Total Landed Cost Explained — From Hammer Price to Your Port
“Landed cost” is the total to get a car from a Japanese auction to your port. Here is every line, in the order it’s added.
The build-up, line by line
| Line | What it is |
|---|---|
| Hammer price | The winning bid — paid to the auction, not to us. |
| Commission | Our agent fee: a flat ¥35,000 up to ¥1,000,000, then 3.5% of the hammer price above that. |
| Export Package | Auction-house fee + inland transport (covers up to ¥10,000) + export handling. |
| Inspection | Where your country requires a pre-export inspection (JEVIC/QISJ etc.), billed per destination. |
| = FOB | The car loaded on the ship in Japan. |
| Ocean freight | RoRo or container to your port — varies by country and vehicle size. |
| Marine insurance | ~0.25% of FOB, minimum ¥3,000. |
| = CIF | Your total cost to your destination port. |
What’s not in the landed cost
Your own country charges import duty, VAT/GST, and registration on arrival, assessed on the CIF value. These vary by market and are paid locally — see your country import guide. We never include them in our quote because only your customs authority can set them.
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Everything above is in Japanese yen. The landed-cost calculator gives a live FOB and CIF for any hammer price, country, and vehicle size, with an indicative US-dollar figure at CIF. For the shipping terms behind these lines, see Incoterms.