What it costs to import a car with us.
One flat service fee, paid at the end. Everything else is the car, the shipping and government charges, each invoiced by the party doing the work.
Free shortlist and quote$1,000 + GST flat service feePay nothing until we win your car
Searching, shortlisting and quoting cost nothing. You see the translated auction sheet and a written landed-cost estimate before you commit to anything. Payment one falls due only once the lot is won.
A flat fee per car ($1,100 including GST of $100), not a percentage of the price. Invoiced by Japan Motor Source on compliance completion, once the car is compliant and ready to register.
Three invoices, three parties, in the order the work happens.
You never pay one lump sum into a black box. You hold the full estimate before the first invoice.
- PAYMENT 1Invoiced by Japan bidding companyON WINNING THE AUCTION
- Bidding price
- Japan service fee
- FOB price
Worked example: $30,162 AUD - PAYMENT 2Invoiced by Shipping companyBEFORE AND ON ARRIVAL
- Heat treatment
- Towing
- Shipping
- Customs & GST
Worked example: $6,542 AUD - PAYMENT 3Invoiced by Japan Motor SourceON COMPLIANCE COMPLETION
- Engineering & compliance
- Our service fee
Worked example: $3,080 AUD
Figures are from one worked example (2018 Toyota Alphard 2.5 S, $39,784 landed and compliant). Every car has its own numbers. Follow the full import →
The deposit
A deposit is only required once you ask us to place a bid - nothing is paid before that. The deposit is $1,000 for bids under ¥2,000,000, or 10% of the bid for bids of ¥2,000,000 or more. It is refundable if we don't win the car.
What's not included
State registration and CTP. You pay these in your state when you register the car, after it is compliant.
Compliance is completed by our partner workshop in Australia.
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Tell us what you need and we send matched cars with landed costs. Not sure your car can be imported? Check what you can import.