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Old 10-06-2019, 05:12 PM   #7
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If buying new, then getting it delivered to somewhere in Australia is the way to go as others have already mentioned. But register it in NZ. Not only do you avoid the Tasman crossing in a new-to-you boat. You should not have to pay any GST/Duty initially as the boat has not formally entered NZ, which is when they are triggered. I seem to recall that those costs are 22.5% of the boat + transport cost? If you eventually take it back to NZ the import costs will be assessed on a used, depreciated boat. Big $$$ saved doing it this way.

And if you wanted to dawdle, remember that foreign registered boats can stay in Australia 3 years before triggering Australian GST/duty, provided the owners are not Australian citizens.
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