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[For Sale: Car] Importing a VW Beetle from Pakistan to Ireland

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shaneofski

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Hi all,

I've been living in Pakistan for several years and I have a '67 Beetle. I was hoping to drive it home, but now my application for an Iranian visa has been turned down.

Now I want to ship it to Ireland.

Can anyone advise me on the documentation required, shipping rates, potential problems.

Thanks!
 
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tonyvw

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if you wish i will find out for you
if want pm the details of what part of pakistan you are in and i will get some one from a shipping co that can help you
thru there agent in pakistan
 
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I'd doubt there are too many here with direct experience of importing from pakistan.
maybe the irish embassy could offer some advice?

Any pictures of vw life in pakistan? I for one would be interested in seeing how things are over there.:)
 
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tonyvw

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trev said:
I'd doubt there are too many here with direct experience of importing from pakistan.
maybe the irish embassy could offer some advice?

Any pictures of vw life in pakistan? I for one would be interested in seeing how things are over there.:)
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the main shipping lines that sail in and out of pakistan would have all the info you require ie hapag lloyd /maersk/etc
 
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tonyvw

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HAPAG LLOYD SAIL OUT OF KARACHI
dublin office 01-4070106 [ 087-2322129 ]

contact tom foster

hope this of some help
 
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until recently i didnt even know there was a v dub scene in pakistan until one of my trips to the hospital
the dr was from pakistan and he commented on my Tshirt (had a bay on it ) then he got his phone out and started showing me pictures of his brothers vw custom beetle back in pakistan and a few more owned buy his friends all cool stuff .the vw world truely is globle .
good luck with importing your beetle
 
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tonyvw

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shaneofski said:
I wish.... :)

Priced the shipping today. Not sure if it's worth it, but they're looking for just under 1,800 to ship the car from Islamabad to Dublin via Karachi.
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you never leve your buddy behind if you do you will allways regret it

how much would a similar type beetle cost you here as a replacement ????
think long and hard
 
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shaneofski

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tonyvw said:
you never leve your buddy behind if you do you will allways regret it

how much would a similar type beetle cost you here as a replacement ????
think long and hard
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Well. The issue is that I'm now quite keen to get home and to make the most of the few weeks I have left here. I went in to a shipping company today. They said I have to meet with the deputy minister of commerce and get a "no objection certificate" from him. This could take weeks, and will most likely involve sitting in some bureaucrat's office for days on end. I think I'm gonna sell... but will let you know if I change my mind. If I do sell her, I'll do some road trips here in Pakistan first. Don't know how much the replacement would cost. I paid 1,700 Euro for it here, but I've done some work on it.. totaling about 500 Euro. If you add the shipping cost, that brings it to 4,000. I reckon I could pick up a half decent replacement in Ireland for that.
 
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tonyvw

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shaneofski said:
Well. The issue is that I'm now quite keen to get home and to make the most of the few weeks I have left here. I went in to a shipping company today. They said I have to meet with the deputy minister of commerce and get a "no objection certificate" from him. This could take weeks, and will most likely involve sitting in some bureaucrat's office for days on end. I think I'm gonna sell... but will let you know if I change my mind. If I do sell her, I'll do some road trips here in Pakistan first. Don't know how much the replacement would cost. I paid 1,700 Euro for it here, but I've done some work on it.. totaling about 500 Euro. If you add the shipping cost, that brings it to 4,000. I reckon I could pick up a half decent replacement in Ireland for that.
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true but it wont be the same it will allways pop up in your mind
i will check out here with my contacts and see what they say
 
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tonyvw

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i have contacted the guy in hapag and they have an office in pakistan waiting on him to come back will chase him up again tomorrow wednesday

tony
 
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