Blue Line Exports - Japan Car Auctions, JDM Used Cars

Personal Japanese Car Auction Agent

Do you want to buy a thoroughly inspected quality vehicle from the Japanese Car Auctions?

Are you worried about the language and cultural barriers of dealing with local bidding agents?

Then you're in the right place. Blue Line Exports are Japan's leading personal car auction agents. We provide comprehensive native English support from the start to the finish.

+100,000 Cars Each Week

Pre-Bidding Inspections

World Wide Shipping

Why Choose Blue Line Exports?

Experienced Agent

Blue Line Exports has over 15 years experience visiting the Japanese car auctions. We know the whole process inside out; from pre-bidding inspection to successful bidding to exporting the vehicle for you.

Inspection Videos

We do a thorough pre-bidding inspection. You'll receive around 100 photos, a start up video as well as comments on the cars condition - before we place your auction bid.

Personalized Support

We provide high quality, one-to-one buyer support through the entire process. Native English and native Japanese so you can expect accurate translations and information.

About Us

Hello, my name is Lachlan Carter and I am the owner and operator of Blue Line Exports. We are an auction buying agent and export company based in Tokyo. I am an Australian expat who has been working in the car export industry in Japan for over 15 years.

I have extensive experience exporting cars all over the world, both ro-ro shipping and containers, so feel free to get in touch and I will walk you through the process.

Kaz

Blue Line Exports (Lachlan) helped me source my dream car after a lengthy search. All my questions were answered and I received a very patient service.

Markus

Finland

I have been using Lachlan for several years now and have imported many cars through Blue Line Exports. Translations are accurate and quick and I get lots of photos and a video from auction inspections which really helps give me confidence to bid. I am really happy with the service and look forward to importing more great cars in the future.

Hans

Netherlands

It is hard to get a good impression from only the auction sheets. Lachlan knows what is important to his customers and has always been very honest and patient with me. Lots of pictures are sent of important details. It was quite adventurous to buy the first car from Japan but Blue Line Exports has given me enough confidence to continue. From start to end everything is very clear.

Jacek

Poland

I have been working with Lachlan and Blue LIne Exports for the past few years and in that time have imported over 100 cars. Great service, inspections are top notch, lots of photos, video, accurate comments. I look forward to continuing to work together in the future.

Yasin

Texas, USA

This was my first import from Japan and I was a little worried about buying a car through the internet but Lachlan guided me through the process and made it all quite simple. The bidding, buying and export was all easy, paperwork arrived quick and I love my new car. Thanks!!

How to Bid at Auction

1 Contact us and let us know what you want
2 Put in a deposit
3 Check the auctions and find a car
4 Receive a translation, additional photos, video and comments
5 Set your budget
6 We will bid and export the car for you

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Buy From Japan?

Cars tend to have much lower km’s compared to cars outside Japan of the same age. Cars in Japan are generally not driven every day. City roads are crowded and street parking is scarce whereas public transport is cheap and reliable, so people don’t use their cars so often.

Couple this with the strict mandatory bi-annual car inspection test (“shaken” in Japanese) and you have some excellent condition used cars in Japan. It’s also very common for people in Japan to regularly change their cars, so there is a large range of great condition, low mileage vehicles available.

Why Buy From Auctions?

Buying from auction gives you the biggest range of cars to choose from. Auctions run Monday to Saturday at over 150 locations across Japan giving you over 150,000 different cars to choose from each week.

In addition, buying from auction means you are choosing the car that you want, not having some stock pushed onto you by a salesperson. It doesn’t matter to us whether you decide to buy car A, B or C, what matters is that you get the car you want. We have no vested interest in you buying one particular car over another.

Why Buy Through Blue Line Exports?

We are not a high volume exporter, we value quality over quantity and strive for repeat business. Blue Line Exports can check the cars for you, take additional photos and video and call you from the car.

Plenty of car exporters will bid on cars purely based on the auction sheet. That’s fine, but the auction sheets don’t always tell the whole story. Let an experienced car buyer personally take a look at the cars you are interested in to ensure you have all the information possible to make the most informed decisions.

What Language Do You Speak?

Do You Help Individuals or Companies?

We specialize in assisting individuals to find the car they want in Japan. At Blue Line Exports you are not just another dealer buying 10 units as cheap as possible, you are a customer looking for a specific vehicle and wanting the best unit possible. We understand how daunting it is to be buying a car on the internet and take the time to make sure the car you are bidding on is the car you want. A native English voice is always just a phone call away. You can depend on Blue Line Exports for a personalized service.