When buying a new car in Japan, overseas buyer has risk to receive a used car with tempered documents showing as new vehicle.
To avoid risk of vehicle condition fraud, Japan Inspection Organization “JIO” conduct physical inspection of each vehicle and verify document contents with automakers in Japan and Bureau of Transportation under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism “MLIT” as well.
A certificate verified that the vehicle is new and un-used will be issue after inspection & verifications.
The application is accepted for vehicle(s) still in Japan. The cars already shipped to overseas countries are not eligible to apply for certificate.
Fee for passenger car: Japanese Yen 30,000 per certificate (Currency exchange rate)
Fee for Truck/Bus/Heavy Machinery: Certificate fee for Truck, Bus and Heavy Machinery contact us at inquiry@japaninspection.org
How to apply: Applications are accepted by online form by click here