Carimport has a new design. Same advisors and the same calculator, rebuilt so every cost is easier to find. The previous site is still available.

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Five tools, three services, one advisor

Everything we built for your import

Five tools that show every number and step, three services that hold the price, arrange the loan and bring the paperwork to you.

The tools we built

Five tools that price the car, check its history and track it home, the same ones our advisors work in every day.

01

Import calculator

The first question is always what the car will cost on the road. The calculator answers it in about 30 seconds, using the same duty structure and exchange rate your quotation is built on.

What you see

Vehicle price, exchange rate, CIF fees, duty and the final import price, each on its own line.

  • Built on the real duty structure

    Import duty, excise and sales tax are applied the way customs applies them, by engine capacity and vehicle type, not as a flat percentage on the price.

  • The week's exchange rate

    The rate refreshes every Sunday following UOB, and it is the same figure your written quotation is built on, so the estimate and the quote agree.

  • Every line itemised

    Handling, shipping, port charges and duty are listed one by one. 100% itemised, nothing rolled into a single figure you cannot question.

Try the calculator
Time to a price
About 30 seconds
Lines itemised
100%
Markets covered
Japan, the UK and Australia

02

Auction reports

No one wants to import someone else's problem. For any Japanese chassis number we pull the original auction sheet and its condition notes, so the car's history is on the table before it makes your shortlist.

What you see

Grade, mileage, accident history and every inspector's note, translated by your advisor.

  • The original auction sheet

    The inspector's sheet from the auction house where the car last sold, with its grade, recorded mileage and every marked scratch, dent and repair.

  • Read back in plain language

    Auction sheets are handwritten in Japanese shorthand. Your advisor reads the codes and notes back to you, so a grade means something before you decide.

  • Any car, not only ours

    Run a report on a chassis number you found yourself as easily as on one we shortlisted. The history is checked before the car is bought, not after it lands.

Search a chassis number
Search by
Japanese chassis number
Delivered
Instantly after purchase
Kept
In your account after purchase

03

Dealer-only listings

Most of Japan's best used cars sell at dealer-only auctions the public never sees. Your advisor opens a private catalog from that network, refreshed daily, so you choose from 200k+ cars, the same supply the dealers do.

What you see

Lot, venue, mileage, grade and the opening bid for each car, with photos and the inspection sheet behind every listing.

  • Auctions the public never sees

    Licensed dealers bid at the auction houses where Japan's trade-ins and lease returns are sold. We buy through that network, and the catalog is where you see it.

  • Refreshed every day

    New lots appear as each auction house publishes its list, so what you are looking at is this week's supply, not a stock list that has been sitting for months.

  • Evidence behind every listing

    Photos, the inspection sheet and the opening bid sit behind each car, so you compare on condition and price together rather than on a headline figure.

Cars in the network
200k+
Catalog
Refreshed daily
Bidding
We bid inside your ceiling

04

Order tracking

An import runs for 8 to 12 weeks across two countries, and silence is the worst part. Every payment, document and approval sits on one timeline, and WhatsApp tells you the moment the car moves.

What you see

Down payment, documents, AP and shipping papers, showroom arrival and delivery, each dated as it happens.

  • One timeline for the whole import

    Down payment, documents and images, AP and shipping papers, showroom arrival and delivery. Each step is dated the day it completes, in the order it happens.

  • WhatsApp at every move

    Your advisor messages you the moment a step completes, so you never have to ask where the car is or whether a payment was received.

  • Documents kept with the order

    Every document you send us and every approval that comes back stays attached to the order, ready whenever you or the bank need it again.

Runs for
8 to 12 weeks from Japan
Updates
On WhatsApp, at every step
Advisor
The same one, start to finish

05

Advisor check

Anyone can claim to work for us. Enter the phone number you were given and the tool confirms whether it belongs to a Carimport advisor, before any money moves.

What you see

The advisor's name and photo, or a clear not-found result with our official WhatsApp to report it.

  • Search by phone number

    Enter the number that messaged you. The tool checks it against our advisor list and answers on the spot, no account needed.

