iain42
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A good friend imports lots of 50s trucks and all his end up inspected. I had idly wondered if they were keener to check the more desirable (knickable ?) stuff, escorts, Vdubs etc. - not convinced they would be that proactive though 3 were sent (together) last October, the last 2 were sent March 6th (I got the Reg. docs. back in a record 10 days too) I would have hoped lying / mistake or whatever, the bollocking should be the same no matter who it is - I do think it should be that every one is inspected, certainly I always work on the principle that that is the case.. The only other possible option is that the type of vehicle makes a difference, no way of knowing I guess The October one isn't a surprise. The March ones are! I agree with every car should be inspected, but from what I gather, the peeps who inspect them are testers pretty much  . What did you send in for your application? It may help others here. I sent the bare minimum, Identity stuff, SA registration, SA police clearance, copy of the NOVA and of course the cheque along with a covering letter (I'm sure you have put this before, but important enough to say again for anyone else, keep copies of everything and send it all so its trackable / signed for) quite looking forward to the next ones now - how will the wheel of fortune land |
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ChasR
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A good friend imports lots of 50s trucks and all his end up inspected. I had idly wondered if they were keener to check the more desirable (knickable ?) stuff, escorts, Vdubs etc. - not convinced they would be that proactive though The October one isn't a surprise. The March ones are! I agree with every car should be inspected, but from what I gather, the peeps who inspect them are testers pretty much . What did you send in for your application? It may help others here. I sent the bare minimum, Identity stuff, SA registration, SA police clearance, copy of the NOVA and of course the cheque along with a covering letter (I'm sure you have put this before, but important enough to say again for anyone else, keep copies of everything and send it all so its trackable / signed for) quite looking forward to the next ones now - how will the wheel of fortune land You'd be right. My friend's 1972 Mercedes W114 250 got called in for an inspection, yet other more valuable cars didn't. A mate's Ford Falcon Sprint didn't get inspected at all. |
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Hello all, first post but not selling insurance. I promise. My wife decided we needed to import a Suzuki Jimmny (sj or Samurai here) from Japan after we had worked there for the last 2 winters. Its leaving next week and arrives to Grimsby in June with all the necessary paperwork, I have ordered my import pack and have found this thread very useful so am confident that it shouldn't be too taxing in terms of paperwork. Its coming with the de-reg certificate invoices etc which are in both languages, bill of landing docs. The one step of the process I can not find no info online for is the when or how I get it from the port, clear it through customs onto a delivery truck and send it to our address. I can not collect it in person (not that I would have the foggiest of how) as I am working overseas when it arrives. I have contacted local agents in grimbsy and emailed a couple of online companies that 'specialise' on the importing on the uk side of things. The specialist vehicle import companies have quoted some silly prices so far so waiting to hear back form the rest after the bank holiday. Just wondering if anybody knows of any companies or individuals that have tackled this side of the process themselves? bonus picture of a jimny its it natural habitat. Tanks all.  |
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iain42
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Apr 22, 2019 20:48:36 GMT |
Hello all, first post but not selling insurance. I promise. My wife decided we needed to import a Suzuki Jimmny (sj or Samurai here) from Japan after we had worked there for the last 2 winters. Its leaving next week and arrives to Grimsby in June with all the necessary paperwork, I have ordered my import pack and have found this thread very useful so am confident that it shouldn't be too taxing in terms of paperwork. Its coming with the de-reg certificate invoices etc which are in both languages, bill of landing docs. The one step of the process I can not find no info online for is the when or how I get it from the port, clear it through customs onto a delivery truck and send it to our address. I can not collect it in person (not that I would have the foggiest of how) as I am working overseas when it arrives. I have contacted local agents in grimbsy and emailed a couple of online companies that 'specialise' on the importing on the uk side of things. The specialist vehicle import companies have quoted some silly prices so far so waiting to hear back form the rest after the bank holiday. Just wondering if anybody knows of any companies or individuals that have tackled this side of the process themselves? bonus picture of a jimny its it natural habitat. Tanks all. You certainly need a clearing agent (they don't really have to be close to the port), and you really need them ready to go with all the documents well before the ship lands, ports are very good at charging for any delays (actually anything !!) Clearing agent will sort out all of the paperwork, pay the duty (if applicable) and VAT and arrange offloading (if required) and onward transport. Its almost like they know they have you by the goolies by the amount they charge for offloading - certainly came as a shock when I did one this way. Couple I use :- JC shipping, Southampton [email protected]Kingstown Shipping, Hull [email protected] |
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Apr 24, 2019 20:08:10 GMT |
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Thank you very much, have emailed those suggestions and 6/7 other companies and shall see what comes back!
