Car Import & Export Data API

Carapis powers cross-border used-car trade with one REST API that returns export-grade listing and auction data — inspection sheets, auction sheets, mileage, accident history and dealer details — from Japan and Korea sources like USS, Encar and BE FORWARD. Exporters and importers vet and price vehicles remotely, in a single normalized schema, instead of scraping each auction house and export portal by hand.

Cross-border trade runs on Japanese and Korean stock

Japan is the world’s largest used-car exporter — well over a million used vehicles leave the country each year (Japan customs / JUMVEA estimates), with major destinations across Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Oceania. Korea is a fast-growing second source. The data that makes remote buying possible is the auction sheet (the grader’s standardized condition report at Japanese auctions) and the inspection sheet (Korea’s structured condition record). Carapis delivers both as structured fields from USS, Encar and exporter portals like BE FORWARD, so a buyer in Nairobi or Kingston can grade and price a car before bidding.

What import/export teams use the data for

• Remote vetting — read auction-sheet grades and inspection/accident history to assess condition without being on the lot.
• Landed-cost pricing — combine source price, mileage and spec with your freight and customs assumptions to set a target bid or sale price.
• Sourcing by destination demand — filter the makes, models and steering/spec combinations that sell in your market.
• Compliance prep — capture year, mileage and spec fields needed for import age limits and customs documentation.

Data fields available

Carapis returns one normalized record per vehicle: make, model, trim, year, mileage, price, fuel type, transmission, options, photos, dealer/exporter and location, plus the high-value export fields — auction sheet grade, inspection sheet and accident/repair history — wherever the source exposes them. The schema is identical across USS, Encar and BE FORWARD, so a single landed-cost model runs against every source.

API quick start

import requests
 
resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
    params={"source": "be-forward", "limit": 20},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
)
for car in resp.json()["results"]:
    print(car["make"], car["model"], car["year"], car["price"])

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=be-forward&limit=20",
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CARAPIS_API_KEY}` } },
);
const { results } = await res.json();

curl "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=be-forward&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CARAPIS_API_KEY"

Get an API key at my.carapis.com  and see the API reference. Pricing is on the pricing page.

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