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Customer Notice – CCS

Greetings, Please see the below update from VIA regarding how CCS may impact stock you already have here in NZ: CCS, have your penalty attracting vehicles complied before 1 January 2023! VIA reminds members to have all vehicles you have in stock that will incur...

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Customer Notice – Vessel Delays In Australia

Greetings, Re: Shipping Delays We have been advised strike action is proceeding, affecting all Australian Ports as of today. Regrettably this will result in delays to all vessels calling into Australia before NZ. Attached media release from Svitzer Australia, the Tug...

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Customer Notice – Heiwa Group Notice – CCS Rules

Greetings, Re: Heiwa Autos Group vehicles and CCS Autohub is pleased to advise that the Heiwa Auto Group (Heiwa Auto, Enhance Auto and Auto Portal) have decided to manage all of the Clean Car Standard (CCS) process for their customers by handling all vehicles...

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The Clean Car Standard Update and Overview

Greetings, The Clean Car Standard (CCS) is fast approaching and is the second scheme that will be operating in tandem to the Clean Car Discount (CCD) as part of the government’s decarbonisation efforts. In short, the CCS is designed to reduce CO2 emissions of vehicles...

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Customer Notice – Inner Cargo

Greetings, Autohub has been advised by our shipping lines that Japan Customs are taking a “stricter” stance on parts being shipped in vehicles. From now, all parts/wheels for shipping in vehicles must meet the following criteria: The part being shipped must be for the...

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Customer Notice – Q4 BAF Increase

Greetings, Re: BAF increase for Quarter 4, Japan to NZ Autohub has been advised by all shipping lines that BAF (Bunker Fuel Adjustment Factor) rates will increase for Q4 of this year. BAF is commonly calculated for the coming quarter based on the supposed...

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BMSB Heat Treatment to Resume 2022

Greetings.   Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season starts September 1st again. As usual, all used vehicles being loaded in Japan on or after this date will be subject to mandatory Heat Treatment as part of MPI requirements. Vehicles on Trans Future 5 143, Viking...

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Clean Car Standard coming into effect shortly…

As you may (or may not) know, “Part 2” of the Government’s “Clean Car” legislation is about to come into effect January 2023. Simply put, the Clean Car Standard (CCS) is a second penalty/rebate scheme on top of what we have now (Clean Car Feebate), and is supposed to...

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Customer Notice – GRI increase

Greetings. Re: General Shipping and Transport rate increases for Quarter 3, effective July 1st.   Shipping: Autohub has received notification from all the shipping lines we use, that their charges will increase from Quarter 3 for Japan to NZ services. Shipping lines...

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