Want to buy a used car from Japan?

Then you must need to know the freight charges, it is important while importing any Japanese used cars, machineries, buses, bikes, trucks or auto parts to check what are the shipping charges to be paid along with the vehicle cost. Some time the charges for the shipment may be too much comparing with the vehicle or machinery you are buying.

Most of the dealers provide their shipping rates applicable to different countries at their relevant sites itself, so that buyers or importers of these used vehicles can decide immediately and can place the order. However still for confirmation and for negotiation they do ask the dealers again by sending emails with their requirement.

All these charges are basically based on M3 sizes (Cubic Volume of the Vehicle). Every vehicle type having different M3 sizes, which effect the shipping cost as well. More the M3 size, more will be the shipping cost. Most of the buyers, import their required used vehicles in bulk manner so that they can minimize the shipping cost.

To calculate shipping cost to your country you must need to know 2 main things as M3 size of the vehicle & Rate of per M3 size.

Please check the M3 Sizes of different types of vehicles:

• Car: 9.5 M3
• Sedan: 9.5 M3
• Coupe: 9 M3
• Hatchback: 10 M3
• Trucks: 33 M3
• Wagons: 13 M3
• Pickup: 15 M3
• SUV: 15 M3
• MUV: 15 M3

Some of the M3 sizes of different models:

• Toyota Corolla: 9.5 M3
• Toyota RAV4: 17 M3
• Toyota Land Cruiser Prado: 17 M3
• Starlet: 9 M3
• Mitsubishi Pajero: 17 M3
• Toyota Hiace:16 M3
• Toyota Caravan: 18 M3

Some of the Rates per M3 sizes for different shipping ports:

• Ghana, Tema > US$ 150 per M3
• Cameroon, Douala > US$ 125 per M3
• Nigeria, Lagos > US$ 125 per M3
• Uganda, Mombasa > US$ 106 per M3
• Jamaica, Kingston > US$ 120 per M3
• Trinidad & Tobago, Port of Spain > US$ 140.00 per M3
• Russia, Vladivostok > US$ 69.00 per M3
• Kenya, Mombassa > US$ 95.00 per M3
• Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam > US$ 85.00 per M3
• South Africa, Durban > US$ 85.00 per M3
• Malawi, Dar-es-Salaam > US$ 105.00 per M3
• Sri Lanka, Colombo > > US$ 55.00 per M3
• UAE, Duabi > US$ 60.00 per M3
• UAE, Abu Dhabi > US$ 60.00 per M3
• UAE, Sharjah > US$ 60.00 per M3
• Saudi Arabia, Dammam > US$ 96.00 per M3
• Australia, Brisbane > US$ 70.00 per M3

The total amount can be figured with the following ways:

M3 OF VEHICLE X M3 RATE IN US$ = FREIGHT

For Example, if you want to find out FREIGHT for a sedan car, which is to be imported from Japan to Australia - Brisbane Port.

Size of Sedan Car = 09.5 M3
Freight Charges = US$ 63 Per M3
Calculation will be 09.5 x 63 = US$ 598.5
Freight Charges of Sedan for Brisbane Port will be US$598.5

For complete freight charges to your country, please visit at Japanese Used Car Portal

Used vehicle sales in Japan in the first half of 2009 stood at 2, 81, 478 units, the lowest level in 25 years for a first half, an industry body said recently in Tokyo. Sales of secondhand vehicles, excluding mini vehicles with engines of up to 660 cc, fell 3.9 percent in the January-June period from a year earlier, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said.

The data showed that used vehicle sales in the six-month period have registered year-on-year decreases for nine straight years since 2001. Association officials said the decline was probably attributable to sluggish consumption caused by the global economic downturn and a trend for young people to buy fewer cars.

“The number of good quality used vehicles fell in line with the shortage of used vehicles stemming from slumping new vehicles sales,” an association official said. In June alone, the figure was down 2.7 percent from a year earlier to 337, 558 units, declining for the fifth straight month.

Association data showed that sales of used passenger cars fill 4 percent from the year before to 1, 877, 122 units.

Sales of used trucks came to 245, 965 units, down 2.6 percent, while the figure for used buses was down 4.3 percent to 8,322 units.

If you are looking used vehicles from Japan, please visit at : www.JapaneseCarTrade.com