Exporting an Mx5 from NZ into Australia?

Mathew · Post by **Mathew** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 4:08 pm

Greetings All,

At present I have my 90' for sale (haven't got enough garage space for two fives) and I have received a rather strange inquiry.
A lady from Queensland, Australia has emailed me and wants to know if she can buy it and get it sent to Oz. I'm no expert on the whole import/export business but I believe that in Oz you can't import a car into the country if that same make and model was available new there. Is this correct?? I do know that if you previously owned the car for 12 months overseas you can bring it back to Oz as a personal import (I know this because a friend took his supercharged MR2 with him when his work transferred him to Oz). I don't really think she will be able to do it, but as I say, I'm no expert on the subject. Can anyone shed some light on the matter?

Shane O'Dea · Post by **Shane O'Dea** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 4:53 pm

Matthew,

You are right. However, this rule doesn't apply to some sports models. I
don't know if the MX falls into this category. If no-one on the list
knows I have a contact that can find out.

Shane

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On 25/01/02, 16:08:41, Mathew <matt@deepvideo.com> wrote regarding
Exporting an Mx5 from NZ into Australia?:

Greetings All,

At present I have my 90' for sale (haven't got enough garage space for

two fives) and I have received a rather strange inquiry.

A lady from Queensland, Australia has emailed me and wants to know if she

can buy it and get it sent to Oz. I'm no expert on the whole import/export
business but I believe that in Oz you can't import a car into the country
if that same make and model was available new there. Is this correct?? I do
know that if you previously owned the car for 12 months overseas you can
bring it back to Oz as a personal import (I know this because a friend took
his supercharged MR2 with him when his work transferred him to Oz). I don't
really think she will be able to do it, but as I say, I'm no expert on the
subject. Can anyone shed some light on the matter?

Nigel Every · Post by **Nigel Every** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 9:15 pm

Dont do it matt, the Aussy's are taking all they can get of us poor Kiwi's, don't

let them take the one and only descent vice that is left to us. we must protect our
MX5's from the colonials!!!

Greetings All,

At present I have my 90' for sale (haven't got enough garage space for two fives)

and I have received a rather strange inquiry.

A lady from Queensland, Australia has emailed me and wants to know if she can buy

it and get it sent to Oz. I'm no expert on the whole import/export business but I
believe that in Oz you can't import a car into the country if that same make and
model was available new there. Is this correct?? I do know that if you previously
owned the car for 12 months overseas you can bring it back to Oz as a personal import
(I know this because a friend took his supercharged MR2 with him when his work transferred
him to
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carl.halvorsen · Post by **carl.halvorsen** » Sat Jan 26, 2002 6:57 am

I'm sure I have read somewhere that there are second hand Jap MX5s, GTOs,
WRXs going into Oz from Japan.

Carl