How To Register An Imported Car In New Zealand

Identify requirements for importing your vehicle 2.

How to register an imported car in new zealand. And 90 of imported cars come to new zealand from japan. Japanese are the high integrity nation. Issue a record of compliance with registration requirements. You must not have had any other vehicle imported and identified as being an immigrant vehicle. Every car comes with auction list auction grade and inspector notes.

Buy or transfer your own personalised plates. Importing a vehicle. Order duplicate plates if your old ones were lost stolen destroyed or damaged. You ll also need to register for the trade single window tsw. Commercial ships and cruise liners.

Importing or bringing tobacco into new zealand. Some items are prohibited and can t be imported into new zealand and some require approval to import. Go to the nzta website to. Importers and their agents. The process involves an entry certifier.

Therefore any 20 250 2500 30 350 or 3500 models that have an fmvss plate or label showing a gvm of under 3500kgs must be referred to vehicles nzta govt nz for approval to process as light vehicles. If you re importing a vehicle you need to meet other requirements before you can register your vehicle. Animals being imported into new zealand need to be cleared through customs first. Your vehicle will be issued standard plates when it s registered. Inspect and certify the vehicle.

Charge you a fee for the inspection and certification. You must apply to import your vehicle within 18 months of your arrival in new zealand. Issue a warrant of fitness wof or certificate of fitness cof from the date the vehicle passes the inspection. If your vehicle doesn t meet the standards on arrival it may be too late to do anything about it. If you re importing goods worth more than nz 1 000 you need a client code and a supplier code.