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Cost Analysis of Importing a Vehicle to New Zealand
Explore the costs of importing a vehicle to NZ with our guide. Understand all the import fees impacting your budget, and discover how Cars2NZ can help.
The Benefits of Transporting Your Car or Work Vehicle
Are you moving houses or relocating to a new city? We share the benefits of hiring vehicle shipping companies when it comes to transporting your cars!
How to Get a Warrant of Fitness When Importing Your Car into New Zealand
Before a vehicle is allowed on New Zealand roads, it must pass technical tests to check that it is roadworthy and that it meets environmental standards. The process is called ‘entry certification’ at the end of which you will be issued with a Warrant of Fitness.
How to Import a Car From Japan to Australia
Japan is well known for its high cost of living, so it may surprise you to hear that it is a great place to buy everyday second-hand cars. With a reputation for great quality and longevity, they are indeed a very attractive proposition and more people in our corner of the world turn towards that country to find bargains.
RORO vs Containers
Whether RORO or container shipping suits you better will depend on factors such as your budget, which port your car will be shipped to and from and whether you wish to transport personal belongings at the same time.
RORO vs Containers
Whether RORO or container shipping suits you better will depend on factors such as your budget, which port your car will be shipped to and from and whether you wish to transport personal belongings at the same time.
Shipping Vehicles from Australia: Questions and Answers with McCullough
We pride ourselves on our transparent process, and always welcoming clients’ questions, so here are answers to the ones we get asked most often.
More People Are Moving to New Zealand
Is it time to join the trend of moving from Australia to New Zealand? Maybe it’s the rugby results, maybe it’s the economy – or maybe it’s just because life’s a little sweeter this side of The Tasman – but for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century more people are moving from Australia to New Zealand than leaving Aotearoa for the “Lucky Country”.
A Guide to Commonly Used Terms in Vehicle Shipping
A Guide to Commonly Used Terms in Vehicle Shipping Cargo types: Bulk cargo refers to loose goods; Break bulk cargo refers to good shipped in units such as cartons, pallets and vehicles; container cargo refers to sealed units of consolidated goods either as Full Container Loads (FCL) or Less-than Container Loads (LCL); inner cargo refers to goods stored within vehicles transported via container.
Australian Nasties NZ Wants to Keep Out of Its Imported Vehicles
Australian Nasties NZ Wants to Keep Out of Its Imported Vehicles When you see some of the nasties which live in Australia, it’s no surprise that MAF are deadly serious about ensuring imported vehicles are clean.
Eight Golden Rules For An Australian Bringing Their Vehicle To NZ For A Driving Holiday
Eight Golden Rules For An Australian Bringing Their Vehicle To NZ For A Driving Holiday I mean, why wouldn’t you? Rather than having to pack enough water to last you across The Nullarbor or put up with the same dusty scenery kilometre after kilometre, you could enjoy the ocean roads, mountain passes and forested plains of New Zealand.
How to Compare Shipping Quotes
How to Compare Shipping Quotes It is customary to shop around to get the best possible deal, and you can be commended for your astuteness when you contacted several shipping companies to get your 3 quotes! However, now that you have the said quotes in your hand, you may have found out that you can’t compare like for like as they all list different levels of service, group costs differently, or simply that the language used means little to you.