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FAQs
Q. Why cars from Japan?
A. Japanese used cars are renowned throughout the world for their good conditions with less damages and their high level of the technical maintenance.

Q. How many cars are exported from Japan?
A. Please see the following graph, which discribes the number of cars exported from Japan to reference countries in 2009 and 2010.
Reference countries are; South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Malawi.
Graph 2009

graph 2010
 
Q. Why cars from GETCAR?
A. As we are a full-service exporter, we do all the procedure by ourselves from receiving the order through to arranging the shipment. Our expert staffs clean and maintain the vehicles to pass the JAAI inspection, and arrange the exporting. We are responsible to take care of every cars to ensure our service quality and we always do our best to fulfill our clients satisfaction.
 
Q. How can I get a car from you?
A. Here is the flowchart.

Inquiry

Once we receive the inquiry from you, we will ask you the details of your requirement (i.e. automaker, car type, manufacture year, body color, etc.) and your budget, so on. We will review your request and let you know if the vehicle is in our stock or not.

Find your car from the Auction

If the vehicle is not in our stock, we will search and find your vehicle from the several auto auctions in Japan. Then we will quote you a price and give you vehicle's specs and details.

 

Find your car from our stock

We will quote you a price and give you vehicle's specs and details.

Payment

When you decide to buy the vehicle, we will send you an official Proforma Invoice. We will require the full payment by Telegraphic Transfer (bank-to-bank-wire-transfer - TT) or make a payment at our local office in Tanzania.

**JAAI and EAA inspection and shipment

After confirm the payment, we go to the deregistration process and apply the export certification, then take a vehicle to the JAAI and EAA inspection. During this process, we reserve a space on the ship heading to your port, and we bring the vehicle to a port.

** JAAI and EAA inspection is not required except in the case of export to Tanzania.

Key and B/L

After the shipping we will send you a key, Export Certificate, JAAI Certificate and B/L via courier (EMS).

Arrival Notice

You will be notified a few days before the arrival of your vehicle by the shipping agent. Then you will pick up your car after the Customs clearance.

Custom Clearance

If you are not familiar with the import procedure, please contact to our local office in Tanzania.

 

 
Q. Which auction are you belong to?
A. We are a member of USS, JU,  TAA(Toyota) and NAA(Nissan) which are the biggest used vehicle auctions with the nationwide networks in Japan. We participate in these major auctions every day to get a wide range of vehicles for their best deal.
   
Q. What are JAAI and EAA?
A. JAAI (Japan Auto Appraisal Institute) are the inspection agency for second-hand Japanese cars, which was established in 1966 under the approval of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Transport.
 EAA is nominated by Tanzania Bureau of Standards as the Agency to conduct pre-export road worthiness inspection of used motor vehicles from Japan and Dubai destined for use within the United Republic of Tanzania.
 
Q. What is inspected at JAAI  and EAA?
A. As well as the interior and exterior of vehicles, the speed meter, brakes, wheel alignment, emission gas, the light, vehicle chassis and all other essential parts will be inspected by full-trained expert staff.
 
Q. What is the standard of  the JAAI and EAA inspection?
A. While the standard on vehicle safety is differ from each country, JAAI and EAA are conducting the inspections very flexibly according to each country's regulation. After the vehicle get pass the inspection, a certificate sticker will be attached to the vehicle and an English certificate will be issued by JAAI.
 
Certicate of Appraisal by JAAI Certificate of Export Inspection by JAAI
 
Q. What is the best selling to Tanzania?
A. Here is the top 10 ranking list.
Top 10 Export Cars to Tanzania
Rank Photo Manufacturer Model Name
RAV4 ACA21W
Toyota Rav4
2 Mark2 GX110
Toyota Mark2
3 Toyota Prado
4   Toyota Harrier
5 Suzuki Escudo
6   Toyota Vitz
7 Toyota Nadia
8 Corolla Spacio NZE121N
Toyota Spacio
9 Toyota Cresta
10 Toyota Raum
 
Q. Do I need to pay any extra charge other than the car cost and the shipping charge?
A. Yes, you need to pay the additional charges for terminal container handling, customs clearance, documentation and delivery at your port.
 
Q. What is the requirements for importing a vehicle into my country?
A. The customs clearance laws and the regulations on importing vehicles are differ from each country, please contact the local customs office and ask the requirements for importing a vehicle to your country.
 
Q. How can I pick up my car at the port?
A. When the arrival date of your vehicle is notified by the shipping agent, you need to decide to use your own means to handle the container or use the services of local agents. If you are not familiar with the import procedure, please contact our local office in Tanzania.
 
Q. What is the tax rate for importing vehicles to Tanzania?
A. Please contact our local office in Tanzania.
 
Q. How can I contact the shipping agent or a freight forwarder who is experienced in clearance of vehicles in Tanzania?
Please contact our local office in Tanzania.
 

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