Table of customs duties for passenger cars

Rules for customs clearance of vehicles

In fact, customs clearance of vehicles begins even before the trip to Japan.
A few days before departure, you should decide on the model of the car, and then pay a customs deposit. You can calculate the approximate amount of customs clearance costs, focusing on the vehicle that is being purchased. The amount of the deposit depends on:

• the cost of the purchased car;
• expenses for its transportation;
• age, engine size and load capacity of the machine;
• the amount of mandatory fees;
• car owner status (individual or legal entity);
• the cost of clearance at customs (excise duty, customs duty and VAT).

When the deposit amount is paid with a reserve, customs clearance takes place without problems. If there is not enough money, the car will not pass customs.

If the value of the deposit exceeds the costs at customs, the difference will be returned to the owner within 60 days.

When making a deposit, the future owner is issued a customs receipt. The procedure may take up to 2 months.

Features of buying a car in Japan

It is most profitable to purchase a “Japanese” car in Japan, since a very low price is offered for domestic cars here. This is especially true for used options with mileage. The state has a policy of replacing gasoline cars with more environmentally friendly vehicles, so they are usually sold for pennies. But you won’t be able to buy them here second-hand, since the country has its own system for selling used equipment. There are special auctions for this purpose. The largest of them are:

• TAA.
• ARAI.
• AUCNET.
• JAA.
• BCN.
• BAYAUC.
• ASNET.

Find a great car with them

quality in any configuration easily at a competitive price. Almost all presented items will have low mileage, regular maintenance and an impeccable history (no accidents or serious breakdowns). The Japanese market is considered one of the largest, so you can find vehicles with any requirements and characteristics here. An item is entered into the auction catalog only after a thorough check, which increases the security of the transaction and gives confidence in the “cleanliness” of the car.

What documents are required for customs clearance of a Japanese car?

Registration of the purchased car can be carried out in the city where the car arrived from Japan. At the customs checkpoint, the car owner is required to present:

• completed customs declaration TD-6;
• insurance policy for the purchased car;
• customs certificate and receipt;
• a package of documents for the purchased car - certificates identifying the car, proof of ownership, foreign registration certificate (originals and copies).

Registration in a neighboring country

Old cars are very cheap in Japan: a minibus with a 2.4 liter engine can be bought for no more than 200,000 rubles and delivered to Russia.

You can register such a vehicle in Abkhazia or Armenia, because there are different rates for importing cars: the older it is, the cheaper it costs to clear customs.

What to do:

• buy a car at an auction in Japan;
• deliver it to Armenia and clear customs;
• register in your name;
• pay customs duties in Russia.

Customs clearance procedure

Customs clearance of a car from Japan to Russia occurs in several stages. The first - making a deposit and receiving a customs receipt - is described above.

When the vehicle has already been purchased and the owner accompanies it on delivery, he must:

1. At the customs checkpoint at the port of unloading, fill out the declaration TD-6, in which you indicate:
   VIN number of the car;
2. car make and model;
3. vehicle as accompanying luggage.
4. Submit the package of documents for the purchased vehicle to the customs control point, which will process internal transit and return the documents. After completing the procedure, the date of arrival at the customs terminal with the purchased car is set.
5. On the appointed day, come to the temporary storage warehouse of the terminal and leave the car there. Within 1–3 days, customs officers will check all the characteristics of the car with the information in the documents.

If the car owner does not accompany the vehicle personally, when filling out the customs declaration TD-6, he must additionally enter the container number and the name of the cargo ship. Please note that the car is not accompanied by luggage.

Possible difficulties

Japanese car auctions have not only advantages, but also a number of disadvantages, due to which the user faces certain difficulties. First of all, it should be noted that no resource provides a complete guarantee of purchasing a car in perfect condition, and that after the start of operation, it will not fail. Portals have their own approach to evaluating each position, so before purchasing it is worth clarifying the classification in order to understand which car is represented behind all the staged photos. In addition, other problems may arise:

1. For the most suitable car, another participant may offer a higher price and it will be inappropriate to purchase it.
2. Due to unnecessary upgrades and tuning, difficulties may arise with the vehicle at the border.
3. Transportation by sea from Japan to Vladivostok, if you choose the wrong company, can increase the cost of the car several times (double, sometimes triple).
4. All necessary documents for customs clearance were not collected. For import you will need a Certificate of Registration, Customs Invoice, Bill of Lading. They are usually sent by courier, but sometimes they can be forgotten without a reminder.

