How To Buy
Step 1
Contact JCD by Email. We will provide you with a temporary password so that you can use our English portal to search through over 150,000 vehicles weekly at Japanese dealers auction houses. We will explain how to use our English portal, and answer all of your questions regarding doing business with us. We are here to supply you with advice and information on selecting vehicles that meet or beat your expectations.
Step 2
When you are ready to purchase a vehicle, send us a 100,000 yen deposit (or equivalent in $US, $CDN, $AUS, $NZ, British Pounds or Euros) by telegraphic transfer (TT) from your bank to our bank. You can get today's exchange rates at www.exchange-rates.org. Please fax, or scan and email us the TT remittance order after transferring the funds.
We confirm receipt of your deposit. Your portal passwords life will be extended to allow you to continue your search for vehicles. JCD finds all suitable cars at auction each week, and sends the link to you by email. We will supply you with continuous consultation and translation of auction house inspection reports of all the vehicles you are interested in.
Step 3
When you decide on a vehicle, and the amount you want to bid, please inform us by 9:00am Japan time, on the day of the auction.
If requested, JCD will have a professional third party additional inspection done on the vehicle before deciding whether to place a bid on your behalf. We will talk to the inspector when he is at the car, the morning of the auction. He will start the engine, and thoroughly go over the vehicle as we instruct him to.
We email you the bidding results. After a successful bid we will inform you of the total C&F/FOB price.
Step 4
Upon receiving email notification of your successful bid, please send the balance by TT within two working days. Please fax or scan and email us the remittance order to avoid the usual delays in the banking system.
We'll send confirmation of receipt of your TT . At this time we will have the auction house staff wash the vehicle, and arrange for its transportation to the nearest port. Upon export we email the shipping schedule and courier you all the necessary documents including the Bill of Lading, Export Certificate, English Translation of Export Certificate, Bill of Sale/Invoice, and any other necessary certificates depending on the country of destination.
Step 5
You will be notified by the shipping company on the arrival of your vehicle. Pay the appropriate duty, taxes, customs clearance, and any other fees, necessary to take possession of your vehicle. Please email us when you have your vehicle.
We aim to make the entire process easy and enjoyable.
We are here for you every step of the way.
Total Costs
Additional costs include shipping to the designated country, domestic customs clearance, duties and taxes as well as compliance and registration fees. Please check destinations for information on these costs in your country or region.
The following additional certificates are required in some countries:
Japan Car Direct provides excellent service, at a price that is tough to beat.
Contact JCD by Email. We will provide you with a temporary password so that you can use our English portal to search through over 150,000 vehicles weekly at Japanese dealers auction houses. We will explain how to use our English portal, and answer all of your questions regarding doing business with us. We are here to supply you with advice and information on selecting vehicles that meet or beat your expectations.
Step 2
When you are ready to purchase a vehicle, send us a 100,000 yen deposit (or equivalent in $US, $CDN, $AUS, $NZ, British Pounds or Euros) by telegraphic transfer (TT) from your bank to our bank. You can get today's exchange rates at www.exchange-rates.org. Please fax, or scan and email us the TT remittance order after transferring the funds.
We confirm receipt of your deposit. Your portal passwords life will be extended to allow you to continue your search for vehicles. JCD finds all suitable cars at auction each week, and sends the link to you by email. We will supply you with continuous consultation and translation of auction house inspection reports of all the vehicles you are interested in.
Step 3
When you decide on a vehicle, and the amount you want to bid, please inform us by 9:00am Japan time, on the day of the auction.
If requested, JCD will have a professional third party additional inspection done on the vehicle before deciding whether to place a bid on your behalf. We will talk to the inspector when he is at the car, the morning of the auction. He will start the engine, and thoroughly go over the vehicle as we instruct him to.
We email you the bidding results. After a successful bid we will inform you of the total C&F/FOB price.
Step 4
Upon receiving email notification of your successful bid, please send the balance by TT within two working days. Please fax or scan and email us the remittance order to avoid the usual delays in the banking system.
We'll send confirmation of receipt of your TT . At this time we will have the auction house staff wash the vehicle, and arrange for its transportation to the nearest port. Upon export we email the shipping schedule and courier you all the necessary documents including the Bill of Lading, Export Certificate, English Translation of Export Certificate, Bill of Sale/Invoice, and any other necessary certificates depending on the country of destination.
Step 5
You will be notified by the shipping company on the arrival of your vehicle. Pay the appropriate duty, taxes, customs clearance, and any other fees, necessary to take possession of your vehicle. Please email us when you have your vehicle.
We aim to make the entire process easy and enjoyable.
We are here for you every step of the way.
Total Costs
| ¥80,000 ￥65,000 |
JCD’s flat service fee has been temporarily discounted due to the present poor exchange rates. JCD's fee includes:
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| ¥??,000 | Cost of vehicle at auction. |
| ¥15,000-20,000 | Auction house fee. |
| ¥10,000 | Bank & courier fees. |
| ¥6,000-15,000 | Domestic transportation depending on distance to the nearest port. |
| ¥14,000-19,000 | Customs Clearance depending on vehicle size. |
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| ¥125,000-144,000 |
Approximate total Japan side charges not including the price of the vehicle at auction. |
Additional costs include shipping to the designated country, domestic customs clearance, duties and taxes as well as compliance and registration fees. Please check destinations for information on these costs in your country or region.
The following additional certificates are required in some countries:
- ¥9,000: JAAI Inspection Certificate.
- ¥2,450: Certificate of Origin from Chamber of Commerce.
Japan Car Direct provides excellent service, at a price that is tough to beat.
A document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company. It serves as a document of title, a contract of carriage and a receipt for goods.
