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Old 13-11-2010, 22:46   #271
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Hmmm.. what if a foriegn company owned it ? It would simply be visiting!

Although selling it may cause a later problem.

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Duel citizen bringing a boat into Aus

If an overseas boat visits Aus it is granted a temporary import permit with a time limitation after which the vessel must be either exported or duties etc paid and imported ( So first question - Am I correct about that ?)
So lets say a NZ citizen who lives here in Aus and holds an Australian passport ( not that uncommon ) buys a boat overseas and registers it as a NZ vessel - When he gets to Australia is he treated as a visiting boat or a returning Australian citizen importing a boat. If treated as an overseas boat it would buy a considerable amount of time to do the import process .
Would be very interested if anyone has experience of this or similar situation . This is all hypothetical of course.
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Why not use your NZ passport to enter with?
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Old 15-12-2010, 16:13   #274
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If you hold NZ/Australian citizenship you are supposed to use Australian passport when entering Australia and vice a versa, so you are going to be classified as an an australian importing aboat , a phone call to customs should sort it out though
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would think if you were an australian tax payer and resident regardless of nationality vat is payable on arrival,with a grace period of 6months the vessel is placed in bond,untill import duties paid,as a qiwi the vessel would be on a temp import permit and have to leave aus waters after 12months possibly with an extra 6 month extention.

i delivered a vessel to bundaberg queensland in june this year for an aussie owner, bought in the usa.
the customs were very polite but the vessel was basically impounded and placed in bond un till payment of duties.
apart from having to inform aus customs and immigration of your arrival 2weeks before arrival found them to be very reasonable,but would not try to slip under the radar,basically what these guys want is the tax dollars you owe them for the priveledge of importing a foreign vessel into aussie waters
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Hi, Bundaberg seems to be a popular entry port for boats crossing the pacific.
Is there any difference between entry ports that one should be aware of?
I’ve read of people having to get termite sniffer dogs transported into some locations?
Is there a rule regarding how much timber there can be on a boat before a dog is required?
I imagine nearly every boat has some timber in it.
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If an overseas boat visits Aus it is granted a temporary import permit with a time limitation after which the vessel must be either exported or duties etc paid and imported ( So first question - Am I correct about that ?)
So lets say a NZ citizen who lives here in Aus and holds an Australian passport ( not that uncommon ) buys a boat overseas and registers it as a NZ vessel - When he gets to Australia is he treated as a visiting boat or a returning Australian citizen importing a boat. If treated as an overseas boat it would buy a considerable amount of time to do the import process .
Would be very interested if anyone has experience of this or similar situation . This is all hypothetical of course.
If you are an Australian Citizen coming in with a boat you own, whether registered in NZ or Panama or anywhere then you will be immediately up for taxes. Hull duty and GST which is approximately 15%. If you are going to bring a boat in it has to be owned by a non Australian induividual or company and you are merely the skipper. Customs will then give you a mooring permit or cruising permit depending on what you tell them. This might let the boat to stay in Australia for a year or so tax free. Eventually the boat will have to go or pay tax.
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as far as i know the sniffer dog was from the dept of agriculture and quarantine and was mandatory for any thing being imported,boat or box made of wood or consisting of wood products.
thoughi belive for temp imported vessels it was dicressionary,also belive there have been boats quarerentined and hauled out for cleaning that had excessive growth on their hulls.
as an island they take contamination by non indigenous speices very seriously.
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Yeah, fair enough, I was just wondering if a GRP foam cored boat with timber laminate trim would require a sniffer dog.
It probably depends on the quarantine officer’s appraisal of the boat’s wood work and whether they deemed it to be a risk of infection.
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Yeah, fair enough, I was just wondering if a GRP foam cored boat with timber laminate trim would require a sniffer dog.
It probably depends on the quarantine officer’s appraisal of the boat’s wood work and whether they deemed it to be a risk of infection.
Aqis will inspect the boat, and it is the inspectors recomemdation that is law. If the boat has less then 50% wood in its consturucrion, it may be given the OK ( newer production boats fit this). But if there is felt to be more than 50% or the inspector has some concern, then the dog has to be recommended. Also you will be asked to give a full history of the boat asthere are certain areas in the world where if the boat has spent some time in these danger zones the dog will be recommended. (Recommended means you have no choise)
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would think if you were an australian tax payer and resident regardless of nationality vat is payable on arrival,with a grace period of 6months the vessel is placed in bond,untill import duties paid,as a qiwi the vessel would be on a temp import permit and have to leave aus waters after 12months possibly with an extra 6 month extention.

i delivered a vessel to bundaberg queensland in june this year for an aussie owner, bought in the usa.
the customs were very polite but the vessel was basically impounded and placed in bond un till payment of duties.
apart from having to inform aus customs and immigration of your arrival 2weeks before arrival found them to be very reasonable,but would not try to slip under the radar,basically what these guys want is the tax dollars you owe them for the priveledge of importing a foreign vessel into aussie waters
Unless it changed recently it is 96hours (4 days) prior to arrival.
My advice is to use a customs agent which you line up prior to arrival as this will make your importation much smoother. Rightly or wrongly it is their preferred method as I mentioned on another thread and is not expensive.
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correct on the 96 hrs but most places are 6-8days sail away,which is fine if you have a sat phone,and are not put on hold........
also agree it is advisable to have a customs agent in advance
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Aqis will inspect the boat, and it is the inspectors recomemdation that is law. If the boat has less then 50% wood in its consturucrion, it may be given the OK ( newer production boats fit this). But if there is felt to be more than 50% or the inspector has some concern, then the dog has to be recommended. Also you will be asked to give a full history of the boat asthere are certain areas in the world where if the boat has spent some time in these danger zones the dog will be recommended. (Recommended means you have no choise)
That sounds generous, anyway the boat I'm looking at would have less than 5% so maybe I won't need to get a dog.
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the dogs dont only sniff out woodworm...........
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Hmmm.. what if a foriegn company owned it ? It would simply be visiting!

Although selling it may cause a later problem.

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They would ask you to prove the shareholding. You'll be OK as long as no shareholders are Australian citizens.
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