Mate, that is still cheap and I'm sure you'll end up paying a lot more than that.
I'm busy with the same prosess here in Melbourne, bringing in my BMW GS and is facing huge costs that I never budgeted for. They dont tell you these thing when you first enquire!
I dont have all the details yet, and will gladly share it here when the process is done, but currently I've paid AUD670 in port handling fees etc (Not quarintine). This added up my total sea freigh cost to just over US$2000 from Valparaiso! I should have flown the bike with Air Freight, as it was cheaper for me with Air Freight to the USA than sea freight it here from Chile!
Anyway, the bike is now at quarintine, and I'm looking at another AUD500 or so by the time thats done. Then comes the courier charges too, another $200 or more.
The import procedure is also not so streight forward. Bike needs to be valued by an authorised validater or someone like that. More $$! The import declaration form that needs to be filled out is complicated, or for me it is, so I'll might have to use an agent.
Hopefully I dont have to pay any import tax on it, as I'm allowed to bring in one personal vechile as a new imigrant tax free. But who knows, I might be in for another surprise?
My dream of touring around Australia before setling down and find a job is now changing to getting a job first and then travel later as all my travel money is going into these huge fees I never knew about.
I'll let you know. . . .
Johan
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