You will receive notification your deposit has been received by Nichibo Japan Trading by email or fax.

In the event that you do not purchase a vehicle through autoSearch within 60 days of Nichibo Japan Trading receiving your deposit, the deposit will be refunded to you.

If you would like to proceed to placing bids through autoSearch please transfer ¥100,000 to our bank account:

The deposit is to discourage any unlawful entry into the auction website where it may be possible for a person to commit fraudulent purchases.

Yes! below you will find documentation you can download. For any further quesitons please feel free to contact Shayne Wright.

		SVA Fees
		YA Logistics Introduction
		Estimated Freight Charges
		Insurance Policy
		Model Reports
		Model Reports By Number
		Collections Storage and Transport
		Nomination Letter
		Nomination Advice

For any equires regarding importing vehicles to the U.K. please feel free to contact our agent srw@umg.co.ukShayne Wright.

Shayne Wright
UMG
Unit A Vedonis Works
Leicester Road
Lutterworth
LE17 4HD

Direct: 07899 860909
Tel: 01455 203501
Fax: 01455 203500
Email: srw@umg.co.uk

Nichibo Japan Trading is totally committed to helping our members purchase the vehicle that best suits their wants, needs, and budget. Our staff are available at any time to assist members with information such as the makes and models currently available on the Japanese market, technical specifications of those vehicles, potential reliability and safety concerns of those vehicles, any compliance issues that might arise with those vehicles, and prices previously paid for vehicles in a comparable condition.

We run autoSearch auctions from Tuesday - Saturday. The auction is normally online 9pm the previous night Japan time(12pm UK Time).
The auction is normally online for 12 hours which should give you plently of time regardless of which country you live to place bids on your target vehicles.
We close our daily auction at around 1pm Japan time.

We now have over 50 auction halls, with in excess of over 100,000 vehicles a week available for viewing. Below is a complete list of auction halls currently available through our autoSearch service.

Yes, you can view vehicle images & auction sheets of any vehicle you are interested in. The auction sheet provides good guide of any dents etc which may need repairing.

Yes, the details of every vehicle displayed on our website have been translated into English. We provide detailed information such as grading, vehicle variant and vehicle options. Parts of the auction sheet may be in Japanese, but information on dents etc are displayed in English.

We have developed our website to be as simple to use as possible. All that is required is an internet connection and a web browser(Internet Explorer 5+ is recommended) to begin using our website. We do recommend a fast internet connection if you are a frequent user of our online auction service, it will make navigating through our website faster and easier.

Yes, you can find current Japanese market prices among previous results. When targeting vehicles we highly recommend using the tool as a guide for estimating what a particular vehicle may sell for, as you will then be able to target your bids more accurately.