tradecarview.com site

[AllTrac]

would the registered company have to be VAT registered?

[src1983]

would the registered company have to be VAT registered?

Not really sure but you may need to get a VAT clearance certificate

[AllTrac]

need to warn people bringing in those vehicles built in the England plant, dont expect the japanese reliability even tho its the same brand and name. Lots of forums online state the issues customers get with specific vehicles with bad tranny, wrong tolerances etc lots of recalls when the same vehicle built in the Japanese plant dont suffer from those issues.
For example the frontier zd30det engine has a reputation of being a "grenade" engine int he UK, almost all owners had the engine go boom on them some time or the other while owning it, apparently it was built using the wrong tolerances. We in trinidad have yet to experience that, the zd30det is actually quiet reliable here and Ive owned one myself and put it to task many times, yet to go boom.

[PariaMan]

Could be some truth in what you saying know a guy who bought one from England and when he came down here he had to get the engine changed. The Navara interior and exterior looked very nice though!

[shellos86]

guys, i have a question.....i see this procedure basically deals specific to imports from japan....i found a car in england and i have negotiated price etc including shipping costs to trinidad..what i want to know is what documents does the shipper have to send.....the same as the japanese shippers? i.e.
1. Invoice

2. Bill of lading (3 copies)

3. De- registration certificate

4. Year of manufacture letter

is this all he will need to send on his path?? Thank you for the help in advance

[src1983]

guys, i have a question.....i see this procedure basically deals specific to imports from japan....i found a car in england and i have negotiated price etc including shipping costs to trinidad..what i want to know is what documents does the shipper have to send.....the same as the japanese shippers? i.e.
1. Invoice

2. Bill of lading (3 copies)

3. De- registration certificate

4. Year of manufacture letter

is this all he will need to send on his path?? Thank you for the help in advance

Yup that's all is needed

[OracleTnT]

To pay the MVT and other monies at the port, do they take Linx, Credit Cards, Personal Checkes or Cash only?

[src1983]

I used a bankers check, payable to the Board of inland Revenue

[shellos86]

ok thanx alot src1983

[fokhan_96]

Anyone got any trouble doing the wire transfer. ?? I went to republic bank and they said that they could not do the wire transfer because that amount of $US cannot be transferred just like that and I have to be placed in a queue which can take about a month. Wda ...

[src1983]

Anyone got any trouble doing the wire transfer. ?? I went to republic bank and they said that they could not do the wire transfer because that amount of $US cannot be transferred just like that and I have to be placed in a queue which can take about a month. Wda ...

Yup it depends on the availability of US dollars...

[fokhan_96]

Anyone got any trouble doing the wire transfer. ?? I went to republic bank and they said that they could not do the wire transfer because that amount of $US cannot be transferred just like that and I have to be placed in a queue which can take about a month. Wda ...

Yup it depends on the availability of US dollars...

i cyar believe this yes ...

[hustla_ambition101]

fokhan_96, its easier when you have a US$ account or some stashed away, try sourcing the US personally

[kjaglal76]

details on us acc plz

[fokhan_96]

yea i think i might just have to go to different banks and buy some everyday and scrape until i get all ,,, last time when i needed $US they said they could only give me $US500
What is amaze me is that some business men seems to have an unlimited supply of $US to buy stocks from abroad, would really like to know how they got hold of all this $US seeing that the items sold are paid in $TT ...

[ALIS]

yea i think i might just have to go to different banks and buy some everyday and scrape until i get all ,,, last time when i needed $US they said they could only give me $US500
What is amaze me is that some business men seems to have an unlimited supply of $US to buy stocks from abroad, would really like to know how they got hold of all this $US seeing that the items sold are paid in $TT ...

Usually it goes back to your relationship with your bank. If you are in the business of importing whatever, you can arrange to have USD available on prior request or do periodic purchases in between as it becomes available.

[ALIS]

yea i think i might just have to go to different banks and buy some everyday and scrape until i get all ,,, last time when i needed $US they said they could only give me $US500
What is amaze me is that some business men seems to have an unlimited supply of $US to buy stocks from abroad, would really like to know how they got hold of all this $US seeing that the items sold are paid in $TT ...

Usually it goes back to your relationship with your bank. If you are in the business of importing whatever, you can arrange to have USD available on prior request or do periodic purchases in between as it becomes available, and deposit to a USd account .

