Used cars bought at Japanese auctions and from dealer stock, exported to Sydney with the document pack your clearing agent files with. Every price on this site is an indicative FOB figure, confirmed by a written quotation.
Before you buy: Approval depends on the exact vehicle and import pathway. Confirm eligibility, biosecurity and registration before buying. Check the official import guidance
Before buying, ask your Australian compliance specialist to confirm the exact vehicle’s import approval pathway. Do not bid or book shipping until the required approval is in place. Japan export preparation and biosecurity cleaning must match the agreed entry requirements.
Your broker checks the invoice, Bill of Lading, Japanese Export Certificate and import approval for Australian Border Force clearance. Biosecurity inspection and state or territory registration are separate steps; shipping a car does not guarantee it can be registered.
Pre-shipment inspection: Confirm biosecurity cleaning and inspection requirements before departure.
Duty and taxes: assessed by Australian Border Force and relevant Australian authorities at the port of entry. We never quote a duty rate — your licensed clearing agent calculates what is payable from the original documents we courier.
The planning window for this route is 21–28 days after the vessel is loaded in Japan. Schedules and transshipment vary, so the sailing date on your written quotation is the one to plan against — the 21–28 days figure is an estimate, not a commitment.
Model examples to discuss, subject to eligibility checks, include Land Cruiser, Hiace. We also source any make and model to order: share your target car, year range, mileage cap and budget, and our Japan desk monitors daily auction lists and dealer networks until a match appears. Approval depends on the exact vehicle and import pathway. Confirm eligibility, biosecurity and registration before buying.
Commercial invoice; Bill of Lading; Japanese Export Certificate; Applicable vehicle import approval. Confirm biosecurity cleaning and inspection requirements before departure is arranged in Japan before loading. The pack is couriered to you or your clearing agent ahead of arrival so it can be filed without storage delays at the port.
Australian Border Force and relevant Australian authorities does, at the port of entry. Import duty, local taxes and registration charges are never bundled into a Japan CIF invoice and we do not quote a rate — your licensed clearing agent assesses the exact payable amount against the original documents we courier.
Every price on this site is an indicative FOB price — the vehicle and export preparation up to loading in Japan. A written quotation confirms it and, on a CIF quote, adds sea freight to Sydney and marine transit insurance. Nothing is charged from a website figure: you buy against the written quotation.