Importing from Japan
03 September 2005, 01:45 AM
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Importing from Japan
Has anybody tried importing a Scooby direct from Japan if so how about did you make a reliable contact in Japan and what are the procedures?
I take it I can't just **** a Scooby over and start driving it on the road.
I take it I can't just **** a Scooby over and start driving it on the road.
03 September 2005, 08:43 AM
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im in the process of shipping a 03 sti over, i had to make full payment by telegraphic transfer within in 2 working days.then when it lands you have to pay 17.5% VAT and 10% duty. i also rang model reports up who recomend the SVA centre in liverpool docks who do a full sva test and register the car etc etc for £2k so you can just drive the car away from the docks 
03 September 2005, 01:11 PM
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Id advise against trying to import a car yourself. There are so many hurdles and even more opportunities to get ripped off. Virtually everyone Ive spoken to has had the **** taken over something, when Ive looked at their charges. If youre interested, Ive mentioned all of the pitfalls / problems in previous posts at some length.
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03 September 2005, 05:25 PM
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how did you find the car in Japan?
have you got a contact for Model Reports (if thats who you used for the SVA)?
how did you find the car in Japan?
have you got a contact for Model Reports (if thats who you used for the SVA)?
i have been watching some company in japan for a year now and decided to buy one, you need to make sure the car is a respectable price as there is loads of charges etc to be added. you dont really need to get a model report for the car to pass the sva test but if you do it guarantees the car will pass as they have all the things to bolt onto the car to make sure it pass's
just remember if you do import one yourself you have got virtually 30% to add on for vat and duty then a futher £2k to cover for everything to get the car on the road for the UK so that a big lump to add to the cars price
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03 September 2005, 06:06 PM
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anything over 10years old does not need a sva test,its about 7-800 quid for shipping...then you have customers and vat to pay...but it can work out cheaper thats why there are so many dealers about....if you want to PM me your number a friend of mine works for YA logistics in Southampton which is a shipping agent and he can give you loads of advice and all good trustworthy people in japan
03 September 2005, 06:10 PM
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as for a model report,im pretty sure if the car is under 10 years old then it needsa a model report...my mate has a honda in his compund which ive never heard of...he is waithing to find out if its over 10 years old as there is not a model report...if its newer then it aint going on hte road
03 September 2005, 09:01 PM
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i have spoken to the dvla/sva centres about model reports. andif you buy a model report your car has to match that model report exactly hence the £2k but if you take a chance on doing it your self you can just SVA the car but it has to meet all UK standards plus for my year car im importing it needs a lean ecu plus a catted exhaust which the liverpool docks sva centre all cater for
04 September 2005, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by John McAndrew
anything over 10years old does not need a sva test,its about 7-800 quid for shipping...then you have customers and vat to pay...but it can work out cheaper thats why there are so many dealers about....if you want to PM me your number a friend of mine works for YA logistics in Southampton which is a shipping agent and he can give you loads of advice and all good trustworthy people in japan
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04 September 2005, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by stevebt
i have been watching some company in japan for a year now and decided to buy one, you need to make sure the car is a respectable price as there is loads of charges etc to be added. you dont really need to get a model report for the car to pass the sva test but if you do it guarantees the car will pass as they have all the things to bolt onto the car to make sure it pass's
just remember if you do import one yourself you have got virtually 30% to add on for vat and duty then a futher £2k to cover for everything to get the car on the road for the UK so that a big lump to add to the cars price
just remember if you do import one yourself you have got virtually 30% to add on for vat and duty then a futher £2k to cover for everything to get the car on the road for the UK so that a big lump to add to the cars price
A vehicle thats less than ten years old but manufactured before 311296 will require an SVA test (not an E-SVA); this doesnt require a Model Report and may be the cause of your confusion.
Hope that this helps.
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04 September 2005, 04:35 PM
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it was an estimate,thats why i said i would give him the number of a friend who works for Y A logistics in southampton who would be able to give him accurate advice and good contacts in Japan...my price came from an estima which we were having a coversation about the other day
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