To avoid getting into a difficult situation, many people prefer to use the services of intermediaries. Brokers already know all the likely problems in the distillation process, so with their help the procedure is carried out faster. But do not forget that they charge extra money for their servants.

Cost of customs clearance of Japanese cars

How much does it cost to clear a car from Japan through customs? Those wishing to purchase a vehicle in the Land of the Rising Sun need to know this in order to navigate the amount of the customs deposit.

The cost of customs services is charged at the same rates, regardless of which country the car is imported from.

If there is no time or desire to deal with customs clearance, this task can be entrusted to a customs broker. His services cost from 10 to 15 thousand rubles.

If the car is less than 3 years old, its customs clearance depends on the cost and is 48% of this amount if the vehicle cost more than 350 thousand rubles. If the price of the car is less, its new owner will pay 54% of the cost of the vehicle to customs. When the car is older than 3 years, the cost of customs clearance depends on the age and engine size.

If it is necessary to clear customs a car manufactured in Russia, the duty rate is 1 euro per cubic centimeter of engine volume. The cost of customs clearance also depends on the type of power unit - gasoline, diesel or electric motor. Customs services are paid in rubles at the current euro exchange rate.

How to clear customs for a car with a hybrid engine?

In modern conditions, every car enthusiast, when choosing a vehicle for his own use, strives to combine the following parameters:

• practicality;
• saving;
• modernity.

An excellent way out of the situation is to bring in and clear customs a car with a hybrid engine. This type of vehicle is at the peak of popularity today. “Hybrids”, which include a gasoline and electric engine, are considered fashionable and in demand, both in Ukraine and abroad. In particular, an increasing number of vehicles with hybrid engines are offered by sellers from the European Union. It would seem, buy, bring and enjoy.

However, everything is easy only in theory; in fact, the questions of how to clear a hybrid car through customs, how to calculate customs duties and whether it is worth turning to professionals for support are quite complex and require careful consideration.

Is it possible to reduce the cost of customs clearance?

How to cheaply clear a car through customs in Russia and who has the right to pay less? According to the current legislation of the Russian Federation, citizens who have the status of refugees or migrants for permanent residence may not pay the state duty. This rule is valid for 3 years from the date of entry into the territory of the Russian Federation. If a rare car that is more than 30 years old is purchased abroad, its owner is also exempt from state duty.

In order to reduce customs clearance costs, you need to buy cars that are 3-5 years old with a power unit capacity of up to 2 liters. In this case, the total cost of purchase and customs clearance will be optimal.

To find out the cost of government services, use. To do this, just enter information about the car.

There is another option - to buy a Japanese car imported into one of the countries of the Customs Union. In addition to the Russian Federation, it includes Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The duty in these countries is lower than in the Russian Federation.

If the car owner has a residence permit in another country, his vehicle does not require customs clearance.

Foreign trade with Japan

In 2021, the volume of trade between Russia and Japan decreased by 4.51% compared to 2021. The total economic losses reached almost $959 million. The amount of trade turnover last year amounted to $20 billion. The trade balance was positive.

Russia's exports to Japan also decreased by 8.84%. The main categories of supplies were: mineral products (three quarters of the total turnover), jewelry, metals, wood, etc. The total export volume reached 11 billion US dollars.

In turn, imports increased, albeit slightly by 1.60% compared to 2021. The most popular categories of Japanese goods on the Russian market are: machinery and transport, chemical products, metals and mineral products. The total volume of imports reached $8.9 billion.

Japan ranks 9th in Russia's foreign trade turnover. Despite the decline in trade, it managed to move up one position over the course of the year.

Is it possible to drive a Japanese car that has not cleared customs?

The car is not registered on the territory of the Russian Federation in case of temporary import. In this case, the driver has the right to travel on Russian roads for 6 months. If he is a foreigner, then the period of legal use of an uncleared Japanese car increases to 1 year. In other cases, driving a car that has not passed customs control is subject to administrative or criminal liability:

• If the information in the documents does not correspond to the vehicle data, a fine of 2,500 rubles is imposed.
• In case of illegal import of a car into the territory of the Russian Federation, the owner will be fined an amount equal to three times the cost of the car.
• If a car owner has evaded paying customs duties on a large scale (more than 1 million rubles), he will pay a fine of 500 thousand rubles.
• Evasion of payment on an especially large scale (more than 3 million rubles) is punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years.