What are the import restrictions?
Import Regulations vary by country. Countries that need to undergo an inspection test in Japan, countries that need to take an inspection locally, countries that do not need it in particular, countries that have yearly regulations and can only import unused new cars within 5 years from registration, conversely, unless 25 years have passed, some countries cannot be imported.
See below for details.
| Area | Country | Vehicles | Commercial Vehicles | Inspection |
| Africa | DRC | No regulations | ||
| Kenya | Right steering, Registration Manifacture A year or more delay for registration is not allowed |
QISJ | ||
| Mauritius | Manifacture = 1.5 years old | Manifacture | JAAI/JEVIC | |
| Mozambique | No regulations | INTERTEK | ||
| Nigeria | Left steering, (15 year-or-more-old Vehicles after Manifacture are not allowed) |
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| South Africa | Importation is not allowed | – | ||
| Tanzania | No regulations (Additional tax if 10 years or less passed after its manifacture) |
JAAI / EAA | ||
| Uganda | No regulations | JEVIC / EAA | ||
| Zambia | No regulations | JEVIC / EAA | ||
| Europe | Cyprus | Registration | Registration | – |
| Ireland | No regulations, (Tax fee for vehicle registration and road varies based on the amount of CO2 emission) |
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| United Kingdom | No Regulation | – | ||
| Russia | Registratoin >= 3 years old All cars need to have automatic emergency device | – | ||
| Oceania | Australia | Import permission application needed | – | |
| New Zealand | 3 digit emissions code, Electronic stability control (ESC) attached |
MPI | ||
| Fiji | 3 digit emissions code for LPG&Diesel Manifacture | JEVIC | ||
| North& South America |
Bolivia | Manifacture Vehicles with repairation history are not allowed | Manifacture Vehicles with repairation history are not allowed | – |
| Canada | Manifacture >= 15 years old | – | ||
| Chile | Importation is not allowed | – | ||
| Dominican Republic | Left steering AND, Manifacture | – | ||
| Jamaica | Passenger car:Manifacture SUV:Manifacture | Small commercial: Manifacture
Bus: Manifacture = 12 years old Truck:= 15 years (depending on tonage) |
ATJ | |
| Peru | Manifacture Mileage | Manifacture Mileage | – | |
| Suriname | Manifacture | Bus | – | |
| Trinidad | Manifacture | – | ||
| Asia &Middle East | Bangladesh | Right steering AND, Manifacture | 1250-2000cc taxi Registratoin | JAAI |
| India | Importation is not allowed | – | ||
| Kazakhstan | Left steering | – | ||
| Malaysia | First Registratoin >= 1 years old | – | ||
| Mongol | No regulations (No tax for cars for Manifacture | – | ||
| Myanmar | Importation is not allowed | – | ||
| Pakistan | Only for private use | – | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Left steering | – | ||
| Sri Lanka | Registration | Small commercial: Registration Big commercial: Registration | JAAI/JEVIC/Bureau Veritas | |
| Thailand | Importation is not allowed | – | ||
| UAE | Left steering | – | ||
| Vietnam | Left steering | – |
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