It would’ve likely been just fine, if not for the VW badging. Then it would’ve just been a Japanese Kei with a fun paint job. 
Slapping the officially licensed VW emblem on a clearly non-VW vehicle is where things start slipping into counterfeit land. 

> On Apr 7, 2023, at 8:23 AM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Link works fine for me.  There was a private import of a tiny Japanese van
> styled to mimic an early VW bus.  VW and US Customs didn't like that, and
> Customs seized the van as being a counter fit.
> 
>> On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 6:03 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> Link is not working for me.
>> 
>> What is the back ground of the post?
>> 
>> If related to the VW Buzz.  I’m told by a local VW dealer that they can
>> make orders soon for the Buzz.
>> 
>> I’m looking forward to seeing and touching one soon .
>> 
>> Eric Caron
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 7, 2023, at 8:55 AM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> They could just, ya know, make them so that the knockoffs didn't have
>>> to be a thing...
>>> 
>>> 
>> https://www.thedrive.com/news/vw-had-us-customs-seize-and-destroy-a-cute-jdm-van-for-looking-like-the-classic-bus
>>