The Plan
JDM Importer aims to provide Japanese auction access to the masses. You pick the car and we do the rest. Full service from auction to driveway. We charge a low, flat fee so you can avoid all the retail premiums.


About Us
JDMImporter.com is the service side of Fed Legal Imports, while FedLegalImports.com is the product side of the company. Fed Legal Imports purchased its first cars at Japanese auction in 2015. Since then the company has imported hundreds of cars to be sold via retail channels in the United States. Now it’s time for you to become the JDM Importer (with our help of course).
Payment Methods
We accept payment via the following methods:
- ACH debit from your bank account via Quickbooks
- Apple Pay
- Cash App
- Facebook Pay
- Paypal as personal only
- Venmo
- Wire Transfer
- Zelle
Why do we not take Paypal sent as payment? Two reasons. First, Paypal now keeps the fees even if we issue a full refund. Example: You send $1000 deposit, we get charged roughly $30, you request your deposit back before we find a car for you, you get your money back and we still get charged the $30. Why should we have to pay that fee?
Second, these vehicles are being sourced for you, not inventory, we have to prevent chargebacks by any means so we do not get stuck with cars that we wouldn’t have bought otherwise.


Why you should/should not import a car via our service
SHOULD: If you want to save some money
SHOULD NOT: If you are ok paying retail prices
SHOULD: If you are okay taking a risk buying a car 7000 miles away
SHOULD NOT: If you want to see, smell, taste, drive and sit in a car before you buy it
SHOULD: If you do not have: access to Japanese auctions, someone in Japan to deregister the car you bought, transport it to port, arrange for shipping to America, a customs bond, a US customs broker, experience filling out customs documents, access to a network of truckers to deliver your car to you, or experience titling an imported car
SHOULD NOT: If you know how to do it yourself.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO IMPORT A CAR ON YOUR OWN JUST REMEMBER THE SELLERS IN JAPAN SELL THE CARS CIF FOB WHICH STANDS FOR COST, INSURANCE, FREIGHT FREE ON BOARD. YOU PAY THEM FOR THE CAR AND SHIPPING AND FOR THEM TO BRING THE CAR TO PORT IN JAPAN. THAT IS ALL. WITH US YOU GET THE CAR AT THE PORT OF YOUR CHOICE OR YOUR DRIVEWAY, WITH TITLE IN HAND READY TO REGISTER IN YOUR STATE, AND YOU CAN DRIVE IT THE DAY YOU GET IT ON A 30 DAY TEMP TAG WE PROVIDE.