Importing seat to Australia

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Bella_a1

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• Apr 23, 2010

• #1

I am here in the country with the best carseat safety laws in the world :thumbsdown: eh not true. Any way I managed to import a Radian XTSL when my sister went to LA but I would love another seat for my son either a Britax Frontier 85 or another Radian but I have no way to import. Does anyone know of any companies that send overseas of any other way to get the seat here to Australia?

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Apr 23, 2010

• #2

I know carseat.se ships to Australia. I don't know of any American companies that do.

 

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Bella_a1

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• Apr 23, 2010

• #3

I am after a higher weight limit seat for FF that maybe converts to a booster e.g. like the Frontier 85. It doesn't seem that the European seats really do forward facing higher weight limits correct me if I am wrong.

 

mommycat

Well-known member

• Apr 24, 2010

• #4

Someone recently posted that NZ at least is getting the RadianXTSL (with 80lb FF limit) and they have the EFTA and EF Symphony as well. Does that help?
Info was here:
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=123810

 

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lenats31

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• Apr 24, 2010

• #5

I am here in the country with the best carseat safety laws in the world eh not true.

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Try ShopUSA.com create an account there. I think it is a place where stores can send packages that they won´t ship overseas. Then this company will forward you the item.

Lena

 

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Bella_a1

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• Apr 24, 2010

• #6

Maybe I just need to have a holiday in the US. Looks like it could cost a fortune to have one shipped.

 

finn

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• Apr 24, 2010

• #7

We are getting the Radians here in NZ, you could contact sunshine kids nz at sales@skjp.co.nz and see if they will ship one to you.

 

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Bella_a1

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• Apr 24, 2010

• #8

I know they have the Radians in NZ she wasn't overly keen in sending it to Australia and I am not that sure about another Radian probably leaning more towards the Frontier as it converts to a booster later. Finn are you on the Nappy Network.

 

finn

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• Apr 25, 2010

• #9

Yes I am but I only recently joined, so that I could keep up to date with the Radians I have ordered one it arrives in July

I would love a Frontier, I have a Multi tech it is pretty much the same thing, only rear facing & without the higher harness weight (ff) but it fits so well in my car for the couple of times i have used it ff, I know a Frontier would as well.

Could you use a booster and protector harness? I use a harness with the lap belt in the middle seat in my car for my 4.5 year old daycare girl.

I also decided recently that due to the weight of the multi tech I would never use it as a booster, the thing is a beast weighing in at 11kg!

 

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Bella_a1

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• Apr 25, 2010

• #10

Hi no I will not use a protecta harness I have read a few studies over here and they are not very complementary and people are actually trying to get rid of them. I want to internal harness I have DD in a Radian which my sister bought over for us and it is great and will last for ages. Just need something for DS now.

 

finn

New member

• Apr 25, 2010

• #11

Would you be able to give me the link for the studies? I would like to read them. I really hope my radian will fit in the middle seat so that I can get rid of the harness, it does seem like a lot of pressure on the tether bolt in the event of a crash

I had a maxi cosi shipped from the states it was $100 usd to get it here, still made it cheaper than buying one here lol, i just found a seller on ebay who was willing to ship internationally.

 

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Bella_a1

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• Apr 25, 2010

• #12

Have a look at this thread on Essential Baby http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=734614 it has links to everything that I have read. I have checked out Ebay and have a few people looking into how much it will cost to ship here so cross fingers it isn't too pricy.