# takumijapancars.com ## Pages - [Get Advice](https://takumijapancars.com/consult/) - [VRT in Ireland for Japanese Imports: VAT, OMSP, and a Worked Example](https://takumijapancars.com/guides/ireland/vrt-and-vat-explained/): Short answer: VAT (23%) and VRT are charged on two completely different numbers, at two completely different moments — VAT on your CIF value at customs, VRT on Revenue's own valuation (OMSP) when you register. - [How to Import a Car from Japan to Ireland](https://takumijapancars.com/guides/ireland/how-to-import/): Importing a car from Japan to Ireland is a well-worn path — thousands of vehicles make the trip every year — but most explanations online either oversimplify it into "just pay VRT" or bury you in forum threads. - [Ireland](https://takumijapancars.com/guides/ireland/): Everything you need to import a Japanese vehicle into Ireland: process, timeline, and real landed cost. - [Guides](https://takumijapancars.com/guides/): Country-by-country guides to importing a Japanese vehicle, written and kept current by our team. - [Ireland](https://takumijapancars.com/import-cost-calculator/ireland/) - [Import Cost Calculator](https://takumijapancars.com/import-cost-calculator/) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)