Buy & Import

Used genuine Silvia and 180SX windscreens sold for ¥5,000 to ¥34,100 on Yahoo! Auctions (4 sales); new aftermarket glass ¥21,000 to ¥38,500. Oct 2026.

New ORIGIN Labo. GT wings cost ¥63,700 to ¥91,100 ex-tax. Why a 1.7 m wing misses EMS's 1.5 m limit and how it ships instead, checked 16 Oct 2026.

Used front-mount intercoolers for the S14 and JZX100 were listed on Yahoo! Auctions at ¥5,489 to ¥43,989 on 13 Oct 2026. Prices, damage checks, EMS limits.

A used A'PEXi Power FC for an SR20DET sold for a median ¥49,800 on Yahoo! Auctions Japan, April to October 2026. Still in A'PEXi's catalogue at ¥140,800 new.

Japan dealer medians plus landed cost against a year of US auction results: a JZA80 Supra still lands about $12k under US sales; an R32 GT-R or FD does not.

Sold prices for SR20DET, 1JZ-GTE, 2JZ-GTE, RB25, RB26 and 4A-G engines on Yahoo Auctions Japan in the 120 days to 1 Oct 2026: medians, ranges, what is included.

ORIGIN Labo. Combat Eye covers are ¥19,600 to ¥37,200 a pair ex Japanese tax as of 30 Sep 2026, in four versions for the S13, S14, S15, JZX100, R34, Z33 and 86.

SHIBATIRE sells only from its Japanese shop. R23 240 drift compound ¥14,850 per 265/35ZR18 as of 14 Sep 2026; which compound to pick and how a set leaves Japan.

All 41 ORIGIN Labo. FRP aero kits cost ¥102,100 to ¥125,200 ex Japanese tax after the 16 May 2026 price rise. Every kit and part by chassis, read 29 Sep 2026.

Six ORIGIN Labo. aero lines fit the S13, 180SX, S14 and S15, all ¥102,100 ex-tax per 3-piece kit as of 29 Sep 2026. What each is and which front end it fits.

ORIGIN Labo. pillowball arms for S13 to S15, R32 to R34 and JZX90/100: tension rods ¥20,000, upper arms ¥24,000, tie rods ¥13,000 a pair ex-tax (30 Sep 2026).

ORIGIN Labo. front fenders: ¥35,000 a pair ex Japanese tax up to +55 mm, ¥39,400 in +75 mm; rears ¥28,400 to ¥38,300 (30 Sep 2026). Widths, ducts, owner notes.

Buying a drift car in Japan and leaving it there: the garage certificate, the 2 km rule, ¥39,500 road tax and the deregistered option. Checked 22 Sep 2026.

Genuine ORIGIN Labo. JZX100 Drift Line kit ¥102,100 ex Japanese tax (about $638) as of 30 Sep 2026; one “Origin Labo style” replica lists at US$729. Four.

A welded cage is long steel tube. Japan Post stops at 1.5 m, Yamato at 170 cm per side, and a Saito 6-point starts at JPY 99,000 in 2026.

Kaaz, Cusco, OS Giken and Nismo compared with official 2026 prices (¥137,500–¥184,800), real Minkara reviews, final-drive logic and R180/R200 fitment traps.

The US $800 de minimis ended on 24 June 2026. What duty, VAT and GST you pay on used JDM drift parts in the US, UK, Australia, NZ and Canada.

ジャンク, 現状渡し, ノークレーム・ノーリターン and 15 more phrases on Yahoo! Auctions and Mercari drift-parts listings, decoded from the official help pages on 4 Sep 2026.

Steps to bring a 25-year-old drift car (S13, S14, JZX100) from Japan into the US: HS-7 Box 1, EPA Form 3520-1 Code E, 2.5% duty. Checked 4 Sep 2026.

Your proxy says it cannot ship this. Japan Post grades car parts by name: airbags, gas dampers and used fuel tanks are refused. What still moves.

A JDM front clip (half-cut) from Japan has no published price and no postal route: the listings are collection-only and it moves as freight. Checked 7 Sep 2026.

The two prices on every Japanese used-car listing, why the bigger one is wrong for an export buyer, and a field-by-field decoder from the official rules.

JWL and VIA stamps explained, the EMS weight wall, and the published proxy rules that quietly refuse a mounted set of wheels and tyres out of Japan.

Australia's asbestos ban has no low-level setting, and a used car gets a full internal inspection unless it was cleaned in Japan. What the border checks.

Japan's cheap Bride and Recaro buckets carry an FIA clock that is already running. The dates, labels, withdrawn models and damage that make one scrap.

Export deregistration, the registered seal you cannot get from abroad, the six-month clock and the ¥500 fee — the Japanese registry step, verified.

New Zealand's catch is not an age rule — it's LVV certification. Entry certification, what a drift build triggers, 0% duty, 15% GST, verified 25 Aug 2026.

Engines are a named dangerous good in Japanese mail — air and sea. Verified weight ceilings, forwarder bans and the real routes for a used gearbox or diff.

Canada's 15-year rule, Australia's 25-year concessional RAV route and the UK's no-age-bar path — the real duty and tax rates, and what's reachable in 2026.

Auction sheet grades, damage codes and the R-grade trap, read off Japan's own inspection rules — and why you cannot bid at a Japanese auction yourself.

Collection-only listings hold Japan's cheapest drift hardware, and no proxy will buy them. Verified platform rules and real domestic collection costs.

