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Importing A Camper Van From South Africa

  • 22-09-2016 11:32am
    #1
    keggs
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭


    I am looking at a vintage camper van in South Africa, and importing it here seems a lot less than buying one here. I have looked into shipping companies, importing charges and so on and in theory it is still a lot cheaper but I am wondering if anyone has done this in the past? How long did the whole process take? Was it a messy, complicated process or was it as easy as pay someone else to do the work? Any recommended shipping companies? Just looking for peoples experience on the matter, please.


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  • #2
    savagethegoat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭savagethegoat


    lots of crooks out there, you'd need to trust the seller and the export agents 100%. VRT and VAT to pay as well as shipping of course.


  • #3
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    VRT is a minefield, you can't get any estimate on expected value until you present it to pay the VRT.
    Cars, motorcycles, trucks, are known amounts, Campers are not.


  • #4
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,536 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    VRT is a minefield, you can't get any estimate on expected value until you present it to pay the VRT.
    Cars, motorcycles, trucks, are known amounts, Campers are not.

    if the vehicle is vintage the VRT is only €200.


  • #5
    keggs
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭keggs


    @savagethegoat I know there are a lot of thugs out there, but I'm hoping to hear from people that have done it without getting scammed or ripped off just to see if it is worth all the effort.

    @CJhaughy and @ohnonotgmail I was wondering about that VRT, couldn't figure out if that vintage rule applied to all vehicles or would campers have to pay astronomical figures they'd pull out of the sky for themselves.


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