Trying to buy shocks from the States to Australia

[loachboy]

Hi all,



Does anybody here have any experience with buying used shocks from the States ???



I have a pair picked out on Ebay, but It seems Australia Post wont accept forks.




Any hep advice appreciated.



Loachy

[Rallye Sport]

Try another service, I've had no drama's getting automotive shocks and struts from places like the UK and Germany via DHL

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by loachboy

Hi all,



Does anybody here have any experience with buying used shocks from the States ???



I have a pair picked out on Ebay, but It seems Australia Post wont accept forks.




Any hep advice appreciated.



Loachy

what do you mean by forks? are you buying bicycle front shocks?

[RANGEREST]

Try importing suspension components, rather than forks.

[five 7]

Try someone like Kiwi Shipping they are based in long beach California you can ship to them then they load goods into share containers, not sure if they ship to Aussie, i'm betting theres Australians doing similar. Check there website out and you will see how it works.

[Stubbie]

I have had shock absorbers sent to me through the post. They were only standard Monroe shocks. They came with other parts that I ordered for my Tbird.

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by Stubbie

I have had shock absorbers sent to me through the post. They were only standard Monroe shocks. They came with other parts that I ordered for my Tbird.

There's a few things that don't add up with the OPs Post.

[aussiblue]

Does anybody here have any experience with buying used shocks from the States ???
I have a pair picked out on Ebay, but It seems Australia Post wont accept forks.

I can see that used off road forks or shocks (or on-road forks or shocks that may have gone off road) might pose some significant biosecurity quarantine risks unless they were thoroughly steam cleaned and fumigated etc and were certified as such. Mud and dirt with foreign weed seeds, insects and other pests and diseases etc.

Essentially, due to the biosecurity risk you need an registered importer who treats them before export and an import approval permit.

https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-...ategories/misc

Fishing gear (excluding bait), camping and water sport/sporting equipment

Recreational and sporting equipment that has been used outside Australia can contain harmful diseases (e.g. African swine fever and foot and mouth) or invasive freshwater pests (e.g. Didymosphenia geminata also known as Didymo).

Fishing gear (including rods, reels and tackle), camping and sporting equipment is allowed into Australia. All equipment must be clean and dry when it arrives in Australia. Before travelling to Australia be sure to clean your equipment thoroughly to remove any:

soil, mud or clay
animal or faecal matter
plant matter such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark or unidentified seeds.

https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-...srckeyword=mud

​Don’t track dirt back to Australia. Make sure your shoes and other equipment is free from soil, mud, clay, animal faeces or plant material like leaves and bark.
Penalties

Dirty equipment must be treated at your expense.
Examples

Hiking boots, camping and sporting equipment including bike tyre.

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/impor...cles-machinery

Importing motor vehicles, motorcycles and machinery

Motor vehicles, motor cycles and machinery (including machinery parts) can introduce biosecurity risks into Australia. Such risks include, but are not limited to: live insects, seeds, soil, mud, clay, animal faeces, animal material and plant material such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark.

It is an importer’s responsibility to ensure that motor vehicles, motorcycles or machinery (or their parts) are clean and free from biosecurity risks before they arrive in Australia.

Upon arrival in Australia, all motor vehicles, motorcycles or machinery (or their parts) are subject to biosecurity control, and may be inspected by a biosecurity officer at an approved arrangement site or wharf precinct, depending on the type of good.

Break-bulk goods must be inspected at a wharf precinct and containerised goods at an approved arrangement site. If contamination is found, options (at the importer or owner’s expense) may include:

treatment of the goods (such as cleaning or fumigation)
exporting the goods from Australia if they arrive in a heavily contaminated state
destroying the goods.

Detailed import conditions for motor vehicles, motorcycles and machinery (or their parts) and tyres are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). This may include requirements for import permits.

Companies that meet audit and cleanliness standards can apply to the department for recognition as an offshore treatment provider to clean and pre-inspect new or used vehicles offshore. The request must clearly articulate the quality system the company has in place. The system must show an understanding of, and compliance with, the following inspection and cleanliness standards and guides:

Machinery—used passenger vehicles, used road vehicles including spare parts (non-agricultural) import conditions from the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON)
Conformity assessment— requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection, International Standard ISO/IEC 17020:2012
Conformity assessment— requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection Australia/New Zealand Standard, AS/NZS ISO/IEC 17020:2013.

Desk audits and offshore site audits of cleaning facilities are required as part of the assessment process for recognition as an offshore treatment provider.

To submit an expression of interest to become an offshore treatment provider for vehicles, email Air and Sea Cargo.

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/impor...services/bicon

Importing into Australia

To help protect Australia’s unique environment from unwanted pests and diseases, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment regulates products imported into Australia. The importation of some products is, by law, subject to certain biosecurity import conditions. Some products are not permitted entry while other products are only allowed into Australia subject to meeting import conditions that mitigate the biosecurity risk. This may include a requirement for an import permit.

You can use the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) to determine whether a commodity intended for import into Australia:

is permitted
is subject to import conditions
requires supporting documentation
​requires treatment
needs an import permit.

It is your responsibility to comply with the department’s import conditions when importing into Australia.
Import permits

BICON will identify whether your goods require an import permit. You can apply, track and manage your BICON import permits online using your BICON registered user account.

Most import permits will be issued within 20 working days of completed applications being received and paid for in full. Applications may take longer if:

they require technical assessment
incomplete or incorrect information is provided by the applicant
additional information is required to continue the assessment (applicants will be notified of this by the assessing officers)
it is a novel product or has been prepared in a novel manner.

As of 9 April 2018, the department will no longer facilitate the clearance of conditionally non-prohibited goods that arrive without the required import permit. Therefore goods that require a permit, but arrive without one, including where an application is currently under consideration, will be directed for export from Australian territory or required to be destroyed in an approved manner.
Access BICON

Launch Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON)

​ Graphic image of the BICON launch button
Importing into Australian External Territories
Conditions for imports into the Australian external territories of Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are not contained in BICON. For information about all imports into these Australian external Territories, please visit the External Territories webpage.
Contact us

To help you comply with your biosecurity obligations, the department has established a team to answer your questions about import conditions and permits. You can contact the team by:

Phone: 1800 900 090 or + 61 3 8318 6700 (from outside Australia)
Email: Imports
the 'Contact Us' function within BICON​.​

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[aussiblue]

Many ebay sellers and shipping forwarder simply won't export used parts and other goods by air freight as a matter of principle simply because they are not in a position to complete the required export declarations that the goods meet Australian biosecurity requirements. You can't blame them as they often don't know the used goods' full history and/or are not geared up to do the required inspections and cleaning especially for low volumes or one off items. And the y don;t want to b e in the position of being caught making a false declaration albeit on your behalf and under your authority.

[Big_Daz]

You shouldn't have a problem sending them to Australia. As has been advised, speak to FedEx or DHL or even a sea freighter who will ship them as LCL cargo in a shared container; be cheaper but take longer.

As for DAFF (Quarantine), when it comes to Car/Motorcycle parts, anything used will require an inspection on arrival (new parts they wont bother with).

[xxx000]

and used older parts may contain asbestos which could result in fines or the parts being seized