Importing advice

[MudSurfer]

If I decide to import my next Surf directly, what things do I need to look out for and/or do when it arrives - are there any things I need to change?

Also - what should I expect to pay to get it here too?

TIA

[Bogus]

Item No. Item Name Estimated Price (Yen) Estimated Price (£)
1 Initial Purchase Price [a] ¥200,000.00 or £1,000.00
2 Advan Fees (b) ¥80,000.00 or £400.00
3 FOB Japan [c] ¥110,000.00 or £550.00
4 Shipping Fee [d] ¥100,000.00 or £500.00
5 Extra Transportation Fees [e] ¥20,000.00 or £100.00 (If Appl)
6 Duty (10%) [f] ¥30,000.00 or £150.00
7 VAT (17.5%) [g] ¥59,500.00 or £297.50
8 Shipping Agents Fee [h] ¥34,000.00 or £170.00
9 Marine Insurance [i] ¥10,000.00 or £50.00
10 Wire Transfer Fee [j] ¥5,000.00 or £25.00

Total To Arrive In The UK ¥628,500.00 or £3,142.50

11 Conversion Cost [k] ¥10,000.00 or £50.00
12 MOT [l] ¥8,000.00 or £40.00
13 DVLA Registration [m] ¥7,200.00 or £36.00
14 Number Plates [n] ¥4,000.00 or £20.00 (From Pete See General Chat)
15 Road Tax [o] ¥18,600.00 or £93.00

Total To Make Roadworthy ¥47,800.00 or £239.00 (Approx)

[b]Total Price On The Road ¥676,300.00 or £3,381.50

If the extra transportation costs are not valid then please delete the extra £100.

Regarding the VAT & Duty please see the table below, this table refers to the calculations above.

Duty (10%) [f] = a+d
VAT (17.5%) [g] = a+d+i+f

The rate used for these calculations is 200 Yen : 1 £.

Above are from the ADVAN site forum. Obviously advan fees dont apply if you dont use them but Im sure some agent will be involved and will want a fee.

Obviously theres SVA costs to add/consider if a motor is under 10 yrs old

Bogus

[MudSurfer]

Item No. Item Name Estimated Price (Yen) Estimated Price (£)
1 Initial Purchase Price [a] ¥200,000.00 or £1,000.00
2 Advan Fees (b) ¥80,000.00 or £400.00
3 FOB Japan [c] ¥110,000.00 or £550.00
4 Shipping Fee [d] ¥100,000.00 or £500.00
5 Extra Transportation Fees [e] ¥20,000.00 or £100.00 (If Appl)
6 Duty (10%) [f] ¥30,000.00 or £150.00
7 VAT (17.5%) [g] ¥59,500.00 or £297.50
8 Shipping Agents Fee [h] ¥34,000.00 or £170.00
9 Marine Insurance [i] ¥10,000.00 or £50.00
10 Wire Transfer Fee [j] ¥5,000.00 or £25.00

Total To Arrive In The UK ¥628,500.00 or £3,142.50

11 Conversion Cost [k] ¥10,000.00 or £50.00
12 MOT [l] ¥8,000.00 or £40.00
13 DVLA Registration [m] ¥7,200.00 or £36.00
14 Number Plates [n] ¥4,000.00 or £20.00 (From Pete See General Chat)
15 Road Tax [o] ¥18,600.00 or £93.00

Total To Make Roadworthy ¥47,800.00 or £239.00 (Approx)

[b]Total Price On The Road ¥676,300.00 or £3,381.50

If the extra transportation costs are not valid then please delete the extra £100.

Regarding the VAT & Duty please see the table below, this table refers to the calculations above.

Duty (10%) [f] = a+d
VAT (17.5%) [g] = a+d+i+f

The rate used for these calculations is 200 Yen : 1 £.

Above are from the ADVAN site forum. Obviously advan fees dont apply if you dont use them but Im sure some agent will be involved and will want a fee.

Obviously theres SVA costs to add/consider if a motor is under 10 yrs old

Bogus

Thanks Alex, that's a pretty comprehensive list!!

[JUDWAK]

http://www.mca-live.co.uk/
well they do it for you
but its cheaper to hire a container and pay the 600 quid to ship it to the uk
last time i looked in to this (i remember there is some contacts in japan that deals with the public) some hilux can cost from a few hundereds of pounds
to 2 grand mark cheaper than getting one from the uk
but it will take about 6-7 weeks to get here and 8-9 weeks to regester it in the uk
were has the link above they cost 500 quid to get in spend over 2 grand you get you 500 quid back if you dont spend anything they keep your 500 quid
i know this i traced my car to were it was imported mine was sold has a pair of ssr g 2.4 for under 4 grand i payed five and a half grand for just mine (4 years ago) the other was sold in bradford to some poor sole for 11 grand
but that was in there hype 4 years ago