Lee's JDM & More · Import cost calculator

Start with the car.
See the landed cost.

A plain-language estimate for purchasing, shipping, clearing, and titling a vehicle imported from Japan.

Your registration address

Use the physical address where the vehicle will be registered.

Registration ZIP code

Enter your 5-digit ZIP code.

Washington ZIP codes automatically select WA tax. You can change the tax option below.

Street addressCity

State / region

Identified from ZIP / address

Use a street address, not a PO box. Apartment or unit number is not needed.

Checking sends the address to the U.S. Census geocoder and the matched location to Sound Transit's public map service. This calculator does not save your address.

Check the full registration address to determine whether RTA applies. ZIP code alone does not switch RTA on.

Open Sound Transit's address map

Vehicle & shipping

Enter any two amounts. The third is calculated automatically.

Vehicle price before export$RoRo shipping + exporter fees$Vehicle + shipping totalCalculated$

All amounts in USD. Total includes the vehicle, ocean freight and exporter fees, before U.S. import costs and tax. Editing a calculated amount uses it as one of your two inputs.

Vehicle classification

Storage & tax

Add only what applies to your purchase.

Expected port storage$

Washington plates & tabsInclude estimated Washington sales/use tax

Out-of-state customers can also receive WA plates and tabs through Lee's JDM & More. Select this option if you would like WA plates and tabs; estimated WA tax will be included.

Title & registration

An allowance for your imported vehicle, plus any estimated regional tax.

Estimated title & registration$350.00

Includes a $350 base allowance for imported-title work, registration and plates. Foreign and out-of-state title charges are included in this allowance.

Adjust the base licensing allowance

Base title & registration allowance$Excludes RTA. Adjust if you have a licensing-office quote; do not enter a total that already includes RTA.

The final fee also depends on vehicle weight, local district fees, plate choices and any required inspection. This is a planning allowance, not an exact DOL quote.

Adjust customs assumptions

Passenger vehicle duty%Truck / cargo duty%Passenger-kei steel rate per pound$

Calculator defaults: 12.5% for passenger vehicles, 25% for truck/cargo vehicles, and a $0.10-per-pound steel tariff only for passenger kei vehicles. Final classification and charges are determined by U.S. Customs.

Built from real costs

What the fixed estimate includes

Harbor maintenance & customs payment$120

Port of Tacoma$220

Norton Lilly$140

Shipper / wharfage fee$75

Customs brokerage & ISF$280

Wire transfer$50

Certified title translation$80

Base imported-title & registration allowance
RTA is estimated separately above.$350