Customer Notice – Q4 BAF Increase

Greetings, Re: BAF increase for Quarter 4, Japan to NZ Autohub has been advised by all shipping lines that BAF (Bunker Fuel Adjustment Factor) rates will increase for Q4 of this year. BAF is commonly calculated for the coming quarter based on the supposed...

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BMSB Heat Treatment to Resume

Greetings.   Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season starts September 1st again. As usual, all used vehicles being loaded in Japan on or after this date will be subject to mandatory Heat Treatment as part of MPI requirements. Vehicles on Trans Future 5 143, Viking...

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Clean Car Standard coming into effect shortly…

As you may (or may not) know, “Part 2” of the Government’s “Clean Car” legislation is about to come into effect January 2023. Simply put, the Clean Car Standard (CCS) is a second penalty/rebate scheme on top of what we have now (Clean Car Feebate), and is supposed to...

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Customer Notice – GRI increase

Greetings. Re: General Shipping and Transport rate increases for Quarter 3, effective July 1st.   Shipping: Autohub has received notification from all the shipping lines we use, that their charges will increase from Quarter 3 for Japan to NZ services. Shipping lines...

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New TXT Reminders

You may be hearing from us a little more than usual… We fully understand that you’re busy and may not always be available to check email reminders when payments and/or agent releases are due. So, to help, we’ll also be sending text reminders in the event that anything...

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Customer Notice – Additional MPI Treatment Charges

Greetings, Re: MPI inspection failure treatment for infested or dirty vehicles ex Japan   Pre Export inspection and cleaning service providers have reported receiving some vehicles that require additional treatments and cleaning to ensure they meet the MPI standards...

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Customer Notice – Heat Treatment Ends April 2022

Greetings, Please note that the seasonal BMSB (heat treatment) surcharge for used Japanese vehicles is due to cease at the end of April. At this stage, mandatory heat treatment will no longer apply to vehicles shipped on or after the following vessels: Dream Angel v28...

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Customer Notice – Golden Week 2022

Greetings, This year Golden Week holidays in Japan are Friday the 29th of April ~ Thursday the 5th of May. During this time, Autohub Japan will be open May 2nd  and return fully on May 6th. With the holiday interruptions, please ensure YEN payments are made promptly,...

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Customer Notice – 2nd Quarter 2022 BAF Increase

Greetings, Re: BAF increase for Japan to NZ shipments. We have been notified by all shipping lines that we regularly use that due to significant global fuel price increases over the last quarter, our BAF rate will be subject to an increase from Q2 of this year....

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