Skuttlefish Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Comrades, I have been offered a job in Australia and we will be leaving Thailand- sadly. The thing is, the job is in a very remote location (Think 7 hours drive to the nearest Ikea) and the change-over between the old job and new job is tight. So the plan is to ship pretty much everything we own to Australia. Car, some furniture, appliances, tools, toys. I have been looking for a car shipping company and not had much success- many companies that bring cars in, but the only exporter I can find isn't replying to emails. I think I have the Australian side of importing a car under control but it's chaos at this end. Any advice would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I would contact the Australian Embassy in Bangkok. I am sure that they would know since one of the benefits of foreign assignments is import of a car duty free and they are required to ship them back out (unless they are here for 5 years, very unusual) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuttlefish Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Nice idea; Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim armstrong Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I would question the car import idea. The rules changed some years ago and if your car is a 'luxury vehicle' you may have to pay duty. Cars in Oz are also cheaper than here. I would try Pickfords as a removalist - efficient and not overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobiasML Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 For the car I would recommend Fair & Easy in Bangkok. They do a lot of importing and exporting of cars. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I agree the car is most likely more trouble than it's worth, especially if you can leave it with a trusted friend to sell for you here - if you have to sell yourself quickly you're unlikely to get a good price. And usually each country has their own nitpicky safety/pollution gear requirments, retrofitting can often prohibitively expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveabeeror2 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I agree the car is most likely more trouble than it's worth, especially if you can leave it with a trusted friend to sell for you here - if you have to sell yourself quickly you're unlikely to get a good price. And usually each country has their own nitpicky safety/pollution gear requirments, retrofitting can often prohibitively expensive. "most lilely" "youre unlikely" "and usually" "can often be" Sound advice from Wym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuttlefish Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 The car is a Mazda 4x4 pick up and costs 40% more in Australia- more than A$20 000, the only difference is the Australian model gets a heater and side air bags as it is so much more dangerous on the road there. I know it is a risk and a lot of bother but I will need a 4x4 in my new job and this has been an excellent car so I'm keen to push on. Bloody ugly car though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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