Moving to taiwan with a car

[tando]

I searched in the forum for you.

@perafelix

There have been already several conversations about this topic in the forum, if you do a search you will find them. The outcome is always the same: importing cars/bikes from abroad will cost you so much money and energy that is much easier just to buy a new one locally

Ship it or flip it?

Hi, I’m moving to Taipei from Tennessee and am thinking of shipping my car. It’s a 2000 BMW and is fully paid off. It’s been a terrific car - no major issues - and has 120,000 miles. I think it’ll go way past 200,000 miles. I like the car and am familiar with it. I think it’ll cost about $2,000 US to ship it and it’s worth about $4,500 US. I have a wife and 2 young boys, 1 and 3. People tell me that gas is reasonable, insurance is cheap, and parking is a nightmare, but with young children and be…

Import taxes on shipping a car from US to Taiwan?

I am planning to ship a used Mercedes Benz (2001) valued US $30,000 to Taiwan. Wanting to find out about the imported tax on the vehicle, and also if my current extended warranty will also be covered in Taiwan. I am a US citizen, do I still have to pay 100% on import tax? Please advise. Thank you,

Costs of shipping a car or bike to TW from overseas?

Does anyone know how much it costs, or what it would entail to ship a car from overseas? I have an 03 Hyundai Elantra, which should still be pretty mint, paid off in america, and it seems I’ll never get around to going back there, especially considering how the economy is in a free fall. And if that’s ridiculously anti cost effective, how about getting some real motorcycle (>400 c.c.) and then shipping it here. The REAL bikes are still very rare and expensive here, while they’re common and fa…