Importing vintage car

[wombat]

you want advice....my advice is don't.

Edited March 25, 2021 by wombat

[Freddy42OZ]

22 hours ago, caribbean82 said:

74 ke20 corolla. Only value is really sentimental I thought import fees based on value of vehicle might have made it worth importing. 

 

You can find those here and there is a very active fan base. 

Thailand banned the import of all second hand cars (for personal use) in 2019 

“After December 10, all used vehicles imported for personal use will be confiscated and destroyed immediately,” he said. “There will be no auction of confiscated cars like in the past, and the owners will be fined a sum 5 times the imported value.”


Have you looked on Facebook Market Place, or searched for Facebook groups?  

Try the Expat Car Club - very active and a good bunch of guys with lots of nice cars - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thailandexpatcarclub
 

KE20 Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870953249797597

Lots more KE results - https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=ke20 corolla

 

 

[Freddy42OZ]

22 hours ago, caribbean82 said:

I don't think I could find one here. More interested in the import rules, how taxes and duties are calculated 

You'll find tons of them here.  Thailand is one of the most car mad countries I know and labour is cheap so having a car restored is quite affordable. 

Lots of guys in the Expat Car Club that restore cars.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/bangkok/search/?query=ke20

 

[snowgard]

If the website from Siam Shipping is still on date, you can import used cars:

 

https://siam-shipping.com/import-car-thailand/

[Thingamabob]

Forget about it. It will disappear into a customs backlot for years while you spend a fortune  trying to get it out.

[tifino]

all the failures to complete the import these vehicles may be where Jesada Technik museum gets a lot of its stock from?? 

[BTB1977]

Importing used cars, motorcycle  and parts was banned a couple years ago. That information is easy to find on any internet search.  Why do people keep asking.  There are plenty of old cars here to sink alot of money into. You just can't import any parts for the repairs. 

[BTB1977]

Just looked on line in the market place and found a ton of 70s Toyotas.  From 80,000 to 350,000. 

[canthai55]

14 minutes ago, BTB1977 said:

 parts was banned a couple years ago

Parts still allowed. No complete cars or bikes

Look in BKK at the number of clips for sale - thousands. And more every week

[Toosetinmyways]

17 hours ago, snowgard said:

If the website from Siam Shipping is still on date, you can import used cars:

 

https://siam-shipping.com/import-car-thailand/

Nov 29 2019

Keerati Ratchano, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said this week that his department is now readying measures to comply with the Commerce Ministry’s ban on the import of used cars for personal use.

 

The directive, which was announced in July, comes into effect on December 10 and aims to reduce air pollution and improve safety on the roads.

“After December 10, all used vehicles imported for personal use will be confiscated and destroyed immediately,” he said. “There will be no auction of confiscated cars like in the past, and the owners will be fined a sum 5 times the imported value.”

Keerati added it is usually takes his department 25 days to approve import applications, so anyone planning to import a used car for personal should scrap the idea as the ban will take effect in 11 days.

The import of specialised used vehicles such as tractors, cranes and vehicles donated to government, state enterprises, charity organisations e.g. ambulances and fire trucks will be allowed under Ministry of Commerce’s guidelines, he added.

Meanwhile, the import of used vehicles for uses other than personal, such as diplomatic vehicles, prototype vehicles for research and testing, vehicles to be modified for export, vehicles for museum display, and military vehicles will be under supervision of related agencies and not affected by the ban imposed by the Foreign Trade Department.

[elgenon]

After a posting showing some very interesting foreign cars in Thailand I asked how did they get in. The only response I got was they were brought in by embassy employees. But there were lowriders, a batmobile and others that I doubt very much were driven by embassy employees. So it is a very big secret. No one is squealing. : (

[snowgard]

1 hour ago, Toosetinmyways said:

Nov 29 2019

Keerati Ratchano, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said this week that his department is now readying measures to comply with the Commerce Ministry’s ban on the import of used cars for personal use.

 

The directive, which was announced in July, comes into effect on December 10 and aims to reduce air pollution and improve safety on the roads.

“After December 10, all used vehicles imported for personal use will be confiscated and destroyed immediately,” he said. “There will be no auction of confiscated cars like in the past,

 

This is just the BLAH BLAH BLAH what officials tell here almost every day. 

My information is that Thais who lived out of Thailand and had there a car registered on their name for more as 1,5 years they can import one (this) car. But they need a import license.

Same for farangs who live here. They can still import ONE car for personal use if they moved to Thailand.

Both must pay import tax up to 300%.

This is not worth the hassle and money.

[canthai55]

5 hours ago, elgenon said:

After a posting showing some very interesting foreign cars in Thailand I asked how did they get in. The only response I got was they were brought in by embassy employees.

Brought in before the Ban I would imagine.

Or they know the right people. thailand no different to any other country in the world in this regard.

"Remember the Golden Rule. He Who has the Gold Makes the Rules"

Edited March 26, 2021 by canthai55

[elgenon]

17 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Brought in before the Ban I would imagine.

Or they know the right people. thailand no different to any other country in the world in this regard.

