deeveus 81 Report post Posted April 20, 2008 Would be interested for people to post to hear their experiences with importing cars from Japan. Is it something any old joker can do? Is it something that is recommended? Do's & Don't's? What are the costs of importing a car i.e. everything including shipping, taxes, taxes, taxes & more taxes, then customs/maf e.t.c? Wouldn't mind doing one one day, just to undercut the dealers/wholesalers e.t.c in prices. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted April 21, 2008 I have bought in a couple from Tau in Japan - my E39 about 3 yrs ago & a Terrano for the boss a couple of years back (from auction), no problem either time - both as per description. Was around 5g each for import costs -shipping, export charges & MAF/ customs etc here + GST on total. YES taxes, taxes & more taxes & MAF charge for cleaning the vehicle - Ha bloody Ha - wouldn't mind paying that if they did.... Easy enough to do - I would again, just use a reputable site over there. Have heard of others having had problems with Tau but I certainly didn't. One thing - MAKE sure you get the rice papers (Jap dereg papers) as without these - you will never be able to register here. They normally send these separate via DHL or similar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted April 21, 2008 Ahhh thanks for that hotwire. Do you know of any websites off hand that can be browsed? Much appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted April 21, 2008 Here's theirs... http://www.tau-sales.com/defaultMall/sitem...lets=5imzk6pgg1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
