Import Regulations for Japan Used Cars

Comprehensive guide to vehicle import requirements worldwide. Regulations updated regularly.

Global Vehicle Import Regulations
American Samoa Flag

American Samoa

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Angola Flag

Angola

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
  • 3 years or newer for light vehicles
  • 5 years or newer for heavy vehicles
Australia Flag

Australia

  • Vehicle must be 20 years or older
  • Exceptions for collectors cars
  • Right-hand drive only
Import approval required
Bahamas Flag

Bahamas

  • Only vehicles of year 2007 or newer
Bangladesh Flag

Bangladesh

  • 4 years or newer
  • L/C base
  • Import license required
Barbados Flag

Barbados

  • 4 years or newer
  • Mileage less than 50,000 km
  • No restriction for heavy-duty
Belgium Flag

Belgium

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Bolivia Flag

Bolivia

  • Vehicle must be 4 years or newer
British Virgin Islands Flag

British Virgin Islands

  • Port Basseterre requires notify party in St. Kitts
Brunei Flag

Brunei

  • All vehicles 5 years or newer
  • Right-Hand-Drive only
Bulgaria Flag

Bulgaria

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Cambodia Flag

Cambodia

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Canada Flag

Canada

  • Vehicle must be 15 years or older
Cape Verde Flag

Cape Verde

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Congo Flag

Congo, DRC

  • Vehicles must be 20 years or newer
Costa Rica Flag

Costa Rica

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Cyprus Flag

Cyprus

  • Vehicle must be 5 years or newer
Dominican Republic Flag

Dominican Republic

  • 7 years or newer
  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Egypt Flag

Egypt

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
  • Diplomats only
El Salvador Flag

El Salvador

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Equatorial Guinea Flag

Equatorial Guinea

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Estonia Flag

Estonia

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Ethiopia Flag

Ethiopia

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
  • Special conditions apply
  • CIF term only
Fiji Flag

Fiji

  • 5 years or newer
  • Comply with Euro 4 standards
  • Import permit required
France Flag

France

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Gabon Flag

Gabon

  • Vehicle must be 3 years or newer
Ghana Flag

Ghana

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Gibraltar Flag

Gibraltar

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Greece Flag

Greece

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Guatemala Flag

Guatemala

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Guinea Flag

Guinea

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Guinea-Bissau Flag

Guinea-Bissau

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Guyana Flag

Guyana

  • Vehicle must be year 2010 or newer
Haiti Flag

Haiti

  • Vehicle must be 20 years or newer
Honduras Flag

Honduras

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Iraq Flag

Iraq

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Italy Flag

Italy

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Jamaica Flag

Jamaica

  • Motor cars: 5 years or newer
  • Light commercial: 6 years or newer
Japan Flag

Japan

  • Price for vehicle only
  • Tax, inspection, registration required
Contact sales staff for details
Jordan Flag

Jordan

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Kazakhstan Flag

Kazakhstan

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Kenya Flag

Kenya

  • Vehicle must be 7 years or newer
  • Right-Hand-Drive only
Liberia Flag

Liberia

  • Vehicles above 20 years prohibited
  • Exceptions for special machinery
  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Lithuania Flag

Lithuania

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Malaysia Flag

Malaysia

  • Vehicles between 2 and 5 years old
  • Import Permit Required
Marshall Islands Flag

Marshall Islands

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Martinique Flag

Martinique

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Mauritius Flag

Mauritius

  • Cars/SUVs: 1.5 to 4 years
  • Trucks/Buses: 7 years or newer
  • Vans: 4 years or newer
  • Right-Hand-Drive only
Moldova Flag

Moldova

  • Vehicle must be 7 years or newer
Morocco Flag

Morocco

  • Vehicle must be 5 years or newer
Mozambique Flag

Mozambique

  • Nacala: shared container default
Other methods available upon request
Namibia Flag

Namibia

  • Vehicle must be 7 years or newer
  • Right-Hand-Drive only
Nauru Flag

Nauru

  • Vehicle must be 2003 or newer
New Zealand Flag

New Zealand

  • Very strict import regulations
Confirm with sales representative
Nicaragua Flag

Nicaragua

  • Vehicle must be 10 years or newer
  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Nigeria Flag

Nigeria

  • Vehicle must be 15 years or newer
  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Oman Flag

Oman

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Pakistan Flag

Pakistan

  • Passenger cars: 3 years or newer
  • Buses, Vans, Trucks: 5 years or newer
Panama Flag

Panama

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Peru Flag

Peru

  • No more than 5 years old
  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Philippines Flag

Philippines

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
  • Import Certificate required
Reunion Flag

Reunion

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Rwanda Flag

Rwanda

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Samoa Flag

Samoa

  • Vehicle must be 7 years or newer
  • Right-Hand-Drive only
Senegal Flag

Senegal

  • Vehicles must be 8 years or newer
Sierra Leone Flag

Sierra Leone

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Singapore Flag

Singapore

  • Vehicle must be 3 years or newer
  • Right-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Slovenia Flag

Slovenia

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Somalia Flag

Somalia

  • Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
Sri Lanka Flag

Sri Lanka

  • Vehicle must be 2015 or newer
  • Right-Hand-Drive Vehicles only
  • Transaction by Letter of Credit
Sudan Flag

Sudan

  • Left-Hand-Drive vehicle only
  • Import License necessary
No Ro/Ro shipment. Container only
Suriname Flag

Suriname

  • Sedans: 8 years or newer
  • Other types: 10 years or newer
  • Import Licence required
Switzerland Flag

Switzerland

  • Copy of Export Declaration required
Taiwan Flag

Taiwan

  • Left-Hand-Drive vehicle only
  • Over $20000 need import permission
Thailand Flag

Thailand

  • Import to government organizations only
Timor-Leste Flag

Timor-Leste

  • 4 years or newer
  • Sed