say if you pay 3k for a mr2 in japan how much on top is it to ship it and have that esva test done? o and the customs tax thingy?

it all depends if you do it yourself or through an importer.

 

if its done through an importer the taxes and test should be included in the final price.

check out importers websites for possible duty and test costs as most show them

hth

gaz

I think you're looking at between £800 - £1200 But I could be wrong.

Hi Compton-Jay, remeber you only need to do the esva test if the car is less then 10 yeard old (1995+), and it cost about £500 plus your car will need to be standard (no body kits etc). If the car's more than 10 years old, all you need is an MOT.

say if you pay 3k for a mr2 in japan how much on top is it to ship it and have that esva test done? o and the customs tax thingy?

Yes, have imported over 100 cars from Japan.

There is a very simple rule of thumb, whatever it cost in auction double it to get it on the road in the UK. Therefore:

If auction price is £3,000 then you need £500 Japanese transport & dereg, £650 roll on roll off shipping (more if in container). Then 10% duty on the £4150 so far ie £415, then 17.5% VAT on £4565 ie £799. Total £5365 to get to UK, then there are port fees and transport from the docs which are between £160 - £300 depending how far you are from the docks. If over 10 years old you need to convert speedo and put in rear fog light, get it MOTed and then pay for first registration fee. Bringing the total cost to approx £6000 for your £3000 purchase in Japan.

If the car is under 10 years old it can only go through an SVA if there are model reports available, they are not available for many cars.

if a 1991 300 tt i've seen in japan cost 2k then what will the final cost be?

 

whats the cheapest way to do it?

well if you work it out on ronflat's previous reply it'll be around double