T5 wheel and tyre import duties/pitfalls

[HAF]

Hi all,

See my other posts but we are emigrating to Melbourne at the end of September. I am thinking about sending my wheels which I've had on my T5 here in the uk over to Aus . They look like new and would have new tyres fitted prior to shipping, I also have a courier lined up who can do a door to door service.

My first question is am I likely to incur any import duty on them? Second one is any experience or thoughts comments on this subject much appreciated.

Cheers,

[Sunny43.5]

If you have owned them for over 12 months it there should not be any duties , the freight must be a bit of a killer as the weight and volume would mean they would have to come by sea . Not sure about the tyres as each country have different standards , yeah Australia seems to have separate rules to other countries so you may need to check for comparable standards . My mate imported Toyota Tundra Brand
new from the US had 5 kays on it and they made him change the tyres what a joke , seems the yanks are happy with whatever Toyota fitted but not good enough for our local bureaucrats .