Johnwill
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So, Tesla are doing something like the European Delivery Programe that Americans get where they drive their new Benz or Audi in Europe and then get it shipped home?
If I understood you correctly, you get a NZ-compliant RHD vehicle with all the NZ compliance plates under the hood with transit Dutch plates? And then it's your responsibility to ship home? How does 3G work? In Europe AND in NZ?
Not quite. Cars sold out of Europe are exported without the local sales tax being applied (e.g. No VAT on the sale of any UK car exported). But the sales tax is applied on it's arrival into New Zealand by way of NZ GST (Goods and Services Tax). Also the car must go through NZ compliance before it is can be registered and driven on NZ roads. This makes the cost of a car for use in NZ, supplied from Europe, a sum of the sales price of the car (without country of origin sales, compliance and registration taxes) + freight + GST + NZ compliance costs + on-road cost (WOF & registration). The nice thing is that we don't pay any luxury vehicle tax as it crosses the border.