[IvanTerrors]

you can also chk western union and buy the maximum amount per day over a few days

[ALIS]

When you use TCV to locate your vehicle, contact us at ALIS..... We will verify before you buy!

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[OracleTnT]

What about the licencing office process to licence the vehicle after it has been cleared from the port?

[ALIS]

I take it you got it cleared?

[bluespeed]

really good post

[prav316]

Let use an average or 6000USD for Cost and Freight breakdown as follows:

Estimated US Exchange Rate used – TT $6.44
Cost & Freight – US $6000.00
US $6000.00 x TT $6.44 = $38,640.00


Cost & Freight 38,640.00
Broker Fee (document processing, clearance and registration of vehicle) 3000.00
Customs Duty (25%) 9,660.00
Motor Vehicle Tax – 1300cc @ $3.75 4,875
VAT (TT $53,175.00) 7,976.25
TOTAL Cost of Vehicle $61,151.25

Additional Local Costs
Local Bank (Wire Transfer Fee) 65.00
Foreign Bank Processing Fee (US $16.50) 106.26
Insurance Avg Fully Comprehensive 5000.00
TOTAL Additional Local Costs $8,171.26
TOTAL Overall Costs $69,322.51

Now the motor vehicle taxes varies depends on the CC rating of the said vehicle, Taxes as follows:

3.75 up to 1500CC
11.25 up to 1999CC
18.75 upwards of 2000CC

Are these figures still accurate?

[nightcrawler]

Well are they?

[acesinghit]

thanks for the info..

[ALIS]

Just a note to tuners out there contemplating a direct buy from exporters listed on tradecarview.com... Not all advertised stock is owned by the advertising exporter in some cases.

Case in point: Last week we agreed to purchase a unit, a Nissan Xtrail from an exporter NOT LISTED on tradecarview.com. Yesterday we realized that the unit we have agreed to purchase from our exporter, was being advertised by another exporter on TCV for sale as their own stock.

Needless to say we contacted our exporting company, who are the actual owners of the unit in question, and after confirmation of all paperwork, all is well as they have confirmed that the TCV advertising company stole the info from my exporters website and are now looking into it.

This is just a warning to would be direct buyers to be wary of some of the units and exporters advertising on TCV. As I mentioned many times before, not all companies advertising on TCV actually own the stock they claim to have. It's is better to seek verification before you buy or send your deposit. Please take note.

ALIS

[zoelikescheese]

Just a note to tuners out there contemplating a direct buy from exporters listed on tradecarview.com... Not all advertised stock is owned by the advertising exporter in some cases.

Case in point: Last week we agreed to purchase a unit, a Nissan Xtrail from an exporter NOT LISTED on tradecarview.com. Yesterday we realized that the unit we have agreed to purchase from our exporter, was being advertised by another exporter on TCV for sale as their own stock.

Needless to say we contacted our exporting company, who are the actual owners of the unit in question, and after confirmation of all paperwork, all is well as they have confirmed that the TCV advertising company stole the info from my exporters website and are now looking into it.

This is just a warning to would be direct buyers to be wary of some of the units and exporters advertising on TCV. As I mentioned many times before, not all companies advertising on TCV actually own the stock they claim to have. It's is better to seek verification before you buy or send your deposit. Please take note.

ALIS

that normal
nothing strange here

[Biggs3ne]

Just a note to tuners out there contemplating a direct buy from exporters listed on tradecarview.com... Not all advertised stock is owned by the advertising exporter in some cases.

Case in point: Last week we agreed to purchase a unit, a Nissan Xtrail from an exporter NOT LISTED on tradecarview.com. Yesterday we realized that the unit we have agreed to purchase from our exporter, was being advertised by another exporter on TCV for sale as their own stock.

Needless to say we contacted our exporting company, who are the actual owners of the unit in question, and after confirmation of all paperwork, all is well as they have confirmed that the TCV advertising company stole the info from my exporters website and are now looking into it.

This is just a warning to would be direct buyers to be wary of some of the units and exporters advertising on TCV. As I mentioned many times before, not all companies advertising on TCV actually own the stock they claim to have. It's is better to seek verification before you buy or send your deposit. Please take note.

ALIS

Noted..I hope others heed the warning

[fokhan_96]

Anyone ever got stopped for driving without plates while going to licence vehicle? Surely, this can't be legal even if you have the one day insurance cover note.

[xtech]

Saw a guy got pulled over by police for driving a left hand drive Audi on omera road without any plates.