How do I ship my JDM car to US. on military orders?

Question

I have a 1999 Toyota Funcargo that I want to ship on military orders. Does any one know how to do this or have done it.

Answer 1

Funcargo,

I was on Okinawa and wanted to ship a car back (2001).

I was told it had to have American specs, including passive restraint devices - which this car had, but not DOT approved. It would have cost approx. $5,500 to have them installed in the US. I would have to post a bond equal to the installation when shipping the car from Japan to Long Beach, CA or Seattle. Thus, up front I would have had to pay $11,000.

I made several calls to service places in the Seattle area. A few said they 'probably' could do the work, but wouldn't guarantee they could. Thus - I would have to pay them, and risked loosing the bond.

I gave up on the idea - to risky expense wise.

Since 2001 policies may have changed - but my prediction would be they got worse. Protectionism.

Do your research early.

"Ranger"

Answer 2

You will have to pull the engine out ship it to the states as a parts car and get it registered as a kit car once you put the engine in you might want to check out some skyline forums about this those guys are the import experts there are a lot of way of doing this and not having to pay to have all the safety equipment but they a illegal email me for the info. I'm wondering how I'm gonna ship my corvette to Japan.

Answer 3

if tis a car you cant register in the us, my hubby wants a skyline. he said if you get it shipped to lets lsay like canada and have it registrered up there your good and the only trick is you have to take it out of the country one day a yr and cananda has a big car show so it all works out. my hubby has a found a way to get any car in the world over to the us and be perfectly legal to drive it

Answer 4

Contact your Out Bound TMO office.  You are supposed to attend a counseling session with the Out Bound Office anyways.  They will have all the answers for you.