JAPAN · WORLDWIDE EXPORTS

Estimate Your Cost

Enter the vehicle price and choose how you’d like it shipped. See the worked examples below for help planning your budget.

Vehicle price in Japan

Destination

Vehicle type

Car2.5% import dutyTruck25% import duty

Shipping method

RoRoVehicle travels on a car carrier.ContainerVehicle is secured in a container.

Adjust shipping or exchange rate

Ocean freight (USD)Replace the planning allowance with your shipping quote.

JPY for 1 USD150 is an example rate. Use your bank’s rate for a closer estimate.

Ocean freight uses a planning allowance. Your vehicle and route determine the final shipping quote.

UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS

Worked cost examples

These hypothetical passenger-car examples use ¥150 per $1 and a $2,000 ocean-freight allowance. They demonstrate the calculator; they are not vehicle offers, current exchange rates or complete delivered quotations.

Vehicle price in Japan	Converted vehicle price	Base duty in this example	Planning subtotal
¥3,000,000	$20,000	$500 (2.5%)	$25,350
¥15,000,000	$100,000	$2,500 (2.5%)	$107,350
¥30,000,000	$200,000	$5,000 (2.5%)	$209,850

Each subtotal includes the vehicle, the freight allowance, $400 Japan export fee, $450 U.S. customs-clearance fee and $2,000 Han service fee, using the calculator’s current fee inputs.

Complete the budget with a written quote.

Confirm additional tariffs, the applicable customs value, port and entry charges, insurance, inland transport, state taxes and registration. Ask whether Japanese domestic taxes or dealer charges are included in the purchase price and how any export treatment is reflected. Do not assume a refund or deduct one automatically.

Asking price or domestic total?

A Japanese listing may show both a vehicle price and a domestic on-road total. Domestic registration items may not apply to export, while export and destination costs are separate. Ask Han for the export purchase terms for that exact car.

What changes the estimate?

A different bank exchange rate, purchase price or shipping quote changes the calculation. The applicable import rate also depends on the vehicle and entry circumstances; the base-duty example does not establish the complete tax bill.

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