Which Infiniti models should I check first?

The ones built in the States and abroad in parallel. On those Infiniti models the rate is settled car by car, and the gap between 0% and 10% genuinely moves the maximum figure worth chasing at auction.

Does the model year affect the duty rate?

Not directly, though it often matters in practice: manufacturers shift production between plants partway through a generation. The same Infiniti model from two model years can have a different assembly country, which is why the rate is set for one VIN rather than for a model name.

Does an American seller mean American assembly?

No. Sales in the States also move cars built in Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. The condition for the preference concerns where the Infiniti was finally assembled, not where it was auctioned, so reading the plant off the VIN stays the only reliable check.

What does the first character of the VIN tell you?

It points to the manufacturer's country: 1, 4 and 5 stand for the United States, 2 for Canada and 3 for Mexico. That is a first filter rather than proof, so we additionally read the country and city of the assembly plant, because only those answer the condition for the zero rate.

Is the VIN check free?

Yes, checking origin by VIN costs nothing and needs no account. You type in the number and get the country and city of the assembly plant, plus whether that Infiniti meets the condition for the customs preference. Repeat it before every auction you enter.

Infiniti off American assembly lines

The honest answer is that it depends on the car. EU–US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade has applied since 2026-07-01 and covers cars finally assembled in the States, which enter the EU at 0%. A Infiniti built anywhere else pays 10% like any other import. Work out which line your car came off before you work out the cost.

Which Infiniti models are assembled in the USA?

American assembly covers 20% of the Infiniti cars in our database, but it spreads unevenly across models. Some families are built only in the States, some only outside them, and some in several countries at once. For a model with mixed assembly, 0% or 10% comes out of the VIN.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
Q50	Japan	No preference	21,059
QX60	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	15,060
G37	Japan	No preference	13,490
G35	Japan	No preference	6,652
QX50	Japan, Mexico	No preference	6,190
QX80	Japan	No preference	5,147
M	Japan	No preference	4,132
FX	Japan	No preference	3,536
Q60	Japan	No preference	3,339
QX56	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	3,338
JX35	United States	Can be 0%	2,503
QX30	United Kingdom	No preference	1,819
EX	Japan	No preference	1,615
Q70	Japan	No preference	1,484
QX70	Japan	No preference	1,187
G25	Japan	No preference	973
Q40	Japan	No preference	732
QX55	Mexico	No preference	559
I30	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	396
QX4	Japan	No preference	382
I35	Japan	No preference	357
Q45	Japan	No preference	189
G20	Japan	No preference	146
J30	Japan	No preference	41
M30	Japan	No preference	7

Models of “American” brands without zero duty

21 Infiniti models have only ever reached us from plants outside the USA, and those enter the EU at 10%. That is not a lesser version of the car: the difference sits in the assembly country, which follows the manufacturer's production plan rather than the target market or the trim.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
Q50	Japan	No preference	21,059
G37	Japan	No preference	13,490
G35	Japan	No preference	6,652
QX50	Japan, Mexico	No preference	6,190
QX80	Japan	No preference	5,147
M	Japan	No preference	4,132
FX	Japan	No preference	3,536
Q60	Japan	No preference	3,339
QX30	United Kingdom	No preference	1,819
EX	Japan	No preference	1,615
Q70	Japan	No preference	1,484
QX70	Japan	No preference	1,187
G25	Japan	No preference	973
Q40	Japan	No preference	732
QX55	Mexico	No preference	559
QX4	Japan	No preference	382
I35	Japan	No preference	357
Q45	Japan	No preference	189
G20	Japan	No preference	146
J30	Japan	No preference	41
M30	Japan	No preference	7

Made in USA • Tax 0%

How do you check a specific car?

Start with the first three characters of the VIN — on a US-assembled Infiniti that is most often 5N1. It is a good hint rather than proof: the prefix describes the manufacturer and the country, while we reach for the record of the actual plant, so the answer covers this one car.

How much will you save?

The saving has two sources and both are percentages: 10% of duty disappears, and the 23% VAT base drops by exactly the line that was never added. On a Infiniti from a line outside the USA neither effect fires. The calculator shows both routes from the same inputs.

Work out the import cost

Zero-duty paperwork — our job

Zero-duty paperwork is our half of the job. We read the assembly plant from production data, prepare the customs declaration and deal with the agency on your behalf. You pick a Infiniti and bid; we run the procedure.

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