A truck trailer body that can be detached from the chassis for loading into a vessel, a rail car or stacked in a container depot. Containers may be ventilated, insulated, refrigerated, flat rack, vehicle rack, open top, bulk liquid or equipped with interior devices. A container may be 20 feet, 40 feet, 45 feet, 48 feet or 53 feet in length, 8'0" or 8'6" in width, and 8'6" or 9'6" in height.
A Term of Sale where the seller pays the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination, but the risk of loss of or damage to the goods, as (continued) well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time the goods have been delivered on board the vessel, is transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods pass the ship's rail in the port of shipment. The CFR term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
A Term of Sale where the seller has the same obligations as under the CFR but also has to procure marine insurance against the buyer's risk of loss or damage to the goods during the carriage. The seller contracts for insurance and pays the insurance premium. The CIF term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
An International Term of Sale that means the seller fulfills his or her obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks to loss of or damage to the goods from that point. The FOB term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
When vehicles are presented to the auction house for sale, the auctioneers undertakes a rigorous inspection of the vehicle prior to the auction and prepares an Inspection Report for prospective buyers to view. This is effectively a 3rd party inspection, as the inspection is not commissioned by the private individual, dealer or corporation submitting the vehicle for auction, and this seller has no control over the contents of the auction house's report; moreover, the auction houses apply flat fees for the vehicles appearance at auction (i.e. they have no vested interest in the vehicle itself). They tend to be very strict with the recording of any perceived faults (as well as fairly representing the sales features of the vehicle), and for good reason - there is a claim/return procedure to which the auction house can be held accountable should the condition of the vehicle not be represented wholly and accurately on the Inspection Report.
An itemized list of goods shipped to a buyer, stating quantities, prices, shipping charges, etc.
A document, issued by a bank per instructions by a buyer of goods, authorizing the seller to draw a specified sum of money under specified terms, usually the receipt by the bank of certain documents within a given time.
Broadly, insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea. Marine insurance typically compensates the owner of merchandise for losses sustained from fire, shipwreck, etc., but excludes losses that can be recovered from the carrier.
Original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, is a term that refers to containment-based re-branding, namely where one company uses a component of another company within its product, or sells the product of another company under its own brand. OEM refers to the company that originally manufactured the product.
A quotation in the form of an invoice prepared by the seller that details items which would appear on a commercial invoice if an order results.
Proxy bidding is a system that allows you to bid the maximum amount you are willing to pay for a vehicle with the possibility of winning the vehicle for less. Your bid is kept secret from all other bidders as the auction proceeds. The system will automatically enter your lowest possible winning bid and continue to increase your bid until your maximum bid is reached. If all other bidders stop bidding before your maximum bid is reached, you will win the vehicle for the amount of the final bid plus a standard 3,000 yen increment. You pay the lowest possible winning bid and do not have to pay the full amount of your maximum bid. If there are two or more identical “winning” bids, the bid that was placed first will win the vehicle.
A shortening of the term, "Roll On/Roll Off." A method of ocean cargo service using a vessel with ramps which allows wheeled vehicles to be loaded and discharged without cranes.
The most common payment method that requires the use of cable or telegraph to remit funds. Money does not move physically. The order to pay is wired to an institutions’ casher to make payment to a company or individual.
Known as “shaken” in Japanese. This bi-yearly inspection and component replacement regime also includes mandatory liability insurance, weight tax, vehicle tax and can cost upwards of $1,500 US. New vehicles depreciate at a considerably faster rate than in other countries, and beyond a certain mileage (50,000 miles/85,000 km) it becomes economically prohibitive to renew the “shaken,” as the resale values approach residual. This stringent (some say draconian) system, coupled with the Japanese zeal to own the latest models, gives rise to an abundant number of used vehicles in great condition reaching the auctions every day. The bi-yearly “shaken” also makes tampering with the odometer very difficult as a running record of the car’s mileage is kept and vehicles that deviate from this record are marked on the auction house inspection reports.
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Import Rules & Info
PARTS: New, Rebuilt, Used
PARTS PARTS PARTS !!
Let JCD take care of all your parts needs. As a licensed dealer we get a discount on new parts at all of the major manufacturers. We also have an excellent relationship with the local wrecker. There we can use their Japan wide network and order the exact used or rebuilt part you need. All you need to do is scan and mail, or fax us a copy of your export certificate to assure we get the correct parts for your vehicle. We will then have your part mailed directly to you for a nominal service fee.
LOWER FEES !!
Due to the high yen exchange rate with all other major currencies, JCD has temporarily reduced our service fee. We have cut our fee 80,000 yen to 65,000 yen to give our customers a break from the poor exchange rates. Our service fee per vehicle is further reduced with the number of vehicles per shipment:
Let JCD take care of all your parts needs. As a licensed dealer we get a discount on new parts at all of the major manufacturers. We also have an excellent relationship with the local wrecker. There we can use their Japan wide network and order the exact used or rebuilt part you need. All you need to do is scan and mail, or fax us a copy of your export certificate to assure we get the correct parts for your vehicle. We will then have your part mailed directly to you for a nominal service fee.
LOWER FEES !!
Due to the high yen exchange rate with all other major currencies, JCD has temporarily reduced our service fee. We have cut our fee 80,000 yen to 65,000 yen to give our customers a break from the poor exchange rates. Our service fee per vehicle is further reduced with the number of vehicles per shipment:
1-2 vehicles/shipment = 65,000yen
3-4 vehicles/shipment = 60,000yen
5-7 vehicles/shipment = 55,000yen
8+ vehicles/shipment = 50,000yen
Let us take care of you. We'll work to find the best available vehicles at the very lowest possible price!!
