HOW TO BUY FROM JAPANESE CAR AUCTIONS
02 DEPOSIT
In order to start bidding, you are required to make a deposit of 150,000JPY or the equivalent of 1,500 USD. This deposit will be added to your account and discounted from you when we send you the final invoice.
Car Price | Deposit Amount
0 – 1,000,000¥ 150,000¥
1,0 mil – 2,5¥ mil 250,000¥
Over ¥2,500,000 – ASK
03 SEARCH
Auctions run from Monday to Saturday and auction stock is constantly being updated. It’s best to check at least twice a day to make sure that you stay on top of what’s available. Look at the auctions and send us the Auction Lot number of interesting units. We'll screen them and delete any problem cars. Good ones We'll translate the condition report into English and upload them to your account for bidding.
You can read over the reports and if you want to bid you enter your bid, which is the maximum that you want to bid on the car. We will then bid for you, up to that amount if necessary. If the car sells for less then you pay that lesser amount. If the bidding goes over your budget we stop and move onto your next target and you pay nothing.
04 BID
05 PAYMENT
Once you win an auction we pay for the car in full and issue you an invoice for the balance. As soon as we receive full payment, we ship the car.
Car Price | Company fee
0 – 1,500,000¥ ¥120,000
1,5 – 2,000,000¥ ¥140,000
2,0 – 2,500,000¥ ¥160,000
2,5 – 3,000,000¥ ¥180,000
Over ¥3,000,000 – ASK
* Fee covers auction costs, deregistration, Japan port clearance, photos, radiation check, sales tax, DHL, etc., and gets the car on the boat for the port of destination!
The shipping cost depends on the destination port and the size of the car.
06 SHIPPING
SHIPPING COST
Ro-Ro Shipment Cost about 120,000 JPY to:
– UK, Southampton port
– Germany, Bremerhaven port
– The Netherlands, The Rotterdam port
(for average size 11.5m3, running car);
to Gdynia port:
Ro-Ro Shipment 160,000 JPY (average size 11.5m3, running car)
20″ Container with one car cost: 270,000 JPY
40″ HC Container (3-5 cars) cost: 450,000 JPY
Hanko port:
Ro-Ro Shipment 160,000 JPY (average size 11.5m3, running car)
20″ Container with one car cost: 270,000 JPY
40″ HC Container (3-5 cars) cost: 450,000 JPY
Ro-Ro Shipment cost
New Westminster port, Vancouver port, cost about 160,000 JPY
Halifax port cost about 250,000 JPY
(for average size 11.5m3, running car);
Ro-Ro Shipment cost about 150,000 JPY to
Baltimore port, Jacksonwille port, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Tacoma ports
(for average size 11.5m3, running car);
Ro-Ro Shipment cost about 1,500 NZD to: Auckland, Lyttleton, Dunedin, Tauranga ports
(for average size 11.5m3, running car);
Contact for other countries:
sales@tokyocarz.com
+8180-1120-2020
CALCULATION EXAMPLE
Let’s say you bought a car for ¥1,500,000 and want to ship to Germany, Bremerhaven port.
Your invoice would look as follows:
_______________________________
Car price ¥1,500,000
Commission ¥120,000
Ro-Ro Freight ¥120,000
Marine Insurance ¥10,000
In Total ¥1,750,000
Deposit ¥-150,000
The Due ¥1,600,000
CHECK AVAILBLE CARS IN AUCTION AND STOCK NOW
Accident cars – for Nonrunning car, None Drivable cars 30,000 JPY – 70,000 JPY extra inland transportation cost may apply.
Negotiation fee – 10,000 JPY; During the auction, a car may unsold. But there is still a chance to buy it via Negotiation. By the end of the actual auction day, we can apply for negotiation to any unsold car. No matter you BID on it or no.
Cancellation fee – 150,000 JPY ( If you Won a car in the auction, you can cancel it within 1 hour); We CAN NOT cancel Cars bought via Negotiation or from Tender auctions!
Resell at the auction – will cost about 150,000 JPY (auction fee, inland cost, paperwork, etc) depends on car condition, location, etc;
Late Payment – in 5 days after purchase you need to pay out the outstanding balance. 10,000 JPY will be charged weekly for late payment.
Lowered Down Cars – cars with lowered suspensions, low height for e.g. sports cars etc. May be extra inland transportation charged
Oversized vehicles – Trucks, Bus, etc. 30,000 JPY on top of FOB may apply;
Import Regulations, Tax & Duties by Country
Testimonials & Sold Cars


Frequently Asked Questions
– This deposit gives you full access to all the auctions and it is refundable at any time before you actually buy a car.
– Yes, you can. Before 2 hours from the actual time. You will not incur any penalty.
– There will be a penalty equivalent to your deposit.
– There are two options for making payments: Bank Telegraphic Transfer, and PayPal System
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