Many thanks everyone!

@steve/m - why did it take 11 days? Were you cleaning it more and more each day and it kept failing? Also if it is left in Quarantine for 4 weeks, does that cost any more to be stored? Did they still have to clean it etc?

@RogerM - ok, NSW sounds best, but any idea about WA or NT - these are the areas I'd prefer to ship to - but NSW sounds easiest so far.

@maple - did they search inside thoroughly - make you unpack everything, look inside each box, every corner etc?

Thanks all for your help - after two years in Africa my landy is extremely filthy, and also highly customised inside, so it is not easy to clean.

My fear is that after all of the shipping, flying, road tax, insurance etc that I get hit with a huge bill for quarantine, storage, cleaning etc. I'm receiving from a very bad bout of electrocution so spending 50 hours scrubbing is not possible without any chest, sholder and bicep muscles

One last question which may decide if I move to Oz for a while:

The Australian AA say that basically you can't leave Oz if you have your vehicle there on a Carnet which is fairly outrageous! Is this true and is it enforced?
Bringing Your Car to Australia - Australian Automobile Association

"It is a condition of use of a carnet in Australia that you, do not leave the vehicle that is covered by a carnet in Australia while you are not here. Should you do so, this is a breach of the provisions of the Customs Act 1901 and Customs Regulations 1926. Once a breach has occurred, the security amount equivalent to the duty and GST (and Luxury Car Tax (LCT), if applicable) will be called up by Customs."

What happens if your Mum is sick in Canada, you want to pop over to NZ or you need to travel for work (I'm thinking of mixing travel with a bit of work (as a Kiwi I can work in oz etc)

It all adds up to being a pain in the butt if true

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I cant help with specifics about WA or NT other than I know that inspections similar to a roadworthy inspection are required, they then issue permits and third party insurance, of course you pay at every step.

You may need to check about whether you can bring a vehicle into Aus on a carnet - if you have a right to residence then you cant use a carnet and must use the Import Approval process (weblookup VSB10). Its a bloody messy system if you ask me and is just bureaucratic customs duty.

The usual conditions on carnets is that if you leave so does the vehicle - however - leaving the country can be by putting the vehicle into a customs bond area and paying their exorbitant storage fees. Then bringing the vehicle "back" into Aus when you return.

To be honest we left it with our agent and were not present for the inspection. This is something that our agent encouraged as to witness the inspection would of involved extra insurance for us and safety inductions to get on to the quay.

However we were told they just had a quick look inside and under the bonnet and it was very quick. If they see you have made an effort they are less likely to strip the car down and empty everything out. As i said 96 hours of cleaning was well worth it.

Again though, it really depends who you have on the day.

Good luck!

Simon
Trek to Oz

Im pretty sure that Carnet condition is the same for all countries. We had a bit of a scare in Senegal when the border official wrote in my mates passport when we were on the MAPA Project. He basically linked the vehicle to his passport. The vehicle wasn't ours and we were flying out of Dakar!

Luckily we got out with no issues, but you never know what the men with badges will do next!

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