HOW to IMPORT a CAR From JAPAN | Which Company Did we Use? COSTS?
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- HOW to IMPORT a CAR From JAPAN | Which Company Did we Use? COSTS?
In this video we discuss how I imported my Daihatsu Tanto Custom RS from Japan to the UK. Which companies did I use? How long did it take? What was the costs?
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Very interesting watch. Thanks for the video keep it up!
Imported 2 cars (toyota estima and honda fit ) with Patrick and the guys at JDM . We were very happy with both cars and the good service from JDM
Agree. Patrick was excellent. Would recommend to anyone wanting to import a car.
So pleased to have found your channel. Heavily recommending it to others. I would love to import
a mitsuoka and this video is going to prove invaluable.
Thanks. I had never imported a car before so it was all interesting. Although it was easier as I paid someone to do the paperwork.
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Very interesting & Thankyou for sharing your experience. Great you have exactly the Tanto you wanted, rust free & well looked after. I think I saw a similar car to yours on the A47 in Norfolk afew weeks ago. My import Mazda Eunos ( mx5 mk1 ) imported,10 years prior, to my ownership, has the mph decal speedo & ugly rear fog light, which I have left as it is part of the cars story.
Yes if it was like that I would also keep too. Going to get the car done with Waxoyl underneath shortly. Thanks as always and see you soon at a show.
Very informative!
Thanks
Matt is has very good rep in the alphard, velfire, elgrand circles.
Ive imported about 6 cars now. All using firstchoice car imports. Great service
Yes. Always good to hear of other good businesses.
Great choice of cars,you have. Interesting video.I own a Daihatsu Copen,Hijetta camper,and Piaggio Porter diesel truck.
Thanks. Oh wow that is a great selection. Would love to film them…
Great video, just plain simple English,it has allayed my fears.😍
Thanks. Appreciate it. 👍
Great video matey👍 would love it if we had kei cars in uk. Really love the Suzuki Alto Works latest model 4wd. But adding it all up not much change of 14k all in. Never mind I can always dream ✌️
The Suzuki Alto Works looks amazing. I couldn’t have paid £14k either but sometimes see Kei’s for sale on the group for reasonable money. Thanks for watching and your support. 💪
Although I am not in a position to import a car from Japan at the moment, I can certainly see the appeal, especially when they have many interesting vehicles which are not available in the UK. Very interesting to see the process you went through. I know exactly what you mean about making a contract with a company and handing over lots of cash, and you have no way of knowing if they are legit, or even a bit rubbish!
Good to see you finally have the car you wanted, and a cracking job on the speedo!
Yes really interesting cars and in Japan 40% of cars are Kei. We drove from Derbyshire to Bristol yesterday and noticed some people looking as they passed the car with that “what the hell is that?” I’m really happy with the speedo. Whoever did that really did a fantastic job. Thanks for watching and your continued support.
Thanks for the video. I too hate boring cookie-cutter cars, so I'm currently just starting the process of importing a little Daihatsu Hijet Cargo kei car/van. It's an awesome little thing as the back seats can fold completely flat into the floor, leaving me enough room to load bicycles, one of my motorbikes, or even kit it out for a bit of car camping. I'm looking to get an nearly-new Hijet Cargo, as I really like the novel boxy shape, however, as it is well under 10 years old, I am wel laware it will need modifications for the IVA. I was really worried about the speedo conversion, but after watching your video, you have helped put my mind at rest. I'm still a long way off, as we're still searching for the right vehicle (I specifically want a 2WD manual, rather than the far more common 4WD CVT automatic). I hope your little Tanto is still running well and you're getting plenty of enjoyment from it. Best regards. Steve.
Excellent. I definitely prefer to not be a lemming and follow the rest 😁 a Hijet will be great. I wanted the car to be standard and wasn’t sure how the speedo would look but with the right company it turned out as good as OE. All the best with your future Kei and thanks for watching. Paul.
Very interesting
Thanks
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Excellent. What are you importing?
I see a youtuber, "Andrews Japanese Cars" , who imports,and you can buy from a selection he has,in the UK.See he had a Tanto.
Yes I contacted Andrew. I think he has one car at a time. By the time Andrew called me back I had already sorted mine.
Interesting vid. I'd already been speaking to Patrick, but haven't yet gone through with it, so it's good to hear your good review.
Out of interest, do you know what the actual sale price of just the car was in Japan (without any of the other fees), the price which a Japanese resident would have paid for it?
Thanks. I don’t and didn’t care as ultimately it’s the final price I thought about. Patrick made very clear what his fees were which was fine.
@@LivetoDriveUK yeah, that's fair enough. I agree, it's only the end price that matters, it was just out of interest really. Hope you're enjoying the Tanto.
@@CHZ8959 I am. Hope you get your import and enjoy.
Did you know uk and Japan has a trade agreement so if your car is made in Japan the duty is around 3%
Yes. ‘Import duty is variable, due to a trade agreement between the UK and Japan. If you’re importing something made in Japan and you can prove it, you’ll benefit from a preferential rate of 5 % import duty. If not, it’ll be 10 %. Import duty is calculated on the total of the FOB and shipping costs.’
@@LivetoDriveUK yes just gathered. I thought I could defer the vat as I’m vat registered but been informed have to pay this upfront also and then claim back on my vat returns.
How do we check Japanese vehicle history?
No idea. My car had service history with the handbook.
I used carvx to get Japanese history
Should have got mot yourself just send documents to dvla not bothered about dash board
It was less than 10 years old at the time so IVA.
more than 8k for a car that took a year to get on the road is a joke tbh, however you are a collector so that's fine i guess.
Agreed. Shipping was not in a good place at the time as confirmed by a good friend of mine who has to try and allocate space and delivery schedules.
I understand that it is now more like 8-12 weeks for a space on the ship, 6 weeks on the water and around 4 weeks for registration after any necessary modifications have been made. So at 22 weeks that would still be close to 6 months.
also, i am seeing many import cars on sale as well as on roads, therefore the price of import vehicles is going up fast. I think i will wait for another year or so before i make a move. I just hope the new Labour government does not go full ecomaniac!@@LivetoDriveUK