If I was home then I could collect it from the port and save some dosh there but is what it is.
Once it's all said and done I will update with the costs of what we spent and a write up of the process we went through for any people looking to import from Japan. The company we used over there are amazing and had the fast furious back catalogue sat in their yard if your that way inclined!
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The vehicle arrived after being diverted via Zeebrugge and then to Southampton and has since been mot'd insured and waiting on the reg plates/v5.
I am flat out working overseas all summer but the process wasn't too painfull at all. Kingstown shipping were great in the end, managed to find a car transporter through the yellow pages as well.
I have managed to do this entire process whilst having not seen the car or touched it since I drove it in Japan. All through advice on this forum, phoning the Dvla who were surprisingly helpful and the standard google search.
Costs wise it's not been that cheap as I have had to pay people to do things that I would have done myself, like change wiper blades, transport etc. Duty and VAT were something I'd underestimated too. overall think it worked out a touch cheaper than using an online company, as we bought the car in person which kept the auction fees and exporter costs lower.
Happy to field any questions or intrigue if people have them!
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Jan 22, 2020 12:47:13 GMT |
Does anyone have experience import a car from Japan, or bidding on the online japan auctions? I’ve found this company, auctions.jdmauctionwatch.com/Sadly not anything for me but a mate is looking at getting a supra but doesn’t really know how to go about it |
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autojumbled
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Jan 24, 2020 14:58:44 GMT |
Does anyone have experience import a car from Japan, or bidding on the online japan auctions? I’ve found this company, auctions.jdmauctionwatch.com/Sadly not anything for me but a mate is looking at getting a supra but doesn’t really know how to go about it My car from Japan has literally just been delivered to my driveway, today.  The process is relatively painless if you use an agent in Japan. I used Pacific Coast Autos - they have a bunch of info on their site to get you started. They take a deposit from you and translate auction sheets but do not view the cars before bidding so you need to be sure what you're looking for etc. I'm planning on writing up the process (more related to actually get the car into the UK as that's the complicated bit) soon.. |
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Jan 24, 2020 19:57:24 GMT |
Does anyone have experience import a car from Japan, or bidding on the online japan auctions? I’ve found this company, auctions.jdmauctionwatch.com/Sadly not anything for me but a mate is looking at getting a supra but doesn’t really know how to go about it My car from Japan has literally just been delivered to my driveway, today. The process is relatively painless if you use an agent in Japan. I used Pacific Coast Autos - they have a bunch of info on their site to get you started. They take a deposit from you and translate auction sheets but do not view the cars before bidding so you need to be sure what you're looking for etc. I'm planning on writing up the process (more related to actually get the car into the UK as that's the complicated bit) soon.. Defiantly be good to hear your thoughts and costs on it, Some great cars on these Japan auctions sites. |
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1994 BMW 525i touring
2004 BMW Z4 sorn and broken
1977 Ford Escort
1982 Ford Capri getting restored
1999 Mazda B2500 daily driver.
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Just like to take this opportunity to thank ChasR. Followed your advice to the letter and got my American titled import V5c without any problems
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Feb 18, 2020 14:48:07 GMT |
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Noticed that steps 11-17 have not been put down, nor are steps 33-45! Are these essential when filling in the documentation? Some of them look extremely difficult to answer, even with the appropriate digging.