"Remember the Golden Rule. He Who has the Gold Makes the Rules"

I understand what you are saying and agree, however I can't see a rich person bringing in a funky batmobile or "lowrider" cars. That is baffling. Maybe a rich son got a bug up his butt about a certain car. Not exactly hi-so cars to be seen in your driveway. Who knows?

[Yellowtail]

On 3/26/2021 at 9:36 AM, elgenon said:

After a posting showing some very interesting foreign cars in Thailand I asked how did they get in. The only response I got was they were brought in by embassy employees. But there were lowriders, a batmobile and others that I doubt very much were driven by embassy employees. So it is a very big secret. No one is squealing. : (

 

Keep in mind, there are Embassies from 82 countries in Thailand some dating back well over 100 years. I assume they all have employees. I can's speak to all of them, but the employees of the US consulate get their cars imported free. Many get left here,

 

What started out as a 59 chevy imported in '61 could well be a bat-mobile by now. I doubt very much anyone imported a '55 Lincoln Mark II for the conversion... 

[Yellowtail]

On 3/25/2021 at 8:42 AM, 1FinickyOne said:

value decided by who? 

 

Customs

[elgenon]

22 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

 

Keep in mind, there are Embassies from 82 countries in Thailand some dating back well over 100 years. I assume they all have employees. I can's speak to all of them, but the employees of the US consulate get their cars imported free. Many get left here,

 

What started out as a 59 chevy imported in '61 could well be a bat-mobile by now. I doubt very much anyone imported a '55 Lincoln Mark II for the conversion... 

Who imported or converted the "lowrider" cars? In LA pretty much only Latinos and a few Blacks and a few Whites have them. Puzzling to me. But getting our hi-so culture out is a fun thing.  555

[Yellowtail]

4 hours ago, elgenon said:

Who imported or converted the "lowrider" cars? In LA pretty much only Latinos and a few Blacks and a few Whites have them. Puzzling to me. But getting our hi-so culture out is a fun thing.  555

 

They were likely lowered here. 

[Surelynot]

Think snowball...think hell.

[elgenon]

18 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

 

They were likely lowered here. 

They have all the stuff to bounce, raise a corner, raise the front half, a full on lowrider.

[Yellowtail]

27 minutes ago, elgenon said:

They have all the stuff to bounce, raise a corner, raise the front half, a full on lowrider.

 

All you need need are tools, and a hydraulic system to bounce and drop. All the parts can be purchased at any hydraulic shop, or stolen from a truck that has a hydraulic tailgate. 

 

You have a trunk full of batteries, a pump, a cylinder and a directional control valve for each wheel. It's a good bit of work, but it is not difficult.

 

If all you want to do is lower it, for most old cars all you need is a torch. Just heat one coil of each spring at a time until it collapses.  Do one coil on each side until you get it as low as you want. 

[elgenon]

33 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

 

All you need need are tools, and a hydraulic system to bounce and drop. All the parts can be purchased at any hydraulic shop, or stolen from a truck that has a hydraulic tailgate. 

 

You have a trunk full of batteries, a pump, a cylinder and a directional control valve for each wheel. It's a good bit of work, but it is not difficult.

 

If all you want to do is lower it, for most old cars all you need is a torch. Just heat one coil of each spring at a time until it collapses.  Do one coil on each side until you get it as low as you want. 

Whatever you say. 

[caribbean82]

On 3/25/2021 at 1:00 PM, wombat said:

you want advice....my advice is don't.

Yep I'm thinking that, 

Did you know wombats poos are cube shape?

[caribbean82]

On 3/25/2021 at 12:09 PM, crystal1949 said:

I guess for me I just want my car it's sad I can't bring it here.

I have seen ke20 corollas here but only  four door no coupes or ke25

Why don't you stay in Australia, then you can keep driving your car. 

And weetbix

[caribbean82]

On 3/25/2021 at 10:40 PM, Thingamabob said:

Forget about it. It will disappear into a customs backlot for years while you spend a fortune  trying to get it out.

Is this you're experience 

[caribbean82]

On 3/26/2021 at 12:16 PM, BTB1977 said:

Just looked on line in the market place and found a ton of 70s Toyotas.  From 80,000 to 350,000. 

Rust buckets and no ke20,25 coupes

[Yellowtail]

4 minutes ago, caribbean82 said:

Is this you're experience 

 

I imported a motorcycle, that was enough for me. I had been importing a container full of materials, tools & equipment for once a month for ten years before I tried. 

 

Go for it.  

[caribbean82]

1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

 

I imported a motorcycle, that was enough for me. I had been importing a container full of materials, tools & equipment for once a month for ten years before I tried. 

 

Go for it.  

Thanks that's what I wanted to hear  real life experiences. How much did it cost to import 

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, caribbean82 said:

Thanks that's what I wanted to hear  real life experiences. How much did it cost to import 

 

It's been a while, but as I remember, about 25,000 in duty & VAT and 60,000 in grease. 

 

 

[caribbean82]

5 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

 

It's been a while, but as I remember, about 25,000 in duty & VAT and 60,000 in grease. 

 

 

Wow thanks