Car/Vehicle Shipping Cost from Tokyo to Tulsa, Oklahoma

Shipping a car from Japan to the U.S. generally costs $2,000 to $5,000+ for ocean freight, depending on method (shared container vs. RORO) and destination port, plus significant extra fees for duties (2.5%), brokerage, paperwork (DOT/EPA compliance), and local delivery, often totaling $4,000 to $10,000+ landed, especially for classic 25+ year old JDM imports.

Three years after purchase, every new car has to go through an expensive inspection process, and once every two years after that. Furthermore, vehicles older than 10 years have to pass the inspection every year. As a result, most car owners in Japan write off their cars after 10 years and buy new ones.

Japan has some of the most competitive new vehicle costs in Asia and the rest of the globe. This is due to Japan's vast economy, which allows for ``scale economies,'' as well as the fact that automobiles made locally do not need to be shipped as far for sale.