Advice On Personal Imports/shipping

[biffy]

Dear All,

I'm going to be sending a personal import back from japan in a couple of months. So far I've got a couple of quotes for shipping but I've still got a few things I'm unclear about.

I've been given a quote by one company that has given me a tokyo/melbourne door to port quote at Y195,000 and a door -> door quote at Y360,000. If I do door to door it includes quarantine, steam clean, customs clearance and port fees (and of course shipping to an address in melbourne). My first instinct is this is a rip off for the door -> door shipping (they're just appealing to rich expats with less time than money) .. I have family in Melbourne so would it be a lot cheaper (and not too much more work) to just get the car to a port in Melbourne and then get a family member to take care of the rest? My concern is registration of the car (would it be possible for someone other than myself to drive it from the port?).

Basically, for less than 165,000 YEN ($2,000) could I get a customs broker to take care of the car on the Oz end and get a family member to pick it up? (I'm following the car back six months later).

Also, does anybody have any shipping companies they recommend?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[Iron Chef]

Take option B - go to the shipping company yourself in Japan, for a Skyline you'd be looking at probably $7-800 US, then use a customs broker to clear it back in Oz, then get someone to pick it up.

[Guest]

Dear All,

I'm going to be sending a personal import back from japan in a couple of months. So far I've got a couple of quotes for shipping but I've still got a few things I'm unclear about.

Also, does anybody have any shipping companies they recommend?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Email Mark Hocking in Japan at www.mytrading.org [email protected] 0011819015176677 and I am sure he will more then likely give you a contact who to go through,

Nigel.