What Cruisers do you want imported to the US?

[ToyotaDyna]

For sure! There should be a lower Tariff on over 25 years old.

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[lilevo]

For sure! There should be a lower Tariff on over 25 years old.

Maybe, but then there would be 100 other exemptions and exceptions to the rule vs. a blanket policy.

Realistically this should have happened a long time ago.

I already have people messaging me about buying more cars now since I already sell them at almost a break even level

 

[lilevo]

False alarm! Looks like 25 year cars are exempted from the additional tariffs.

 

[AdamFire]

Negative.

They are exempt from the blanket auto tariffs. They are not exempt from the country specific tariffs.

Japan is 24% + 2.5% older tariff = 26.5%

 

[lilevo]

If that's the case, that sucks. The good news is the reciprocals will go away once countries start giving in.

 

[AirheadNut]

False alarm! Looks like 25 year cars are exempted from the additional tariffs.

Negative.

They are exempt from the blanket auto tariffs. They are not exempt from the country specific tariffs.

Japan is 24% + 2.5% older tariff = 26.5%

Not that I doubt you, but do you have any documentation for this? I've heard it both ways recently, the EO about automotive tariffs doesn't specify new or used so I wasn't sure. I would assume that the tariff would be calculated on country of origin rather than country of export (such as importing a JDM vehicle from Canada would still incur a Japan tariff?).

 

[AdamFire]

It’s already changed again.

10% blanket tariff + 2.5 auto tariff = 12.5%

Per my export broker in Japan. I have another vehicle coming next month, so we’ll found out then.

 

[AirheadNut]

Hard to keep up with the changes any more!

 

[lilevo]

Now is the time to get the best deals in auction due to buyer tariff cold feet. Bidding competition is more likely to be sparse.

 

[lilevo]

My latest sales:

$11k 1995 Prado manual trans SOLD - $11,000 1995 KZJ78 Land Cruiser SX Manual Transmission - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/11-000-1995-kzj78-land-cruiser-sx-manual-transmission.1357528

$10k 1998 Aristo 2JZ-GTE 33k miles SOLD - CA: 1998 Toyota Aristo 33k miles Twin Turbo - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ca-1998-toyota-aristo-33k-miles-twin-turbo.1351210/

$10k 1999 Aristo 2JZ-GTE Vertex For Sale: JZS161 1999 Toyota Aristo V300 Vertex Edition 2JZ-GTE Turbo - Tanin JDM - https://taninjdm.com/for-sale-jzs161-1999-toyota-aristo-v300-2jz-gte-turbo/

$11k 1995 Prado SOLD - 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado KZJ78W - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1995-toyota-land-cruiser-prado-kzj78w.1347347/

$17,5 1995 HDJ81 SOLD - 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ81V - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1995-toyota-land-cruiser-hdj81v.1348328/

 

[lilevo]

210k, manual transmission HZJ77 sold for $12k

 

[AdamFire]

you fail to mention that the HZJ77 has been both graded as a 3 and R. That thing is clapped out with accident history.

 

[lilevo]

Even so, it still sold for 12k in that condition.

What I've learned the past 8 months is buyers in the US don't really care. They just want to pay the lowest price possible, that's it.

I've sold 4 grade cars and 2 grade, and R grade cars all for almost the same price because that's just what the market dictates.

Ones that are graded 3-4 and listed for 20-25k in the US just sit for an eternity and sometimes never sell because people will gladly buy something priced 10-15k lower that's still acceptable to US used car standards.

 

[AdamFire]

I’m sure someone would care if you’re selling them a car with accident history and not disclosing it.

 

[lilevo]

Everything is disclosed. It just doesn't directly affect the selling price.

 

[lilevo]

Real nice low mileage HZJ76, coil spring front, bidding starts at 25k