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Exporting used vehicles from Japan

General Information

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The general exporting flow is as below;

  • An Importer will purchase used vehicles that meet their needs from Exporters in Japan. The Exporters mainly purchase vehicles from many automobile auction houses



  • Vehicles are transported to the bonded storage yard of a freight forwarder.

    The export certificate and related documents are submitted to the freight forwarder.

    The shipping vessel and date are booked.

    The freight forwarder arranges the customs clearance.



  • If the importing country requires a regulatory pre-shipment inspection, this will then be completed by the designated inspection organization.



  • The vehicle is shipped



  • Discharge of vehicles completed, the vehicle will be delivered to the Importer after customs clearance.

    Note 1: Exporting vehicles must undergo the deregistration process in Japan.

    Note 2: Export regulations must be observed for the various trading partners with Japan.

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