madmax_926 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 been lookin on jap import sights cant believe how cheap starlets go for there is a kitted glanza for sale at the moment roll caged up etc has been in accident and repaired at some point but it only goign for 20k in yen which is still dirt cheap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan507 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 yeah, ive seen a R34 2.5 turbo go for 3,000 shipped with VAT!ok it was an auto.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmax_926 Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 its crazy man does anyone now much about shipping costs and taxes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan507 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 shipping is about 600-700 pending on who you use and the vat is 17.5% on what you pay for the car in the auctions.soon to be 20% Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Glanza Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I'm importing my new car at the mo and it is nt cheap.u don't pay the vat at the auctions you pay when the car gets to it's destination.how it works is you pay the freight on board price to get to the ship then you have to pay shipping say£500.then when it lands you pay 10% duty on the fob price plus the shipping costs then the vat is taken from the total of the fob plus the shipping charge plus the duty charge.so your getting taxed on tax.then you gotta pay customs charge and agent fees.And at the mo the exchange rate is crap it used to be 200yen to 0.86p now it's 126yen to 0.86p.yes it does work out a little cheaper some times it all depends on the car.I'm saving a grand importing mine over buying one here but you can get starlets dirt cheap now so don't see the point in importing one really Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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