Working hours: Monday - Saturday from 9am-18pm
New Zealand
Ports: Auckland, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Nelson, Wellington.
Import Regulation: Not earlier than 2005, exception for retro and performance cars.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD) and Left Hand Drive (LHD) for private use only.
Inspection: JEVIC and MAF have to be done in Japan.
Shipping line: Cosco shipping, Moana Blue, Autohub, Armacup Maritime service More information can be found here: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/importing-a-vehicle/
Australia
Ports: Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle, Port Kembla, Sydney.
Import Regulation: There is a restriction on specific group of vehicles. Need to check with you authority.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: Not required for the vehicles older than 15 years.
For more detailed info please visit https://www.australia.gov.au/
Canada
Ports: Halifax, New Westminster, Toronto, Vancouver.
Import Regulation: Vehicles, except buses should be more than 15 years old. Buses should be manufactured before 1 January 1971.
Steering Wheel Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD) and Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: Not required.
Detailed information is here: http://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/road/importing-vehicle.html
United States
Ports: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Brunswick, Charleston, Galveston, Honolulu, Jacksonville, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Miami, Mobile, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Newport News, Oakland, Palm Beach, Portland, Providence, Richmond, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Tacoma, Tampa, Wilmington.
Import Regulation: According to NHTSA car should be 25 years old or more.
Steering Wheel Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD) and Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: The car should meet NHTA standards.
Please check more info here: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/importing-car
Russian Federation
Ports: Vladivostok, Nakhodka, Korsakov port, St. Petersburg, Novorossiysk.
Import Regulation: Vehicles more than 5 years old from manufacture date are not allowed to be import in the country.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: Not required.
For detailed info please check here: http://eng.customs.ru/
Poland
Ports: Gdansk, Bremerhaven (located in Germany).
Import Regulation: No age restrictions.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: Not required.
Web site: https://mfa.gov.pl/en/p/msz_en/ministry_of_foreign_affairs
Germany
Port: Bremerhaven, Hamburg.
Import Regulation: No age restrictions.
Steering Wheel Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD).
Inspection: Not required.
Web site: http://www.zoll.de/DE/Home/home_node.html
United Kingdom
Ports: Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle, Southampton, Tilbury.
Import Regulation: No age restrictions.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD) and left hand drive (LHD).
Inspection: Not required.
Web site: https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk
Belgium
Ports: Antwerp, Zeebrugge.
Import Regulation: No age restrictions.
Steering Wheel Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD) and Right Hand Drive (RHD) performance cars.
Inspection: Not required.
Web site: https://www.belgium.be/en/mobility/vehicle_registration_service
Finland
Ports: Helsinki, Hanko, Kotka.
Import Regulation: No age restrictions.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: Not required.
Web site: https://tulli.fi/en/frontpage
Mongolia
Ports: Ulaanbaatar and port of Tianjin.
Import Regulation: No age restrictions.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: Not required.
Web site: http://www.customs.gov.mn/en/index.php
Kenya
Port: Mombasa.
Import Regulation: Vehicles should not be more than 8 years old from manufacture.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD). Different regulation for special vehicles, such as fire engine or ambulance.
Inspection: All vehicle should be inspected by QISJ before shipping.
Web site: https://www.kra.go.ke/index.php
Tanzania
Ports: Dar es Salaam, Mombasa (located in Kenya).
Import Regulation: There is no age limit on the import of used cars in Tanzania from Japan. However used motor vehicles of 8 years of age or more, counted from the year of manufacture are charged additional excise duty while imported in Tanzania
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD). Different regulation for special vehicles, such as fire engine or ambulance.
Inspection: two options are possible JAAI or EAA. Certificate should be provided upon arrival.
More Information: https://www.tra.go.tz/index.php/112-motor-vehicles
Sri Lanka
Ports: Colombo, Hambantota.
Import Regulation: Passenger vehicles should not be more than 2 years old from manufacture, and up to 5 years for trucks and vans.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: The car should have JAAI inspection, also upon arrival you need a document conformation of Letter of Credit.
More information: http://www.customs.gov.lk/declaration/mvu
Cyprus
Ports: Limassol, Famagusta.
Import Regulation: Passenger vehicles should be more than 5 years old from manufacture and for trucks (up to 3 tons) more than 4 years.
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: The car should have Single Vehicle Approval (SVA), CO2 emissions certificate and local Road Worthiness Certificate.
More information: http://mof.gov.cy/en/
Hong Kong
Ports: Hong Kong.
Import Regulation: Passenger vehicles should be more than 7 years old from manufacture. Importation of cars over 20 years is allowed as classic cars and they need not meet Euro V emission standard
Steering Wheel Location: Right Hand Drive (RHD).
Inspection: Not required.
United Arabic Emirates
Ports: Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah.
Import Regulation: Passenger vehicles should be more than 4 years old from manufacture.
Steering Wheel Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD); however, Right Hand Drive (RHD) could be imported but without permission to be registered.
Inspection: Not required.
It is the customers responsibility to ensure the vehicle or item meets their local rules and regulations. Japan Motor can advise on such matters, but ultimately it is up to the customer to ensure the vehicle or item is eligible for import into the destination country.
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