Japan Partner is a used cars dealer/exporter and Japanese used cars auctions agent.
You can purchase vehicles both from our stock and from Japanese used cars auctions. Japan Partner Inc. will prepare all required export paperwork and clearance and will arrange shipping to New Zealand. We ship RO-RO to Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton. If you are a dealer in New Zealand and want to save on shipping costs, we can ship also in 20ft (1-2 cars) and 40ft (3-4 cars) containers. » car shipping costs
All vehicles are subject to a GST (goods and services tax) of 15%. Invoice FOB price is taken as a base for GST.
Import entry transaction fee - $29.98 NZD
Biosecurity system entry levy - $19.98 NZD
All new or used motor vehicles, including motorcycles, imported into New Zealand must be certified by NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)-approved certifiers as complying with New Zealand legal requirements, before they can be registered for use on public roads in New Zealand.
The purpose of certification is to establish that a vehicle complies with relevant approved vehicle standards, and is still within safe tolerance of those standards. The applicable standards depend on the vehicle type and date of manufacture and/or first registration.
Certification requires the identification of the vehicle and the sighting of documentation to prove its original compliance with approved standards. NZTA-approved certifiers must be satisfied with any documentation provided for certification and may request confirmation or additional information. The certification process also consists of a physical inspection of a vehicle to ensure that:
» the vehicle has not been modified
» replaceable components are original, or replacements comply with approved standards
» the vehicle and its components and systems are still within safe tolerance of their state when manufactured
Basically all unmodified vehicles made in Japan after 2005 with Euro-4 engines can be certified in New Zealand
» New Zealand Customs Fact Sheet
Some popular Japanese cars cannot be certified in New Zealand because they were manufactured
