Apply to register an imported vehicle

Apply to register an imported vehicle in Tasmania.

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Key info

To import a vehicle into Australia, you must first apply for approval at the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA).
If approved, you must take the import approval document and have the vehicle inspected at an approved inspection station (AIS).
Once your vehicle has passed inspection, you can visit a service centre to register the vehicle. You must bring the Vehicle Import Approval from DITRDCA, the passed AIS report, proof of entitlement and your Tasmanian driver licence of proof of identity. Payment must also be made.
For more information on registering an imported vehicle, please visit Transport Services.

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Apply to register an imported vehicle at your nearest Service Tasmania service centre

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You must:

Vehicles with no Australian registration history

Once you have imported a vehicle, and any necessary modifications have been made, you may need to enter it on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) before it can be registered in Tasmania.

You can apply if you are:

There are 2 ways to prove your identity:

You can show your driver licence, even if it expired up to 2 years ago.

If you don't have a Tasmanian driver licence you must show at least:

These documents must:

show your current Tasmanian address
be the originals (not photocopies, certified copies or laminated)
be in English or provided with an English translation from an accredited translator.

Australian birth certificate (not an extract or commemorative certificate)
Australian citizenship papers
Australian passport (can be expired up to 2 years)
Overseas passport or visa (can be expired up to 2 years if accompanied by a current Australian visa)
Australian photo driver licence (can be expired up to 2 years)
Australian firearms licence
Tasmanian Government personal information card (showing your full name)
Department of Immigration and Border Protection issued travel documents or Australian Government issued ImmiCard
Department of Immigration and Border Protection certificate of evidence of resident status.

Medicare card
Bank or credit card, with signature
Student identity card with photo, issued by an Australian educational institution
Department of Veterans' Affairs or Centrelink - pensioner concession or other current entitlement card issued by the Australian Government
Births, Deaths and Marriages change of name/marriage certificate (not a church or celebrant document) or deed poll
High risk work licence issued by WorkSafe Tasmania
Government issued working with vulnerable people or children card.

If your name or address is incorrect on your licence or any documents you use to prove your identity, you must show evidence of:

To show evidence of change of address you must provide one of the following documents:

Financial institution statement
Lease or rent agreement
Council rate notice
Utility account (electricity, water, sewerage, telephone, gas)
Aurora+ phone application (name and address details must match the applicant's and be visible when sighted at a service centre. Must not be a screenshot)
Land tax valuation notice
Australian Taxation Office assessment (current or last financial year)
Certificate of title.

To show evidence of change of name you must provide one of the following documents:

Adoption paper issued by court
Divorce paper issued by court, showing your original name
Change of name registration issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages or deed poll
Guardianship order
Marriage certificate issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages (not a church or celebrant issued document).

If you cannot show these identity documents, please contact Service Tasmania on 1300 135 513.