Taking motorcycles out of Japan

Details

Permanently exporting a motorcycle from Japan requires deregistration with the vehicle registry, lien clearance, and an export declaration. Destination-side, age limits, emissions standards, and import duties mirror the car regime, and engine-capacity restrictions apply in some markets. Temporary export for touring uses a carnet de passages; shipping lines require drained fuel and disconnected batteries as dangerous-goods preparation.

Quantity limits

Per-vehicle export declaration and deregistration

Documentation required

• Title / registration
• Export declaration
• Carnet de passages (temporary export)

The other direction

Sources

• customs.mof.go.jp
• customs.go.jp