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Customer Notice – Commercial Vehicle Dimensions

Greetings,   Our transporters have recently reviewed the current parameters for standard vehicles and with vehicles becoming heavier, they have implemented weight restrictions.   Previously any vehicle which was over 20m3, longer than 5m or higher than 1.9m was...

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Customer Notice – Used Electric Vehicle Shipping

Greetings, RE: Used Electric Vehicle (EV) Shipping Possible from Japan Autohub is pleased to announce due to further updates from our other shipping providers, we are once again able to accept used EVs for shipping from Japan to New Zealand. EVs need to meet the...

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Customer Notice – Q1 2025 BAF Revision

Greetings, Re: Q1 2025 BAF Revision   We have now received all revised pricing for the current quarter for BAF from our main shipping lines for Japan to New Zealand. All vehicles departing Japan on or after the 1st of January will be subject to a BAF decrease of...

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Customer Notice – Amendment to EV acceptance criteria

Season’s greetings..! We are writing to inform you of an important update regarding the shipping of electric vehicles (EVs). Due to an increase in the number of EVs being imported, our shipping providers have reviewed their safety policies and implemented...

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Customer Notice – CCS Changes For 2025

Greetings, RE: Impending changes to the Clean Car Standard (CCS) Targets for 2025 As you will likely be aware, there are changes to the CCS effective from the 1st of January 2025. As with the previous changes which took effect from the start of this year, these...

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Customer Notice – Additional Customs Charges

Greetings, Re: Additional Customs charges for declared parts/inclusions shipped in vehicles   Whilst Autohub does not actively encourage placing items within vehicles for shipping, these can be accepted on a case by case/shipping line  basis. Any parts/inclusions MUST...

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Customer Notice – Q4 BAF Rates

Greetings, RE: Q4 2024 BAF Rates   We have now received updated BAF rates from all shipping lines for Japan to New Zealand services. There have been some minimal adjustments from some lines and others have maintained the Q3 rates. As a result, there will be no change...

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Customer Notice – Heat Treatment to resume for 2024

Greetings. Re: Heat Treatment to resume for 2024. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season will start again on September 1st this year. All used vehicles departing Japan on or after this date will be subject to mandatory Heat Treatment as part of MPI requirements. At...

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