Useful tips to buy best used car from Japan

Japanese vehicles are known among the world both for their usability and for their international appeal. Millions of vehicles both new and used are exported from Japan every year. People prefer to buy Japanese vehicles as they are durable, reliable, safe and high on quality. The demand for used cars from Japan is also increasing with each passing day. Thousands of used vehicles from Japan are exported within a year across the world. Even though these vehicles are used ones, but they still look like new ones.

Buying a car is a big decision, so buyer should be cautious and well-aware of important thing related to the vehicle importation. Below are some tips and useful information that can help buyers to buy Japanese used cars:

• Before buying a vehicle, importer should be aware of his/her country’s importing rules & regulations. Used vehicle importer must be aware of age restriction on used vehicle, mileage, type of vehicles allowed, engine cc, import duty and other taxes and other relevant information related to their country.
• Another important thing before buying a vehicle is to search for reliable exporters. To find out suitable Japanese exporters, buyer can search Google, online directory like JapanAutoPages.com or used cars associations in Japan.
• Send your enquiry to exporters as many as possible to get best offers. Send details like make, model, year range, mileage, color, drive type (LHD or RHD), fuel type, engine capacity and most importantly the price range.
• Exporters will reply you with the details matching your needs and requirement. Buyer should compare these offers and details with different exporters. Choose the best offer if available or send more enquiries to other exporters. To get full list of exporters in Japan refer online directory.
• If any offer match up with your requirements, then check exporter's credential before finalizing deal.
• Before finalizing any deals with exporter please check all the FOB or CIF charges you have to pay like pre-export inspection charges, domestic transportation charges from yard to port, custom clearance charges, shipping charges, insurance charges etc.
• After finalizing the deal, exporter will send the Proforma Invoice to the buyer to transfer the payment in to their Bank account.
• Once the payment is made, exporter will arrange the vehicle for shipping and will send all the documents like Bill Of lading (BOL), Customs Invoice, Japanese De-Registration Certificate / English translation of De-registration Certificate, Inspection Certificate (if applicable) etc. that are required while clearing the vehicle from the custom department.

Once the car is arrived at the country port, bring all the relevant documents to the custom department to clear the car. Once the car is cleared from the customs, it is free to rule the roads of your country.

Importers just have to be familiar with their country’s import rules and regulations before importing used vehicle into their country. It is also important to search for a reliable and experienced exporter, to avoid any problems. Direct importation of quality used cars from Japan is a simple process, it just require little awareness from customer’s side. There are many Japanese used cars out there in the market, go and search the one that best suits your requirements.