Other Services

Sell your car today with Lease Japan. Get a free estimate of your car’s value at your home or office.

Japanese used cars are popular in markets overseas, which means someone out there is looking for your vehicle, and Lease Japan is here to connect you with them! We are the easiest way to get rid of your properly registered car in Japan.

The process is simple.

You make an appointment
We evaluate your car at your home or office
We make you an offer
If you approve it, we will purchase your car from you

It does not get any easier than that, and we can offer this service almost anywhere in Japan through our service partners. If the car is not worth much, for example, if the shaken is about to expire, you may still be able to get rid of it at no cost to yourself. Instead of de-registering and junking the car yourself and paying the disposal fees, we can take it off your hands for free and try to sell it for something.

The cars we buy are sold at an auction site, and most go overseas. These kinds of auctions are business-to-business operations whose customers are usually car dealerships abroad. If you are interested in trying, we can register your car at the auction for you and manage the sale for a fixed fee. Our experts will make sure you get the best price for your vehicle.

What could be easier than that?

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Lease Japan is an official “Designated Store,” which means that we can sell cars and car parts without charging Sales Tax.

Who is eligible?

diplomats
diplomatic agents
envoys
foreign service personnel
members of the diplomatic service
members of the foreign service
embassy officials
embassy personnel
embassy staff

You must also possess an official “Menzei Card” (or Duty exemption card) to be eligible for this exemption.

What is required?

You must show your “Menzei Card” to a staff member of LeaseJapan when placing an order for a Car or Car part and must also provide LeaseJapan with the appropriate completed form. This form is called the “Certificate of Tax Exemption Purchase for Foreign Establishments.” For car purchases, you must be contracted to stay in Japan for a minimum of 24 months from the time the car is registered in your name. If both the Mezei Card and the appropriate form is lodged with Lease Japan, you will be exempt from paying Japanese sales tax.

Other Requirements:

You must be in Japan for a minimum of 24months. For car purchases, you must be going to stay in Japan for another 24months from the date that the car is registered in your name.

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Lease Japan can assist you with shipping your car back home or wherever you wish to send it.

We ship to most countries where laws and regulations permit. We currently offer this shipping service in the Tokyo and Nagoya/Chubu areas. States have rules about what can and cannot be shipped, and often require tests before one is allowed into the country. Therefore we highly recommend that you contact the customs department in the destination country to get the most up to date information on import regulations for Japanese used cars.

Payment of Freight Costs will depend on the type of shipping:

FOB: Free On Board, this is the vehicle purchase price plus the cost of processing. Freight will be paid on delivery at the destination.
C&F;: Cost and Freight, which is the vehicle purchase price, the cost of processing, and the cost of freight.
CIF: Cost, Insurance, and Freight, which is the vehicle purchase price, the cost of processing, cost of insurance, and cost of freight.

Our Service includes:

Collecting the car from you (as long as it is in the Nagoya/Chubu/Mie or Tokyo area)
Delivering the car to the shipping company;
De-registering the car and obtaining the Export Certificate;
Lodging the Shipping Invoice and all necessary documents with the shipping company;
Sending the Customs Invoice, Bill of Lading, and all necessary documents to you by courier and informing you of the arrival date.

For more information on how we can assist you in shipping your vehicle and a free quote, please fill in the form below and submit it. Once we receive this information, we will contact you to begin the process. We will endeavor to do our best to make this process as smooth and stress-free as possible.

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Used Car Registration

By Japanese law, local authorities need to be notified when the owner of a vehicle changes. The same is required if the owner or user changes their address too. The owner must note any changes on the vehicle’s registration document (Vehicle Road Worthiness Test Certificate).

First, an application for a parking permit needs to be lodged with the local police station, and then with the Transport Department by the owner of the vehicle, or through a proxy.

How long does this process take?

The issuance of the parking permit from the local police station takes about three working days. A further day is then required to complete the registration process at the Transport Department.

What documentation do I need?

The following documents are required, and under Japanese law, both documents should be kept in the vehicle logbook inside the car. The Japanese name for each is in parenthesis.

Vehicle Road Worthiness Test Certificate (車検証 / sha-ken-sho)
Compulsory Insurance Certificate (自動車損害賠償責任保険証明書 / ji-dou-sha-son-gai-bai-shou-seki-nin-ho-ken-shou-mei-sho)

You will also need to obtain the following documentation from the relative parties:

Parking Consent Certificate (保管場所使用承諾証明書 / ho-kan-ba-sho-shi-you-shou-daku-shou-mei-sho)
Seal Certificate (印鑑証明書 / in-kan-shou-mei-sho)
New Vehicle Owner’s Power of Attorney (新しい所有者の委任状 / sho-yuu-sha-no-i-nin-jou)

If a third party owns your future vehicle, you will be required to submit all of the above; plus:

Former Vehicle Owner’s Seal Certificate (印鑑証明書 / in-kan-shou-mei-sho)
Former Vehicle Owner’s Power of Attorney (前所有者の委任状 / sho-yuu-sha-no-i-nin-jou)
Certificate of Transfer (譲渡証明書 / jou-to-shou-mei-sho)

I don’t know where to get all of these documents. Can you help?

The new owner can obtain the ‘Parking Consent Certificate’ from the management company of their house/apartment. Lease Japan will supply templates of ‘Power of Attorney’ and ‘Certificate of Transfer’ if required. The new owner can obtain all other documentation from their local City/Ward office.

All certification documents should have been obtained within 3 months of registering the car to be valid.

What is the next step?

After all of the documentation has been obtained, please contact Lease Japan for an estimate.

How much will this cost?

Our standard fee is set at JPY100,000 before tax per vehicle for this service. In addition, there are actual costs involved during the registration process. These include but are not limited to the Parking Application fee, Registration fee, and Acquisition Tax. (Where applicable)

Lease Japan will pay all actual costs at the time of application, and will add all actual costs to the service fee charged by Lease Japan.

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