Buy JDM drift parts from Japan and ship them overseas: Buyee, ZenMarket, FROM JAPAN, RHDJapan and UP GARAGE fees, the 70 kg size cap, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Which discontinued genuine parts are still being remade in 2026 — GR Heritage, NISMO, Mazda, Honda — and what to do when your chassis isn't on the list.

Volumetric weight math, proxy size ceilings, crate logic and the transit cracks that ruin JDM aero — the oversized half of buying drift parts from Japan.

How the US 25-year rule works (NHTSA and EPA), which drift chassis are legal in 2026, the S15 rolling window, and how Canada and Australia differ.

Auction agent, stock exporter, or private sale? How the 3 routes work, the real cost stack from hammer price to your port, and how to manage condition risk.

Paying a Japanese parts seller from overseas: why cards and wires fail, what a ¥4,000 inbound bank fee buys, and the routes that work in 2026.

How to import a drift car from Japan, stage by stage: age rules, buying, the ¥500 export deregistration, shipping, duty from 0% to 10%. Re-checked 16 Sep 2026.

Economy checked baggage is 23 kg a piece. What JAL, ANA and Qantas accept as car parts in 2026, what they refuse outright, and what has to go as freight.

Japan Post pays the sender, not you: EMS covers ¥20,000 with no declared value and the claim is filed in Japan within 6 months. Checked September 2026.

EMS stops at 30 kg and 1.5 m. DHL Express takes 70 kg pieces of 120 x 80 x 80 cm. Picking a route for JDM drift parts, checked September 2026.

ORIGIN Labo, 326POWER, URAS, Kazama Auto and Car Modify Wonder: the order route each one actually publishes, and 5 ways it stops at Japan. Checked 16 Sep 2026.

A bare SR20DET or 1JZ has no postal route out of Japan and no proxy takes it. Ceilings, the freight route and the listing words, checked 19 Sep 2026.

EU duty on a used JDM drift car is 10%, or 0% under the Japan EPA if origin is proved. VAT 19% Germany, 21% Netherlands, 23% Poland. Checked 17 Sep 2026.

Japan Customs and JAF on temporarily importing a car: the carnet routes, the 1-year clock, JAF's ¥5,000 authentication and road legality, verified for 2026.

Japan's 4-tier angle ladder with official prices — ¥6,655 rack adapters to ¥385,000 Cusco kits — Minkara install diaries, rack failures and shaken facts.

Used HKS GT turbos for the SR20 sold for a median ¥76,800 on Yahoo! Auctions. Prices, shaft-play checks and how a turbo ships from Japan, Sept 2026.

A bare S13 shell is 4,470 mm long and fits a 20 ft container, but no proxy will move it and it is not a registered car. Checked 20 Sep 2026.

Used Z33 350Z 6-speed gearboxes sold for a median ¥90,000 on Yahoo! Auctions (7 complete units, 120 days to 1 Oct 2026). Codes, adaptors and shipping.

Used genuine Silvia doors sold for a median ¥15,000 on Yahoo! Auctions, single front fenders ¥16,000 and boot lids ¥20,000. Prices and shipping, Oct 2026.

Used R33/R34 GT-R Brembo front caliper pairs sold for ¥52,000–¥81,000 on Yahoo! Auctions, Jul–Sep 2026. Z33 and Akebono prices and EMS rules, Oct 2026.

Used R154 gearboxes sold for a median ¥173,000 on Yahoo! Auctions (17 complete units, 120 days to 1 Oct 2026). Rebuild prices, EMS limits and shipping.

64 used genuine S13, S14, S15 and 180SX dashboards sold on Yahoo! Auctions Japan for ¥31 to ¥167,200, Apr to Oct 2026. None offered overseas delivery.

Used S14 coilovers sold for a median ¥35,500 on Yahoo! Auctions. TEIN, HKS, BLITZ and CUSCO overhaul prices per damper, and how gas dampers ship, Oct 2026.

HPI FRP doors for the S15 list at ¥107,800 a side and VERTEX 4 mm polycarbonate 180SX door glass at ¥55,000, checked 23 Oct 2026. Makers, prices, shipping.

Used genuine S15 HID headlight pairs sold for ¥20,000 to ¥120,000 on Yahoo! Auctions Japan, Apr to Oct 2026. S13, S14, 180SX prices, replica tells, EMS limits.

110 used propeller shafts for the S13, S14, S15, 180SX and Toyota JZ cars sold on Yahoo! Auctions Japan for ¥1,000 to ¥250,000, Apr to Oct 2026.

99 used SR20DET, 1JZ and Silvia body wiring harnesses sold on Yahoo! Auctions Japan for ¥3,300 to ¥125,000 between May and October 2026.

Buying from UP GARAGE (ex-Croooober) from outside Japan as of 6 Oct 2026: PayPal only, no cancellations, no coilovers, 2-business-day phone holds.

New ORIGIN Labo. bonnets cost ¥69,100 in FRP to ¥114,200 in carbon ex-tax. How to buy one from Japan, check it and ship it, read 7 Oct 2026.

Used S14 front bumpers sold for a median ¥23,500 on Yahoo! Auctions, S13 ¥36,000, JZX100 ¥30,000. What the prices hide and what goes wrong, Oct 2026.

EMS stops at 1.5 m; Buyee's sample for a muffler packed to 2.3 m is ¥41,630 to North America. Limits, fees and routes for a used JDM exhaust, 26 Sep 2026.

Used genuine S13, S14 and S15 rear subframes were listed at ¥6,050 to ¥48,389 on Yahoo! Auctions, and many ship to a depot only. Checked 17 Oct 2026.