OK the hardtop has landed. I lucked onto a really helpful customs broker who has arranged for me to pick it up tomorrow morning (usually not open for collections) so long as I leave a slab of
VB behind. Bloody legend. The pallet is 1800x1400x650 and weighs 200kg, so I'm borrowing a trailer - thanks Mr Govert!
Regarding the cost landed, with the GBP-AUD exchange rate around 1.6 I paid 4k for the hardtop and air freight to the airport using Air Menzies International. About $1280 (800 GBP) of that was the freight. Then we have 5% duty and 10% GST, plus $230 import terminal handling fee and $165 to the agency/broker. Delivery to metro Melb would've been a few hundred more.
Will start another thread and post some photos over the weekend.