My Importing Journey

[NYTSKY]

So what will be the total price you have paid after tyres,rego,stamp duty ect...?

Or better still final price minus the J-spec advertised price.

Just so we can better understanding of what people will be up for.

[hanyou]

dont have a exact amount as yet, but i think their website estimate of $21,300 + tyres & on road costs was pretty close. will have exact figure in about a month.

[maclarenf1]

just want to subscribe to this tread.. very usefull.

i also want to know the exact price you paid compared to the price adverticed on j-spec, to see if how much of a big difference if at all.

very helpful tread mate..

Good luck with R32 GTR, V-spec will be a highly sort after classic in a shortly..

[hanyou]

thanks buddy, ill make a conclusion post when its all done

[hanyou]

just got a invoice from Seaway today. Price break down:

Ocean Freight - $831.12

BAF - $67.39

APSC and Port Security Fee - $94.39

Quarantine & Decontamination Fee - $155.00

Local Freight Charge - $0

Documentation Fee $40.00

Total of $1,216.84 inc GST.

[m3gtr]

just got a invoice from Seaway today. Price break down:

Ocean Freight - $831.12

BAF - $67.39

APSC and Port Security Fee - $94.39

Quarantine & Decontamination Fee - $155.00

Local Freight Charge - $0

Documentation Fee $40.00

Total of $1,216.84 inc GST.

That doesnt sound too bad... Can it be had any cheaper do you think?

Im looking at options as well when it comes time to export my Sti Forester...

[hanyou]

i actually have no idea, i had j-spec organise everything for me lol.

i emailed seaway, they will be sending their charges including the charges on the arrival notice and i pay it together.

[babyskyline]

That doesnt sound too bad in my books. Was about the same amount when i imported my r32 from japan a while ago.

If its possble to get it cheaper i want to know this secret

[hanyou]

do you know what charges are left to pay for the import process? just trying to sort out finances to make sure i dont fall short with all the mod buying lol.

i believe all thats left to pay is:

1. Import Duty: 10% of FOB purchase price in Japan

10% of $13,405.76 = $1,340.58

2. GST: 10% of the Fob Price + Import duty combined

10% of ($13,405.76 + $1,340.58) = $1,474.63

3. Seaway Charge

= $1,216.84

Total remaining for Landed Costs = $4031.85

then ontop should be just the associated local freight charges of BNE>SYD, then compliance and on road costs.

does that sound about right?

thanks guys

[i want a skyline]

Sounds about right. I imported my 1988 S13 and Seaway were the freight company I used, from memory it came down to about $2400 for the shipping and taxes combined.

Then Brisbane to their depot in Sydney was included in the transport, but I had to pay an extra $150 to have it delivered to my house...

[hanyou]

OK guys, ive come to the end of this process for payments anyway. here is a total breakdown of charges & dates.

J-Spec Fee - 21/04/2008 - $1,000.00

Car Cost + FOB fee - 29/04/2008 - $13,405.76

Bank Telegraphic Fee - 29/04/2008 - $30.00

MacJap Compliance Deposit - 02/05/2008 - $1,000.00

Import Duty - 25/06/2008 - $1,280.39

GST - 25/06/2008 - $1,497.68

Sea Freight - 25/06/2008 - $898.51

Wharfage & AQIS Fee - 25/06/2008 - $318.33

Brokerage Fee - 25/06/2008 - $110.00

Quarantine Fees - 25/06/2008 - $33.00

Quarantine Processing - 25/06/2008 - $44.00

Wharf Handling Fee - 25/06/2008 - $44.00

Cartage to TOLL Syd - 25/06/2008 - $165.00

Toll Depot to Compliance Shop Tow - TBA - $130.00

MacJap Compliance Balance - TBA - $1,750.00

TOTAL: ~ $21,706.67

That about sums it up!

J-Specs website quote was $21,300 landed & complied (excluding new tyres + on road costs), end cost was $21,706.67 (excluding tyres + on road costs). My compliance shop was a little more expensive then average (but i think im happy paying for Gregs @ MacJap Motors' service) so otherwise J-Specs quote wouldve been pretty much spot on!.

All thats left is a waiting game till the car gets in my hands!, will update again with a final conclusion when its all done

[maclarenf1]

Dham 32 V-spec II for 22K is preety good deal....mate..

once you do get it in your hands.. give us detaisl about the condition of the interor, exterior and if it tally's with whats was said to you (Grading level ??..)

[UnCo]

Hanyou this has been really helpful

Thanks for taking the time to write all of this up and help the rest of us who are looking to go through the same process!

I've just started the search of my car a couple of days ago and I'll keep a report and timeline like this too to put up for others to see how it goes!

[hanyou]

no problem always happy to help, i couldnt find this info on here either so i decided to make one.

ill speak with a mod when i finish the whole process to edit my first post and ill list everything there

[DiamondD]

no problem always happy to help, i couldnt find this info on here either so i decided to make one.

ill speak with a mod when i finish the whole process to edit my first post and ill list everything there

Awesome post, very helpful

[hanyou]

ok a little bit of an update today, seaway customs called to inform that my car should be leaving quarantine and they will organise a truck for delivery to the Sydney Toll depot tomorrow. it should be available for pickup on monday next week.

finally i can see it in the flesh

[Iron Chef]

A little early to be quoting final tallies... Very detailed write-up though, well done. Excellent price on that car, too.

[hanyou]

cheers dude, im sure the government will help themself to more of my money haha but ill keep you guys upto date

[CL11QE]

i must say im just about finished my whole import journey, using j-spec, and they have been great to deal with. however i would highly recommend to anyone importing into sydney to go with HOBBS for cleaning over AAT. my car arrived the same day as another mates car, they were on the same boat. my car went to AAT and his went to HOBBS. Mine is still waiting for release, a week after it was meant to be released to goto compliance. his came out of compliance earlier this week. so frustrating! this has definatly been the worst part of the whole waiting process. hopefully it gets transported from cleaning to compliance today, but no doubt there will be some other delay!

[hanyou]

yes defintely j-spec have been great.

im still waiting for my car to be transported from bris > syd to go into compliance. they did say it would be here on monday/tuesday this week. oh and for everyones reference - seaway customs suck with their communication skills.

hopefully its here this week though.