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Import cost calculator

Last updated 2026-07-04. This is the editorial calculator used inside the pricing guides. It gives a first-pass landed number using static freight, duty, insurance, port, and compliance assumptions so buyers can compare routes on the same basis.

Methodology: Defaults assume a container shipment from Yokohama to Long Beach, $1,200 ocean freight, $400 marine insurance, a 2% insurance reserve, $350 port fees, and $2,500 in compliance-shop work on a 25-year-eligible US car. Rates are static so the page stays citable.

Planning tool

Estimate your landed cost

Start with the Japan-side number, then add the fixed costs buyers often forget. Change the destination, duty scenario, and currency to pressure-test the deal.

Estimated landed total

Vehicle price
Shipping
Insurance reserve
Marine insurance
Import duty
Port fees
Compliance shop

Spot rate for this static calculator: 1 USD = 161 JPY. Refresh this line when the article data refreshes.

This first version does not include auction fees, financing, import VAT, local sales tax, or country-specific registration taxes such as Ireland VRT or Singapore COE.

The 25-year US exemption is a compliance rule, not a duty waiver. The 0% duty option exists only as a manual scenario input.

What this version includes

Japan-side vehicle price in JPY or USD
Origin port choice: Yokohama, Kobe, or Nagoya
Destination country, shipping method, insurance, duty, port fees, and compliance cost
Itemized output in the destination currency or a major comparison currency

What this version does not include

Auction-fee layering such as USS, TAA, or Yahoo Japan buyer fees
Financing and exchange-rate slippage between quote and payment
Destination-side VAT, registration tax, or local incentives
Unexpected repair work found after the car lands

Estimate your landed cost

What this version includes

What this version does not include

Pricing guides that use this calculator