Vehicle Exports

VEHICLE EXPORT PROCEDURE

To export your vehicle you must follow the steps below, and most important, make sure that you are aware of the CUSTOMS REGULATIONS of the country that you are exporting your vehicle to.

(See bottom of page for addresses and telephone numbers)

UNITED KINGDOM

Vehicle Standards and Engineering 1 Zone 2/01

Department Of Transport

Great Minster House

76 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DR

Tel: 0944 207 944 8300

Email: vsed@dft.gsi.gov.uk

Vehicle Inspectorate

91 / 92 The Strand

Swansea

SA1 2DH

Tel: 0944 1792 458888

AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND

Land Transport Safety Authority

Website: http://www.ltsa.govt.nz

Fax: 0964 4 494 8601

Automobile Association of New Zealand

Fax 0964 9 309 4562

E-mail: info2@nzaa.co.nz

Website: http://www.nzaa.co.nz/cg/Story?Action=View&id=609

The Administrator Of Vehicle Standards

Federal Office Of Road Safety

GPO Box 1553

Canberra

ACT 2601

Fax: 0961 6 274 6013 Tel: 0961 6 274 750

Customs website: http://www.customs.gov.au/bizlink/imports/motor/index.htm

Unit 1-3

65 Killarney Avenue

Killarney Gardens

Phone: 021-556-9448

Email: sales@britannia.co.za

STEP 1 GET RPC FORM FROM ANY TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT

YOU WILL NEED:

· TWO COMPLETED CNV FORMS TO MARK VEHICLE AS EXPORT

(THIS FORM CAN BE DOWNLOAD ON OUR WEBSITE HERE)

· COMPLETE RPC REQUEST FORM

(THIS FORM CAN BE DOWNLOAD ON OUR WEBSITE HERE)

· REGISTRATION PAPERS IN OWNERS NAME

· IDENTITY DOCUMENT OR PASSPORT OF OWNER

STEP 2 HAVE MICRODOT IDENTIFIER FITTED. NEW LEGISLATION IN SA NOW REQUIRES A MICRODOT INDENTIFIER TO BE FITTED TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE CLEARANCE BY SAPS (SHOULD YOUR CAR ALREADY HAVE MICRODOT IDENTIFIERS FITTED, THEN PLEASE IGNORE THIS ITEM FURTHER.)

YOU WILL NEED

· REGISTRATIONS PAPERS IN OWNERS NAME

STEP 3 GO TO SAPS VEHICLE CLEARANCE CENTRE THAT SERVICES YOUR AREA. SEE ADDRESSES AND MAPS ON LEFT. PLEASE

BE SURE THAT YOUR ENGINE IS CLEAN AND THAT THE

ENGINE AND CHASSISNUMBER ARE LEGIBLE AND THAT YOU KNOW THE LOCATION.

THEY WILL REQUIRE:

· REGISTRATION PAPERS IN OWNERS NAME

· IDENTITY DOCUMENT OR PASSPORT OF OWNER

· RPC FORM (FROM TRAFFIC)

· MICRODOT CERTIFICATE

STEP 4 RETURN THE RPC TO THE CLERK THAT HELPED YOU AT THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE UPDATED AS EXPORTED

THEY WILL REQUIRE:

· COMPLETED RPC FORM (FROM POLICE CLEARANCE)

· REGISTRATION PAPERS IN OWNERS NAME

· IDENTITY DOCUMENT OR PASSPORT OF OWNER

STEP 5 RETURN TO POLICE CLEARANCE WITH COPY OF RPC TO FETCH YOUR SAPS 263 CLEARANCE DOCUMENT

THEY WILL REQUIRE:

· COPY OF RPC FORM (FROM TRAFFIC)

· REGISTRATION PAPERS IN OWNERS NAME

· IDENTITY DOCUMENT OR PASSPORT OF OWNER

STEP 6 BRING US THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU RECEIVED FROM THE SAPS VEHICLE CLEARANCE CENTRE AND WE WILL APPLY FOR YOUR EXPORT PERMIT. THIS WILL COST R1875.00

WE WILL REQUIRE:

· COPY OF REGISTRATION PAPERS IN OWNERS NAME

· COPY OF IDENTITY DOCUMENT OR PASSPORT OF OWNER

· COPY OF RPC FORM (FROM TRAFFIC)

· COPY OF SAPS 263 FORM (FROM SAPS)

· COPY OF MICRODOT CERTIFICATE