Ro Ro Shipping from Japan to the UK takes around five to six weeks

Sailings are about 10 days apart so allow extra time if you have just missed the previous ship,

We have experienced delays at the later end of the year as manufacturers take up space on the ships for new cars.

Shipments can be made to the fallowing UK ports 

Southampton:  South and South East England 

Bristol:             South and South West Midlands and Wales 

Immingham     East Midlands North and North West England 

Newcastle:       North East England / Scotland

1/ Hands on Inspection of the vehicle in the auction

2/ Submitting Auction Bids 

3/ De registration of the car in Japan,

4/ Application for an export certificate  

5/ Inland vehicle transport from the place of purchase to the bonded yard in the Japanese port,

6/ Japanese Port handling fees,

7/ Admin of Booking of Shipping Space, Invoices, Bills of laden, 

8/ International Posting of all documents to the UK,

All cars purchased for export must pay a Japanese Agents export FOB fees,

The Auction car cost and the Japanese Agents FOB cost together make up the FOB Price (Free on Board)

This is the cost of the vehicle as it's loaded on to the ship in the Japanese port before the ship sails.

Besides our commission, what ever the fob price is you divide by the exchange rate of the day Japanese Yen to UK Pounds Sterling then add the Shipping charges, Multiply by 10% Duty,and then Multiply by 15 % VAT, 

Then customs clearance Agents charges of £180.00, And now your car is ready to be collected from the port, You will need to MOT the car £45.00 but if the car is under 10 years old you will also need to have it SVA/IVA test at an approximate cost of £500 to £1000 on average. After you have completed this you can register the car that DVLA, Registration fee is £55.00,

This is intended as a Guide Only 

We have provided an on line calculator to help you as a Guide to Landing prices.

In our opinion much better, with no winter salt on the roads in Japan there’s very little corrosion, and due to the very high cost of road toll charges and the driving conditions the cars have an easier life, The Japanese tend to leave the car at home and travel by train,

So a car that is eight years old will be in the same condition as a three to four year old car supplied in the UK 

They nearly always come with a very high specification and coupled with the reputation of Japanese cars for there reliability makes them excellent cars to own.

All cars in have to go through a major examination test (Shaken) This test is done when the car is three years old and again at five, seven, and nine, and so on,

The cost is very high as parts have to be replaced over all some £1500 so when a car has run out of its Shaken its value has just gone down, and this is the main reason for the cars being so cheap on the Japanese Domestic Market.

Anything with the Biggest ( WOW ) Factor, 

Such as One Owner, Low Mileage, with Hand Books Also a High Auction Gradings such as 4 / 4.5 / 5 

These cars are easier to secure through our Buy to Order Option 

You just Cherry-Pick them out of 100,000 cars at the Japanese Auctions each week 

Also cars that will have high values hear in the UK such as Off Road 4x4, MPV, High Performance Sports Models, and Camper Vans, Luxury Saloons,

The range is too long to list but in general any high value model is worth importing as you will then make a large saving on UK prices and secure a very nice car in the process

Do not allow yourself to be over charged by the insurance industry be sure to shop around

They like to use any excuse they can find ways to get away with over charging

You have to work just a bit harder but you will find a company that will offer the right policy at the right price

Points to watch for

They ask lots of questions to find something that they can use as an excuse to say

Arrrrr now that will cost you more

Don’t fall for it

They are trained to get out of you as much as they can

And you are not

We will always help with your serach for insurance companies

Its always a good idea to take a look at the owners clubs website

A test that is carried out by VOSA to establish that a RHD vehicle that is under ten years old is suitable to be used on the UK roads from a Type Approval point of view, This is Not an MOT test,

On the 1^st May 2009 the UK Government introduced New IVA Testing Rules for Imported Cars

These new IVA Rules are a Major Change and have replaced the previous ESVA Testing rules 

As a result of these changes we can now target and import many more Models than ever before,

Cars that have been registred in Japan for more than Six Months can be imported into the UK but must pass an IVA tests before being registred here in the UK  

Plus VOSA Testing fees have reduced and Model Reports are no longer required making for significant cost reductions in the UK Registration process of imported cars

Vehicles imported that are over ten years old only need 

an MOT Only before being registered at the DVLA

Vehicle imported that are under ten years old needs to be IVA tested before they are registered at the DVLA, there are number of companies throughout the UK who can offer this service

We are always happy to introdce our customers to companies who provied this service and arrange for IVA test to be carried out on your behalf, 

You may should you wish do it yourself.