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Japanese Export Certificate & Deregistration: Guide for US Imports
By Alex Naumov on April 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Buying a car in Japan is only half the story. The part that actually decides whether your JDM import clears a US port cleanly is the paperwork that follows, especially the Japanese export certificate and the de-registration process behind it.
1999 JDM Imports Now Legal: 2024–2026 Models, Values, Eligibility
By Alex Naumov on April 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
For a long time, certain JDM legends were talked about more than they were actually seen on US roads. The 25‑year rule has started to change that in a very visible way.
1999 JDM Imports, Japan–USA Shipping & Export Paperwork
By Alex Naumov on April 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Japanese domestic market cars have moved from niche curiosity to a mainstream part of the US classic landscape. The 25-year rule has turned once-unobtainable JDM hero cars into realistic imports, provided you choose models that are actually legal and plan the logistics correctly.
Iran War Day 32: IRGC Threatens US Firms, Kharg Island & Shipping
By Alex Naumov on April 1, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The Iran war has entered a new and potentially more volatile phase as the IRGC issues a 24-hour ultimatum threatening to attack US corporate facilities across the Gulf, while Kharg Island, Iran's primary oil export terminal moves closer to the center of the conflict. For global contai …
Grey Market Car Import Restrictions: What Can't Enter the USA
By Alex Naumov on April 1, 2026 at 11:29 AM
The term "grey market" tends to carry an air of mystery, as though it describes a single thing rather than a broad category of situations. In practice, it simply refers to vehicles that were built for one market and imported into another where they were never officially certified or s …
Pre-Purchase Inspection in Europe Before USA Car Shipment
By Alex Naumov on April 1, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Buying a European car remotely and shipping it to the US is an entirely workable process. Many buyers accomplish this successfully, and the logistics involved are well-established. But it comes with one risk that no amount of seller communication or photograph review fully eliminates: …
1970s European Sports Cars: Import to USA, Costs & Value
By Alex Naumov on April 1, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Few categories in the classic car world generate as much sustained interest as European sports cars from the 1970s. They represent the last era of largely analogue engineering before emissions mandates, fuel crises, and safety legislation began to fundamentally reshape what manufactur …
1970s European Sports Cars, Import Restrictions & Inspection
By Alex Naumov on April 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Importing a European car to the US is rarely a single conversation. It is a series of overlapping decisions: which car to target, whether that car is actually in the condition the seller describes, and whether it can legally enter the country at all.
Iran War Day 31: Dubai Tanker Hit, Hormuz Risk & Car Shipping
By Alex Naumov on March 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM
March 31, 2026 — Day 31 of the Iran war brings a direct hit on a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai and a quiet but important shift in Washington. An apparent Iranian attack has set the tanker Al Salmi on fire near Dubai Port, briefly raising fears of a spill near one of the Gu …