INFOSHEET 2.12 — Importing motor vehicles from the United States of America: Standards and document requirements

Revision history — Revision 9

Date	Revision no.	Comment
1 February 2009	Revision 9	This revision links directly to the section of our website that includes the tools you will need if fuel consumption information must be provided for your vehicle. Please note that the statement of compliance has been amended to include the requirement for fuel consumption information. The previous infosheet 2.15 has been removed.
10 June 2008	Revision 8	This revision reminds importers of the heavy-vehicle brake standards coming into force on 1 July 2008 and also notes that noise level requirements came into force on 1 June 2008.
8 May 2008	Revision 7	This revision replaces the version of 5 November 2007. This revision advises importers about the changed rules for importing immigrants’ vehicles of Classes MA, MB or MC; or ‘special interest vehicles’, that do not meet frontal impact or emissions standards.
5 November 2007	Revision 6	This revision to the infosheet advises you to be aware that new emissions standard requirements are expected to come into force on 1 January 2008. To import a vehicle into New Zealand, it must meet the requirements set out in Infosheet 2.08, to which this document is linked. It also includes additional information about compliance of modified vehicles. On Road NZ and Vehicle Testing NZ contact details are updated.
31 October 2006	Revision 5	The infosheet has been extended to include standards for heavy-vehicle brakes that will be introduced through the Heavy-vehicle Brakes Rule, which comes into force on 1 March 2007. Imported heavy vehicles of Classes MD3, MD4, ME, NB and NC that are first registered in New Zealand after 1 July 2008 will need to meet an approved brake standard. In addition vehicles of Classes NB or NC intended to be used to tow heavy trailers will in most cases need to be fitted with ABS, EBS or LSV. Vehicles of Class TC and TD first registered in New Zealand on or after 1 July 2008 will in most cases need to be fitted with ABS, EBS or LSV.
1 June 2006	Revision 4	Requirements regarding proof of legal entitlement have been amended.
15 September 2005	Revision 3	The statement of compliance has been updated in accordance with Land Transport Rule: Glazing, Windscreen Wipe and Wash, and Mirrors Amendment 2005 by removal of all requirements for windscreen wipe and wash systems to meet standards.
May 2005	Revision 2	The infosheet has been extended to cover both light and heavy vehicles, i.e. vehicles of all classes except TA, TB, LA, LB.
22 December 2004	Revision 1.1	The words 'either their own form or' were removed from the instruction in Appendix 1.
29 March 2004	Revision 1	The new form Application for an exemption from vehicle standard rules supersedes the previous application for exemption from the frontal impact rule. There are more examples of acceptable documentation included in the appendices.
15 December 2003		Infosheet 1.67 has been restructured. The information about importing light vehicles from the United States of America that was previously in Infosheet 1.67c is now presented in the new Infosheet 2.12.

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