How to bring back car from Australia

[c-square]

Dear all,My sister will be coming back from Australia in December after working in Adelaide for about 1.5 years. Anyone knows what the procedures are, the taxes involved? What's this deal with attracting Malaysian professionals back to Malaysia by allowing them to bring back a car, etc. Is 1.5 years too short a period to qualify?

 

[OSFlanker]

Originally posted by c-square@May 3 2006, 03:00 PM
Dear all,

My sister will be coming back from Australia in December after working in Adelaide for about 1.5 years. Anyone knows what the procedures are, the taxes involved? What's this deal with attracting Malaysian professionals back to Malaysia by allowing them to bring back a car, etc. Is 1.5 years too short a period to qualify?

The qualifying period is 6 years. So she would need to get an AP (pay for it) and also pay the tax. I would adivse her to sell the car there and buy one here.

 

[ah lian]

what car isit??? :unsure:

 

[c-square]

Originally posted by OSFlanker+May 3 2006, 02:06 AM-->QUOTE (OSFlanker @ May 3 2006, 02:06 AM)

 

[tkew]

Every student qualified for an AP and u have to go to MITI to get the form and show all the relevent doc to apply for the AP. U sent the car in under your name and use the AP to clear the car from custom. Tax u have to pay but can nego with them say this is for personal and student have no money they can give some discount, or pay a fees to get some of the runner to do the clearing for u.
For sure the car is cheaper coz the AP $$$ is not in.
My advised u to get a better car to make your Ap worth the value and hassel.

 

[c-square]

you mentioned every student qualifies for an AP. But what about working professionals? My sister is a doctor

 

[tkew]

I think the same u can call up MITI and chk to confirm with them, not sure about the no....

 

[mini_jeff67]

Originally posted by tkew@May 3 2006, 03:14 PM
..... My advised u to get a better car to make your Ap worth the value and hassel......

Ya but u cannot upgrade the car just before u bring it home, need to show proof of ownership for certain no. of yrs, I think.

I understand if u work in Labuan and own a car there for at least a year (if I remember correctly), u can bring it 'out' into Malaysia proper at half the excise duties or something like that, so potentially 20%-30% cheaper.

 

[chairoger]

Interesting reading.....too bad still dunno why sg cars are damn hard if not impossible(must be worthwhile lar) to bring back to Msia. Hopefully things will change in the coming years. h34r:

 

[skar19]

you need to be own the car fully.....have the car for about 1-2 years in australia.....taxation depends on the estimated value in malaysia...go to MITI and find out more

 

[Performance Werkz]

its simple and easy !
i just brought mine in ! =)