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A guide to imporing cars from Japan
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Tebes
#11 Posted : Friday, October 08, 2010 5:34:36 PM
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holycow wrote:
Very informative indeed. Telegraphic Transfer charge is 0.25% of the wired amount. I've come across Paytrade, wonder if its the Paypal equivalent in the vehicle importation world.
@Holycow With pay-trade, you pay them money, they hold the money, informs the exporter that it holds funds until they receive shipping documents from the exporter. That way your funds are guaranteed payback if vehicle is not shipped but all this come at a fee. Pay-trade charges a minimum of 150 dollars. You will add this amount to the agreed CIF cost of the vehicle, and send to an advised account in favor of pay-trade.
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bartum
#12 Posted : Friday, October 08, 2010 8:09:53 PM
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VJ kindly assisst me answer following questions. 1)who are best clearing agents you use. 2)the cheap and best in quality car export company in japan. Regards
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Vj
#13 Posted : Friday, October 08, 2010 10:22:47 PM
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bartum wrote:
VJ kindly assisst me answer following questions. 1)who are best clearing agents you use. 2)the cheap and best in quality car export company in japan. Regards
@Bartum Personally I use Agility logistics as my clearing agent, over time i have developed a great relationship with them to the extent they pay my duty so the car is released on time. I have also had good experiences with Romark freight and Mitcell Cotts. I have found that Jans trading, Al Ain Japan and Papera have lower prices and reliable service for common cars like toyota and nissan, for top luxury cars and 4x4's IBCjapan and SBTjapan are quite competitive. The key thing when searching for a car is to look around for a car that meets your needs and negotiate aggressively. Be sure to clarify all you doubts
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Vj
#14 Posted : Friday, October 08, 2010 10:38:55 PM
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Tebes wrote:
Pay-trade charges a minimum of 150 dollars. You will add this amount to the agreed CIF cost of the vehicle, and send to an advised account in favor of pay-trade.
Tebes is right about what Pay-trade is, it was introduced due to a number of rogue car dealers operating from tradecarview.com who fleeced around 1 million dollars from unsuspecting customers. However Pay-trade is quite expensive as it charges 3.5% of the cost of the car with a minimum charge of $150. As there are plenty of reliable and trusted exporters, there is no point in paying for such a service.
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livie
#15 Posted : Monday, October 11, 2010 1:12:57 PM
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thanx @vj very informative, was looking to import my own soon,wouldnt mind droppin u a line....please let me have you mail mines's wanyama(at)dr(dot)com
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bartum
#16 Posted : Monday, October 11, 2010 1:35:32 PM
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Vj wrote:
bartum wrote:
VJ kindly assisst me answer following questions. 1)who are best clearing agents you use. 2)the cheap and best in quality car export company in japan. Regards
@Bartum Personally I use Agility logistics as my clearing agent, over time i have developed a great relationship with them to the extent they pay my duty so the car is released on time. I have also had good experiences with Romark freight and Mitcell Cotts. I have found that Jans trading, Al Ain Japan and Papera have lower prices and reliable service for common cars like toyota and nissan, for top luxury cars and 4x4's IBCjapan and SBTjapan are quite competitive. The key thing when searching for a car is to look around for a car that meets your needs and negotiate aggressively. Be sure to clarify all you doubts
thanks alot VJ
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seppuku
#17 Posted : Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:51:11 PM
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Very informative. Thanks a lot. I have bookmarked this page for when I will need to buy a car.
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half_empty
#18 Posted : Tuesday, October 12, 2010 2:51:53 PM
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Good stuff VJ. Once paid extra duty after being told that the first payment was rejected by KRA for being insufficient. Something to do with the model having more specs compared to the one listed on CRSP. Now wondering whether my clearing agent set me up.
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mukiha
#19 Posted : Tuesday, October 12, 2010 3:01:01 PM
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mukiha
#20 Posted : Tuesday, October 12, 2010 3:02:33 PM
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What I cant understand is why KRA doesn't have a duty calculator on their website; or do they?
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