Thank you for your interest to buy a car from Japanese Auctions.

Buying a car is the second most significant investment, and we expect you to invest 10 minutes of your time in understanding the concept of Importing.

Car selection is endless in Japan. For example, USS auctions trading up to 10,000 cars per day! And there are 81 auctions all over Japan we can buy from.

Over 120 million people are living in Japan, and since they are a motoring nation too, a wide variety of cars in excellent condition flowing into Auctions every day. With our help, you can tap into this source too. 

Prices are the lowest, and even Japanese car dealers buy from the same auctions. Cars cost less in Japan, because they produced there, and market is huge due to the large population, driving prices down.

Every car is independently checked and has a written report in Japanese - we translate it to you. For most auctions, we can do a physical inspection before we buy the car. We update you with Auction list translation and inspection results in our Electronic Office and via email.

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After you register for Auction access, start placing test bids online, we'll update you with extra information about each car.

Have a look at example. Auction List is for Mitsubishi Outlander 2L Hybrid. Some parts are in Japanese.

After our translation, much more information becomes available.

B interior - good interior condition, FMC (Forward Collision Mitigation), LDW (lane departure warning system), ASC (Active Stability Control), rear view reversing camera, radar cruise control, keyless entry, aftermarket memory car navigation system and TV, factory original aero styling package, electric vehicle charging cable. Exterior paintwork has minor scratches minor dents, interior light grime, other marks as per map. 4WD ( four-wheel-drive), AAC (auto air conditioner), AWs (factory original alloy wheels), PS (power steering), PW (power windows), AB airbag(s), HID headlights, fog lights, push button. e

Japanese as a nation are honest and of high integrity people. Auctions are regulated too. Even small things like steering-wheel wear, or glue mark on the dashboard - all goes into an auction list. All significant things described too, helping us to make correct decision. This is what we love about Japanese Auctions - transparency and honesty in their car description.

So we have a great variety of thoroughly inspected high-quality vehicles at lowest prices going for Auction every day. 

Process of buying a car from an auction

The process is simple. Get access to Japanese car auctions. Registration free link is at the end of this PDF.

Search cars on our website. As a registered member, you can place bids on cars you like. We will give our recommendations, tell you if it’s a good car to buy or not and why, update you with Auction List translation and inspection results, and recommend to adjust bidding amount if necessary.

Normally communication is done by email, in our Electronic Office and by phone calls. For selected auction houses we can do a physical car inspection, as part of the service.

$1000 deposit will be required before we buy the car. Can pay to our ANZ account or by credit card through PayPal.

Before you made a deposit, can place test bids. After deposit, we can buy you a car.

After we win the car, within 1-3 days, Nick will email a tax invoice. Payment is to our ANZ account.  

We do all importing and customs clearance and vehicle compliance in New Zealand on your behalf.

We will update you with car arrival date, pictures from the port, more info about car pick up and registration. We always keep you updated about the progress.  

It takes 3-5 weeks to receive the car after we buy it. We have two ships leaving Japan monthly.

For how much cars sell at Japanese Auctions?

On our website, we have Sales Statistics - where three months of sales data shown, with almost 2 million car sold prices displayed.

Sold prices are in Japanese yen, so use our Importing Calculator. Enter a Japanese Yen amount in C3 cell, to see the total cost to import.

Example of Importing Estimate if the car cost 800,000 yen to win at auctions. 

How much can you save?

Most of our customer's savings are around $2000 to $5000.

More expensive a car - more the saving will be. If the total cost of the vehicle you want to import is $10,000 - your savings will be around $2000.

If a car is $15,000 - savings are around $3000.

On more expensive cars - importing yourself can save you over $5000.

If car cost over $40,000 - can save $10,000++ by importing.

What you can expect from us:

We will attend to your bidsUpdate you with auction list translationsArrange inspections for selected auctionsRecommend you cars to bid on and advice on priceGive you our opinion and advice about each auctionAfter we win your car, we’ll email tax invoice. Payment is to our ANZ accountWe arrange all importing process on your behalf, update you with arrival date and pictures from the portWe arrange car compliance when the car arrives in New Zealand

What you can do:

Search for cars using our websiteGet familiar with the importing process and questions.Place bids online, confirm your final bidding amountMake a $1000 deposit before we buy a carAfter we win, make a paymentGet updates from us and wait for the car to arrivePick up the car from compliance and register it under your nameEnjoy driving it and have a good story to tell

Things to know about Importing

Shipping to all ports in NZ is the same priceCar is insured all the way from Japan to New ZealandAuctions updated hourly, best times to check at evenings and morningsFeel free to place bids - we will communicate with you first, then bidWe import vehicles to NZ since 2009, and the first imported car was back in 1998 You can count on our help, support, and expertise.

Next step

Login to your newly created account. Links below.  You will see Japanese Auctions and Sales Statistics icons.

Use search filters, if something goes offside, click on the Home grey color button and search for your car again.

Links

Free Registration link: https://auc.importyourcar.co.nz/registerHome link: https://auc.importyourcar.co.nz/How to place bids: https://importyourcar.co.nz/how-to-place-bidQuestions and Answers: https://importyourcar.co.nz/faq

Think of us as a team. We will combine your commitment and our knowledge to win the car you will enjoy driving.

Best Regards from our Importing team:

Ricky - your personal sales assistant Chris - your personal sales assistant Nick - quality control, sales and invoicingJamie - marketing and pictures from the portVincent - Japanese side quality control and inspectionsAlex - documentation and paperwork, keys, SD cards, cables

Japanese Auctions - here you find a car you want to bid on

Sales Statistics - here you can check sold before cars and prices

Our recent feedback:

We got a really great car from this crew and we are very very happy that we used their team. The car was nicer than we expected from the auction sheet which shows how meticulous they are. Overall- Inspection and report 10/10 Ease of process 9/10 Communication 8/10 Actual car (Volvo C30) 10/10 Overall Yes we will definitely recommend this team! Thank you very mush. Great job! Josh - Gisborne

Thank you guys for your great service, helped to import a good car, and save heaps of money, definitely will deal again. Alex - Amberley

More feedback on our Trade Me page: https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=736092842