Guide to import cars from Japan around the Globe

Japanese cars are known for their reliability and quality. Car manufacturers from the Land of rising sun have been one of the highest selling and best value for money cars. The government regulations in Japan are making maintaining a used car a costly affair. This has pushed owners of old cars to sell their cars to auction at cheaper prices. Car dealers like Autoworld International are buying these cars at cheaper prices and selling cars to international customers and buyers. If you are looking to buy used cars from Japan, click on the link. Here are the countries that import the most.

Africa

Africa is a front runner in importing used cars from Japan. The country has less number of manufacturers and buying a new car could cost a fortune. This makes car buyers to incline towards used cars. Though, this is not the case for entire Africa as regulations vary from country to country. Uganda and Mozambique does not place any regulations or limitation on the age of the cars. However, Kenya limits the car age under 8 years. Zimbabwe does not allow cars older than 5 years to be imported.

The owner has to pay the Import and Excise duties, VAT other country specific charges. These charges should be kept in mind while importing.

Eurasia

Importing of Japanese cars can be costlier in Russia. Russians tend to buy luxurious cars. Countries like Armenia buy more cars as it is more economical.

Oceania

Australia imports limited number of cars. Australian government has strict regulations and allows only one car to be imported by an individual. It also has higher tax and duty. New Zealand has less tax and duty but has stringent checks. For example cars need to go under Bio-security clearance, custom clearance and should be Transport Services Delivery Agent.

Americas

Trinidad and Tobago has high number of users and the age restriction is 5 years. Suriname has 8 years and Bahamas has 4 years. Countries like Chile which is a Right hand  drive country requires cars which are LHS or needs to be converted from RHS to LHS.


Before importing your cars make sure to check all the details and costs that might also include charges after imported to your port. There are many websites online to where you need to get to know in detail. Also, visit your country government website to know details regarding your country as rules and regulations as they vary from country to country.