Can any Australian's confirm more details about your Import Regulations

[Tsuchiyama]

As a general rule I suggest importers search for "customs broker (your city)", speaking with several companies and selecting the service that best meets your requirements.

In the case of Australian importers this could be "customs broker Brisbane", "customs broker Sydney", "customs broker Melbourne" etc. In the case of vehicles that are not being complied in your home city you may want to have the vehicle shipped to the international port nearest to the compliance workshop and engage a customs broker located in that city. While Australian customs brokers can theoretically clear any shipment in Australia in practice local customs brokers will have often have personal contacts for biological security issues, logistics, storage etc. which can be useful.

[jdmvip]

Hey Tsuschiyama, that is good advice in general for finding brokers. I am hoping at some point one of our Australian members can give some more detailed info on the process. I know Australia is a lot more difficult than Canada and many other parts of the world for compliance.

[Tsuchiyama]

The regulations and procedures for importing vehicles into Australia have been constantly changing since we started exporting in the 1990's. Japan based exporters can be a valuable source of advice for Japan exporting costs and procedures. However, the only people qualified to offer importing advice are those people and companies based in Australia who are doing it every day. I'll put some fresh resources here but these are likely to become out of date over time.

Guide to importing a car into Australia - Finder
https://www.finder.com.au/importing-a-car

8 Steps To Importing A Vehicle - Department of Infrastructure and Transport
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/in...orting-vehicle

Importing a road vehicle into Australia - Department of Infrastructure and Transport
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/in...icle-australia

Road Vehicle Standards Laws - Department of Infrastructure and Transport
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/in...standards-laws

Register of Approved Vehicles - Department of Infrastructure and Transport
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/in...hicles/rvs/rav

Register of Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles - Department of Infrastructure and Transport
http://rvcs-prodweb.dot.gov.au/sevs/sevsindex.htm

RAWS Search - Use this online database to locate approved workshops that can comply vehicles under the Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles Scheme
http://raws.dotars.gov.au/rawswebpub...WPubSearch.asp

Importing Equipment That May Contain Controlled Refrigerant Gas Into Australia - Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environmen...boats-caravans

Biosecurity - Importing Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Machinery Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biose...cles-machinery

Biosecurity - Offshore Cleaning and Pre-inspection of Used Vehicles Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biose...cles-providers

Biosecurity - Seasonal Measures for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biose...ted-stink-bugs

BICON - Australian Biosecurity Import Conditions Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biose...services/bicon

ROVER Resources - Road Vehicle Regulator Department of Infrastructure and Transport
https://rover.infrastructure.gov.au/...7-cda459a6c0dd

Parallel Vehicle Importing To Australia - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_i...icle#Australia

STINK BUG ISSUE - APPLIES TO AUSTRALIA & NZ
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-count...LH2XHOSTTWAGU/

PACKAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS
With the increasing complexity of importing vehicles to Australia - particularly with regard to biological security - packaged service providers have started to provide a service from their depot in Japan through to delivery of the vehicle in Australia. Generally this does not include the compliance process under RAWS which would take place after the vehicle has cleared Australian Customs.

AUTOHUB
https://www.autohub.co/import-car-ja...g/?cf_id=18269

DAIWA
https://daiwalogistics.co.jp/destinations/oceania

DAZMAC
https://www.dazmac.com.au/car-imports/japan/

DOLPHIN
https://www.dolphinshipping.com.au/i...jp-au-service/

MAINFREIGHT
https://www.mainfreight.com/global/e...pany-directory

Listing of these services does not imply an endorsement. Speak with the service providers to see if their service is the right one for your requirements.