A Japanese auction sheet carries three separate readings — an overall condition number (S/6...1, or R/RA for repair history), a separate interior letter grade (A-E), and a diagram of specific panel damage. Read all three; none of them alone is the price.
A car clears the US 25-year exemption (49 CFR § 591.5) on its own manufacture month, not its model year; Canada's threshold is 15 years. A separate EPA 21-year rule and your state/province registration are additional, distinct questions.
Importing a JDM car to the US has no single price — it is a stack of six costs: the auction hammer price, Japan-side export/inland fees, ocean freight (RoRo or container), US customs duty (2.5% for a passenger car per CBP, 25% for trucks), CBP processing fees plus broker and bond, and US domestic transport and state registration. Verify every figure per case.
