road is calculated on the bottom. PM me your email address & I will send to you. Happy to mentor you thru the process for a dozen Heinies once it has landed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
entscheidend 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 Have bought in 2 ex UK and 10 ex Japan. I have a speadsheet set up in xls which is easy to use. Shows all the costs involved along the way. You fill in the purchase price and the on road is calculated on the bottom. PM me your email address & I will send to you. Happy to mentor you thru the process for a dozen Heinies once it has landed How much is shipping from the UK? and how long do I have to wait? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 540 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 How much is shipping from the UK? and how long do I have to wait? Not sure on shipping costs as our's was free , but it took 7 weeks for our contain from London to arrive in Tauranga and another week for it to arrive in Wellington when we moved back from London. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted February 15, 2008 Penry might be able to help with costs ex UK.....540 Manual? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
entscheidend 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2008 Penry might be able to help with costs ex UK.....540 Manual? 540i 6 speed protection Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtk540 3 Report post Posted February 15, 2008 Hey Try Dave = Fai+H777 He's just brought in a 2003 525 Touring - nice - and some Mercs He's been lurking on eurosport.org.nz lately so best try contact him there Also my bro-in-law is a sales exec with MSC shipping in Chch so he may be able to assist with organising freight. PM me if you want his details Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvT 9 Report post Posted February 15, 2008 You have to hire a container to put it in which usually costs around 2800 Euro so it works out to be $NZ 6000 - 6500 which includes clearance and cartage ex wharf. You should really check out the Japan market as the roll on / roll off works out at $1500 per car. Second issue is the BMW Compliance Paper which costs $500 to get. Japanese imports usually have the data on the dereg certificate but BMWs, ex UK, don't come with it so it is an extra cost. Third issue is that you can't tell from the paperwork if the UK has ever been in an accident whereas the Japan system will show it on the auction data. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Babb 1 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 How much is shipping from the UK? and how long do I have to wait?Shipped a race car car about 2 years ago from UK, total cost was about nz$7k. The container was dropped off at the location in the UK. They put the car in along with heaps of spares and i picked it up from customs clearance in Auckland. Took about 6 weeks. Could have been cheaper if i opted for roll on roll off, but felt it was better secured on it's own in a 20ft container.Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
entscheidend 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2008 Shipped a race car car about 2 years ago from UK, total cost was about nz$7k. The container was dropped off at the location in the UK. They put the car in along with heaps of spares and i picked it up from customs clearance in Auckland. Took about 6 weeks. Could have been cheaper if i opted for roll on roll off, but felt it was better secured on it's own in a 20ft container. Mark How much was the car? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