  • A verified profile

    A match shows the advisor's name and photo, so the person quoting you a price is someone we stand behind.

  • Report anything that does not match

    A not-found result comes with our official WhatsApp, 016-572 2518, so you can flag it to us before any payment is made.

Check an advisor
Checks
Any number given to you
Result
Advisor profile, or not found
Official WhatsApp
016-572 2518

What we take care of

Three commitments on every import: the price you sign holds, the loan fits your budget, and the paperwork comes to your door.

01

Price Lock

Your quotation is fixed the day you confirm it, so the number you planned around is the number you pay.

How it works

  • You confirm the quotation

    The on-the-road total is written down with every line itemised, and that is the figure we lock.

  • The total stops moving

    From that day the figure on your order is the figure we work to. Your quotation is not re-priced after you confirm it.

  • You pay the number you planned around

    The balance at delivery matches the quotation you confirmed. Options you add later are quoted on their own.

What is locked
The on-the-road total
After you confirm
The total is not re-priced
Locked from
The day you confirm

02

Financing

We work with bank officers who finance imported cars, for up to 90% of the car. Your advisor prepares the application and follows it through, and we take no commission from the bank.

How it works

  • Tell us your budget

    Your advisor works out the down payment and monthly figure you are comfortable with before the car is bought, not after.

  • We arrange the loan

    The application goes to the bank on your behalf, for up to 90% of the car depending on the model and your profile.

  • Documents collected from you

    Payslips, statements and identification are collected at your door as part of the door-to-door service, and we follow the approval through.

Loan we arrange
Up to 90%
Arranged by
Your advisor, with the bank
Documents
Collected from your door

03

Door-to-door service

Your advisor drives to you to collect, prepare and submit every document, from the AP application to JPJ registration. You never queue at an agency counter.

How it works

  • We come to you

    Your advisor collects the paperwork at your home or office, at a time that suits you, and prepares every form on the spot.

  • We queue so you do not

    The AP application, Puspakom inspection and JPJ registration are submitted and followed up by us, with each one dated on your tracking timeline.

  • Handover your way

    Collect at our Klang showroom or have the car brought to your door, registered and ready to drive.

Collection
At your home or office
Submitted for you
AP, Puspakom and JPJ
Handover
At your door or our Klang showroom

Questions about the tools and services

Straight answers on what is free, what is fixed, and what your advisor handles.

No. The calculator, the advisor check and order tracking come with buying through Carimport. Auction reports for cars you are researching on your own are sold per report, with the price shown before you buy.

It is a close estimate built on the current duty structure and the week's exchange rate. Your written quotation is the binding figure, and once you confirm it, Price Lock holds it.

The on-the-road total in your written quotation. Once you confirm it, that figure stands until handover, and options you add later are quoted separately.

We work with bank officers who finance imported cars, for up to 90% depending on the model and your profile. Your advisor collects the documents from you and puts the application in front of them, then follows it through. Approval and the amount are the bank's decision, and we take no commission for the referral.

The auction network is open to licensed dealers only, so your advisor opens a private catalog for you from your brief and refreshes it as new cars are listed. You browse the catalog, we handle the bidding.

Use the advisor check. Enter the phone number you were given and it confirms whether that person is a Carimport advisor. If it comes back not found, message our official WhatsApp at 016-572 2518.

At every milestone: payment received, documents approved, car shipped, arrived, inspected and registered. Each step is dated on your tracking timeline and sent to you on WhatsApp as it happens.

More questions, answered on the full FAQ

Want a number for your car?

Every fee itemised before you commit.

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Carry on from here

The process the tools slot into, and the rest of the site.

How it works, six steps, one price

The whole process from finding the car to handover, told step by step with the costs shown along the way.

Questions, answered plainly

Duties, timelines, AP permits and financing, covered in the full FAQ.

About Carimport, since 2013

The advisors, the showroom and the 4,000+ deliveries behind the tools on this page.

Put the tools to work

Price the car you want in 30 seconds, or tell us what you are looking for and an advisor takes it from there.

Your cost price in 30 seconds.

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What are you looking for?

Come with a car in mind, or none at all.