Importing Safety Regulations?

Question

What safety regulations would I have to meet to import a sixth gen. Toyota Celica from Japan

Answer 1

Most motor vehicles manufactured outside the United States conform to USA bumper, emission and safety standards, because these motor vehicles are going to be exported to and sold within the United States.

This means that it is very unlikely that you will find a vehicle outside the United State that meets all relevant car importing standards.

Importing Japanese Cars or importing cars into the USA from any country requires that they meet safety standards as outlined in the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 as revised in 1988 in the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act; to air pollution control standards as outline in the Clean Air Act of 1968 and amended in 1977 and again in 1990; and to the bumper standards of the 1972 Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act that were effective in 1978.

Answer 2

IT would have to meet USA emissions standards among headlight standards possibly crash standards . a lot of Grey market cars cannot be fixed to pass or the cost is way more than can ever be recouped. Check this out before buying or you may buy a car you never can register.