Free tools for Japanese import buyers

Decode codes, estimate import costs, and spot mileage red flags — then verify the original auction sheet before you pay.

Decode the auction sheet

Read grades, damage marks, chassis codes and auction houses the way Japanese inspectors write them.

Identify make, model and generation from a Japanese chassis code (e.g. ZRE142, JB64W).

Look up auction-sheet damage symbols — scratches, dents, repair waves, replaced panels.

Pick a Japanese auction grade and see what it means for condition, price and risk.

Chassis vs VIN, and the five places to find the Japanese frame number.

What the major Japanese auction groups are and why auction name, date and lot matter.

Rough eligibility and landed-cost guidance before you commit — then verify the original sheet.

Rough guidance on whether a vehicle year may face age or import constraints in your country.

Estimate auction + freight + duty/VAT-style costs for your country — for budgeting only.

Sanity-check mileage stories that don’t match age or the auction record.

Compare claimed kilometres to age and optional auction-sheet mileage for rollback red flags.

Tools explain codes and risk. Verification pulls Japan’s original grade, mileage and damage map by chassis number.