Suydan's Imports and Exports
We're a licensed car dealer based out of Williamsport, PA that specializes in importing cars from Japan and Europe. Our goal is to put as many of these cars into enthusiasts hands as possible
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About
Suydan’s Imports & Exports
At Suydan’s Imports we handle everything from finding you a car that matches what you’re looking for, arranging inspections, getting the car vehicle history report, translating auction sheets, arranging shipping from japan as well as from the US port to your door, filing all the customs paperwork, and we can even get a US title for it before you take possession of it so that way it’s just a regular out of state title transfer. All you will have to do is tell me the car you are looking for, the budget, and the location it will be shipped to and I will handle the rest.
We are able to import cars from Japan and the UK to just about any country. We are able to source cars from other countries aside from those two as well. However, that process and cost can vary a bit depending on the country. We can also export US cars to any country.
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How the process works
custom orders
The way custom orders work is everything is pay as you go. All I do is forward you the bills as they come in and you have 48 hours to pay them. The only thing you pay upfront is my import fee.
Whenever you originally contact me about potentially inporting a vehicle, I will provide you with an quote showing you a breakdown of all the costs and an estimate of what the total cost would be to import the vehicle of your choosing.
If everything looks good to you, I’ll then send an invoice for my import fee. The import fee is fully refundable if I dont find you a vehicle that meets the criteria youre looking for within 30 days of you paying the import fee. You do need to get that invoice notarized and sent me a copy or come out to have it done at a notary near me because that will act as a bill of sale for you until it gets stateside.
Once the import fee is paid, I’ll start sending you vehicles that match what you’re looking for. If you find a vehicle you would like to potentially move forward with, then we can request a car history report on it which will tell you that specific vehicles specs as well as if the odometer has been rolled back, if it’s ever been in an accident and what kind of accident, if it’s ever been exposed to a contamination zone, how many owners it’s had, if it had any recalls, and if it has been auctioned off in the past. If it has been auctioned off in the past, it will have auction sheets attached to it which I can have translated that way you can see a 3rd party inspectors notes on it.
If you would like to continue on with that vehicle, I will then give you the option to have an inspector in Japan go look over the vehicle for you. They aren’t cheap but they provide you with 90-120 pictures and around 20-30 minutes worth of videos of it so you can see every little scratch it has before purchasing it. That way there’s no surprises when it gets stateside.
As long as everything still looks good, we will then request an invoice for the vehicle that I will forward to you. Once that’s paid, freight shipping will be arranged. I will let you know once we receive the schedule and then again once it ships out.
I’ll receive an arrival notice from the shipping company 1-2 weeks before it lands which will have the date on it that it’s supposed to land at port.
Once it arrives at port, it takes 1-2 business days for them to unload it off the ship and 1-3 days for customs to clear it. After customs clears it, it takes my TWIC 1-2 days to grab it and usually 1-2 days for me to arrange shipping for it if it isn’t being driven back.
If the vehicle is being purchased with a US title and not just import paperwork, it will then need to go through an enhanced safety inspection because PA requires all imports being titled in the state for the first time to go through one. They make sure there’s no frame damage, major rust, or anything that could make it unsafe or not deemed roadworthy.
From the time it lands at port to the time it will be available for pickup will be roughly 3 weeks if you want a PA title and 1 week if you want it will the customs paperwork.
The entire process is currently taking roughly 9-10 weeks from the time you pay to the time you receive the vehicle.
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Fees and costs
Pricing
We currently are only accepting cash or crypto as payment and require 5% down to hold a vehicle for less then a month and 10% down for more then a month.
If you would like to special order a vehicle, we charge a $500 fee to purchase a vehicle $15,000 or less.
$ 1,000
For vehicles between $15,000 and $25,000
$ 2,000
For vehicles between $25,000 and $35,000
$ 3,000
For vehicles between $35,000 and $50,000
$ 5,000
For vehicles between $50,000 and $100,000
Any vehicle costing more then $100,000 please inquire about the rates.
I can also set up shipping for you when it lands so the car is delivered directly to your door. If interested mention it when inquiring about rates
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Whats eligible to import/export
Highly Quality Cars
We are able to source just about any JDM or Euro car you can imagine as long as it’s at least 25 years old. If it isn’t 25 years old we can still purchase it for you, but it will need to sit in storage until it hits the 25 year mark.
We have access to dealers auctions in the USA and can export any American car to any country as long as the car you’re looking to import complies with your countries import laws and regulations.
I also source cars for people stateside as well and can find just about any car you’re looking for. The rates are the same as if I imported it for you and sometimes cheaper depending on how long it takes us to find the car you’re looking for
You can contact me at suydansimports@gmail.com for more information or if you’re interested in importing a car or on Facebook at SIE Suydans Imports