JMS

Japan → Australia, without the headache

More car for your budget.

You choose the car and the price. We deal with Japan.

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NO OBLIGATIONFREE BROWSINGLANDED $ FIRST
THE PIPELINE
  1. 01
    Browse
    Live lots
  2. 02
    Ceiling
    You set max
  3. 03
    Import
    We handle
  4. 04
    Collect
    Compliant

Why Japan

CHOICE
30k+
lots / week
VALUE
More car
same budget
CONDITION
Grade + sheet
before you bid
SPECS
Rare trims
hard to find locally
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Why JMS

FLAT SERVICE FEE
$1,100 incl. GST
You browse
Live auctions
We advise walk-aways
Not the car
Landed cost first
Before you bid
We run the journey
End to end
Run a landed cost →

One real import

2018 Toyota Alphard 2.5 S
2018 Alphard 2.5 S
TAA CHUBU · 44,900 km · Grade 4.5 · Automatic
WON
¥3,180,000
LANDED
$40,004
TIME
11 weeks
GRADE
4.5
Full walkthrough ↓Similar cars →
YOUR MAX
¥3,400,000
HAMMER
¥3,180,000

What you can buy

Family
Alphard · Vellfire · Delica
Live auctions →
Performance
JDM enthusiast
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Welcab
Mobility setups
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How it works

  1. 01
    Find
    Browse or brief
  2. 02
    Check
    Sheet + landed $
  3. 03
    Bid
    Your maximum
  4. 04
    Import
    Ship + clear
  5. 05
    Collect
    Compliant
Browse auctionsWorked example ↓

Worked example

2018 Alphard 2.5 S

MAX ¥3,400,000
WON ¥3,180,000
LANDED $40,004

ONE WORKED EXAMPLE AT 1 AUD = 112.36 YEN - NOT STANDARD PRICING OR GUARANTEED TIMING. SHIPPING, CUSTOMS AND COMPLIANCE FIGURES ARE ESTIMATES.

01
WEEK 1
SOURCING

Find a car worth bidding on

Grade 4+, under 80k km, inside budget. Four shortlisted with landed estimates.

YOU: PICK THE CARJMS: SHORTLIST, ELIGIBILITY, ESTIMATE
Toyota Alphard from the worked auction example
2018 Alphard 2.5 S
Lot 41208 · 44,900 km · Grade 4.5
TAA CHUBU
NOTHING PAID YET
$0

Search and quote are free.

02
WEEK 2
AUCTION REVIEW

Read the auction sheet

Grade, panel map, inspector notes - translated before you commit.

YOU: APPROVE THE CONDITION REPORTJMS: TRANSLATE, ASSESS, ADVISE
Annotated Japanese auction sheet showing grade, odometer, inspector notes and damage diagram
NOTHING PAID YET
$0

Condition first. Money later.

03
WEEK 3
BIDDING

You set the ceiling. We bid.

Cap ¥3,400,000. Hammer ¥3,180,000. Past the max, we stop.

YOU: SET THE MAXIMUMJMS: BID LIVE ON YOUR BEHALF
YOUR MAXIMUM
¥3,400,000
HAMMER PRICE
¥3,180,000

You pay the winning price - not your maximum.

NOTHING PAID YET
$0

Payment one only after a win.

04
WEEK 3
PURCHASE

Won. Pay the bidding company.

FOB invoice: hammer + Japan fee. Export de-registration starts same day.

YOU: PAY THE BIDDING COMPANY - FOB $30,162JMS: CONFIRM, COORDINATE, DE-REGISTER
PAID TO DATE - THIS EXAMPLE
$30,162

Payment 1 of 3, to the Japan bidding company.

05
WEEKS 4–8
SHIPPING

Nagoya → Melbourne

5 WEEKS, INDICATIVE

Tow, heat treatment, vessel. Weekly position updates.

YOU: PAY THE SHIPPING COMPANYJMS: COORDINATE TRANSPORT, EXPORT PAPERWORK, UPDATES
COLLECTED
Wk 3
EXPORT CLEARED
Wk 4
SAILED
Wk 5
DOCKED
Wk 8
PAID TO DATE - THIS EXAMPLE
$33,281

Heat $250 · tow $250 · ship $2,619 (est.).

06
WEEK 8
ARRIVAL

Customs and biosecurity

Customs + GST via shipping invoice, already in your estimate.

YOU: SETTLE CUSTOMS & GST VIA THE SHIPPING INVOICEJMS: COORDINATE CLEARANCE
PAID TO DATE - THIS EXAMPLE
$36,704

Customs & GST $3,423 (est.). Payment 2 of 3.

07
WEEKS 9–11
COMPLIANCE

Compliant, ready to register

Engineering + our fee. Eleven weeks from shortlist. State rego/CTP separate.

YOU: PAY JAPAN MOTOR SOURCEJMS: ENGINEERING, COMPLIANCE, HANDOVER
LANDED & COMPLIANT - THIS EXAMPLE
$40,004

Compliance $2,200 + fee $1,100. Payment 3 of 3.

One worked example at 1 AUD = 112.36 yen. Exchange, shipping and compliance change every car.

Compliance is completed by our partner workshop in Australia.

Three invoices

TOTAL
$40,004
PAYMENT 1
Japan bidding company
ON WINNING THE AUCTION
Bidding price¥3,180,000
Japan service fee¥209,000
FOB price$30,162
Total$30,162
PAYMENT 2
Shipping company
BEFORE AND ON ARRIVAL
Heat treatment$250
Towing$250
Shipping (est.)$2,619
Customs & GST (est.)$3,423
Total$6,542
PAYMENT 3
Japan Motor Source
ON COMPLIANCE COMPLETION
Engineering & compliance (est. - $2,000 + GST $200)$2,200
Our service fee ($1,000 + GST $100)$1,100
Total$3,300
1 AUD = 112.36 YENREGO / CTP NOT INCLUDED
YOU · 5
  1. 01Pick the car from the shortlist
  2. 02Approve the translated condition report
  3. 03Set your maximum bid
  4. 04Pay the three invoices as they fall due
  5. 05Register the car in your state
JMS · REST
  1. 01Sourcing, auction-sheet translation and eligibility
  2. 02Live bidding, capped at your maximum
  3. 03Export paperwork, transport and shipping
  4. 04Customs clearance and GST coordination
  5. 05Engineering, compliance and handover

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