What I mean is, would you have to fill in those segments before sending them off or are you free to leave them blank?
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ChasR
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Feb 18, 2020 19:51:49 GMT |
Noticed that steps 11-17 have not been put down, nor are steps 33-45! Are these essential when filling in the documentation? Some of them look extremely difficult to answer, even with the appropriate digging. What I mean is, would you have to fill in those segments before sending them off or are you free to leave them blank? Those steps (at least to the form I referred to at the time ; the layout has changed a little but the questions are the same) are not applicable to vehicles over 10 years old and thus you can leave them blank. Alternatively, you can get/buy a certificate of conformity and fill those sections out where applicable. I have always left them blank on the last two forms I did. |
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smellyferret
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Can retro-rides club act as the club thats mentioned in part 2 "car documentation"
I'm looking at a car that was sold in the UK under a different name..
(its also modified..!)
I am guessing (not able to get details yet) that the paperwork may all be there but be in Thai..
Useful thread this thank you.
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Hi,
I've not read all the replies here, I'm thinking of buying a British made classic that has been re imported to the UK after around 15 years abroard, the seller has said that it has been nova certified and just needs re registering he has the old documents and knows the previous reg, the car is Daimler made in 1966.
Does anyone know how easy or hard this will be?
Cheers Steve.
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Last Edit: Feb 8, 2021 22:07:32 GMT by pollystag
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Feb 21, 2021 11:04:27 GMT |
VAT is payable on older cars, too? I thought only new. Makes a "cheap" import suddenly 20% more expensive then...  This is a grey area that I cannot really say much about. Some have paid 20% from what I understand but others have paid 5%. As with the US scenario it seems to be however the DVLA/HMRC were feeling on the day. Maybe RetroWarwicK can share whether this applied to him or not . The 20% also applies to the buyer's premium when buying a classic car from the auction . Here's a link to another site which again gives no definitive answer but a suggestion. www.gdlaw.co.uk/site/library/VAT_ruling.html |
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Feb 21, 2021 11:13:02 GMT |
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Another point to throw in is, there is no vat to pay if the car you are importing has been purchased from a dealer and the dealer is a member of the margin scheme. There is a box on the NOVA application where the margin scheme registration No. of the dealer can be inserted. This essentially satisfies HMRC the vat has already been paid on the car. (This only applies to cars imported from the EU and may now be different post Brexit)?
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ChasR
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Another point to throw in is, there is no vat to pay if the car you are importing has been purchased from a dealer and the dealer is a member of the margin scheme. There is a box on the NOVA application where the margin scheme registration No. of the dealer can be inserted. This essentially satisfies HMRC the vat has already been paid on the car. (This only applies to cars imported from the EU and may now be different post Brexit)? I suspect you'd be right there. Alot of folks seem to be paying VAT on parts now from EU based sites for car parts. |
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luckygti
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Timely that this appeared at the top of the thread! I’ve done a thing, and now I’m stuck…. Recently bought a French 2 door Taunus rolling shell, plenty of rust, no engine or box, but apparently with a V5. Which on delivery/drop off is not for the car that’s been delivered. I don’t have any paperwork for the car, no evidence of NOVA, import paperwork. Nothing. I’ve looked at the .gov website but I can’t really see how to move forward especially as the car is so far from running/MOT though it is theoretically MOT exempt (1976) from the limited detail I’ve been able to decipher from the VIN? it really is a solid base though and I really want to restore it……. Thoughts from the collective?
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The Nova should be relatively easy. You can apply for it yourself. The details on my Nova were wrong and when I contacted them they were really helpful and sorted it there and then.
You’ll need proof of a build date that a club should be able to sort for you for a small fee, but it may need to be a European club for you chosen car. Just make sure the proof is in English or you will need to pay to get it translated.
Good luck👍
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