Importing a holiday bike.

[woodboats]

Hi Folks
Just wondering what the pit falls may be if you wanted to bring an overseas bike home with you.
Say, for example, you were holidaying in Canada, bought a bike to use for a couple of months then decided to bring it back with you.
Do you pay taxes? Is it difficuly to register, etc?
Thanks you.

[Toaster]

Hi Folks
Just wondering what the pit falls may be if you wanted to bring an overseas bike home with you.
Say, for example, you were holidaying in Canada, bought a bike to use for a couple of months then decided to bring it back with you.
Do you pay taxes? Is it difficuly to register, etc?
Thanks you.

My understanding is that customs will do you for the duty. Give them a call or check out the NZ customs website and see if that helps.

As far as VIN goes for imported vehicles etc.... might need to talk to LTNZ (Land Transport) on that. They also have a website. Not sure of cost, but a work collegue was doing that for a second hand imported porsche 911. He had to wait for an inspection to be done by the powers that be to get it legal for NZ road use.

[peasea]

Hi Folks
Just wondering what the pit falls may be if you wanted to bring an overseas bike home with you.
Say, for example, you were holidaying in Canada, bought a bike to use for a couple of months then decided to bring it back with you.
Do you pay taxes? Is it difficuly to register, etc?
Thanks you.

There can be some pitfalls with imported bikes but they're a lot easier to put on the road than cars, and even then cars are not that hard. It's the niggly little things like bill of sale, pink slip, headlight dipping the right way, blah blah.

There are a bunch of people importing from North America, PM me if you'd like a suggestion list.

[The Pastor]

just out of intrest, how do they work out the gst for it? how can they proove what you paid for it?

[Toaster]

just out of intrest, how do they work out the gst for it? how can they proove what you paid for it?

They probably make an assessment of value at time of import or some bollocks like that. Either way you get :buggerd: if its high value.

[The Pastor]

if you have proof of sale at like $1 are they forced to use that...

[James Deuce]

Instead of guessing, go here and look for Private Vehicle Imports

http://www.customs.govt.nz

http://www.customs.govt.nz/importers/FAQs/Can+I+bring+my+vehicle+for+a+temporary+period.htm

carnet de passage is your answer.

[James Deuce]

if you have proof of sale at like $1 are they forced to use that...

No. And trying it on is bound to end up costing you more than you expected. If you're straight up with Customs you'll end up with the minimum charges. Take the piss and everything you import will be examined very closely. Contrary to popular opinion they aren't in their jobs to ruin your life.

[woodboats]

Posted this morning and what a great surprise to have all this info when I got home.
Looking at the sites and reading the comments give me a positive feel that bringing a bike home is completly do-able.
The idea of doing a trip, purchasing a bike for transport then bringing it back appeals to me.
Cheers