Takkyubin Price Chart (US$)
| Size |
Limitation on size (sum of length, width & height) and weight |
Delivery Fee |
| 60 size |
within 60cm(23.6inch) |
up to 2kg(4.4lb) |
$35.00 |
| 80 size |
within 80cm(31.5inch) |
up to 5kg(11lb) |
$55.00 |
| 100 size |
within 100cm(39.4inch) |
up to 10kg(22lb) |
$80.00 |
| 120 size |
within 120cm(47.2inch) |
up to 15kg(33lb) |
$100.00 |
| 140 size |
within 140cm(55.1inch) |
up to 20kg(44lb) |
$110.00 |
| 160 size |
within 160cm(63inch) |
up to 25kg(55lb) |
$130.00 |
*Above prices do not include the fuel surcharge fee. Fuel surcharge fees change every 1 months. |
Fuel surcharge fees
2012-02-01 - 2012-02-29
| 60 size |
$5.78 |
| 80 size |
$9.08 |
| 100 size |
$13.20 |
| 120 size |
$16.50 |
| 140 size |
$18.15 |
| 160 size |
$21.45 |
*Click here for next month's fuel surcharge fees.
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- Click here to download Shipping Document & Invoice (Please download it on your hard drive first. Then, you can fill in the form with Acrobat Reader. For Mac User: Please use Acrobat Reader instead of Preview).
- Click here to see some restriction on shipping water, foods, batteries, etc to Japan.
- Packages are subject to taxation.
- Maximum package size (sum of length, width & height) is 160cm (63 inch) per box.
- Maximum weight is 25kg (55 lbs) per box.
- Delivery service for oversized / overweight package is also available.
Please contact us for details.
- Packaging materials and packing services are available.
Please contact us for details.
- Pickup service may not be available in some areas.
- Takkyubin (Yamato's parcel delivery service) may not to be available depending on size, weight, or contents of a package. We can offer alternative shipping services such as regular air cargo, so please ask for options.
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- We handle packages with the declared value no greater than US$2,500.
- Price includes liability for loss or damage of up to US$ 1,000 per package (If the total declared value on our shipping document is less than US$1,000, the declared value will be the maximum amount of indemnity. Wines are not included in coverage. Glassware or earthenware (e.g. figures, French dolls, etc.), rare products, replica products, art work, antiques, lightbulbs may not be included in coverage. Please contact us for more details).
- For unaccompanied packages to Japan, please ask us for Besso service (door-to-door delivery service for unaccompanied packages)
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- There are 3 payment options:
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1) Total amount to be paid by sender (all charges prepaid). |
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2) Freight to be paid by sender, Import duty / tax to be paid by recipient. |
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3) Total amount to be paid by recipient (all charges collect). |
- Cash, travelers' checks and personal checks are accepted. Credit card payments are only accepted for 1) and 2).
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- Opium pipes, psychoactive drugs, marijuana, opium or any other types of narcotics or illegal drugs.
- Pistols, rifles, machine guns, canons and any other firearms.
- Explosives, combustible materials or anything that can be used to create a chemical weapon.
- Contagious bacteria and viruses (those that may be considered for use in a terror attack).
- Cash or corporation securities that are falsified, counterfeit or imitated in any way.
- Documents, pictures, sculptures, and other objects (pornographic magazines, video, DVDs, etc.) that violate public morals.
- Objects of piracy, objects violating copyright laws, intellectual property law or patents.
- Products, wrappings, and plants that may violate animal or plant quarantine laws.
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| Food Products |
- Beef jerky or any other meat products (ham, sausage, etc.)
- Dry fruits may need to go through quarantine. Please contact the quarantine services for details.
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| Animals & Plants |
- Fruits, flowers, vegetables, ginseng, plant seeds, dry flower, items made out of straw, pine cones, nuts, roots of plants need to go through quarantine services.
- You will need proper government documentation for animal horns (deer / water buffalos) and the items will have to go through animal quarantine. Bird feathers will need to go through animal quarantine as well. Processed feather products, such as down-jacket or feather quilt, are exempt from animal quarantine(However, some feathers may be incompatible with Washington Convention (CITES), so please make sure to identify the feather’s academic name beforehand).
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| Hazardous materials |
- Sprays, matches, benzene, paint thinner, manicure, nail polish remover, perfume, flammable oils, gas tanks of any kind and any other potentially hazardous materials.
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| Drugs |
- Drug or quasi-drug: up to 2-month supplies
•Poisonous drug, powerful drug, or prescription drug: up to 1-month supply.
•Drug or quasi-drug for external use (excluding poisonous drug, powerful drug, or prescription drug): up to 24 piece per item.
- You do not need to take any special procedures for transporting vitamins if it is a two-month supply or less per person (two-month supply quantity is determined by the x daily value).
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| Others |
- For tobacco and alcohol, you will need to disclose the quantity that is being sent.
- You will need to disclose contents of video tapes, floppy disks, DVDs, CD-ROMs.
- We advise you to bring valuables such as cash, documents of value (marketable securities), jewelry, passbook, checks, etc. with you as carryon items.
- Shipping of up to 24 cosmetic items (includes soap) is permitted, if items are for personal use. The limit amount applies to a single type of cosmetic. Please note that we can't handle cosmetics intended for sale or resale.
- You can send up to 2-month supplies of disposable contact lenses.
- Please contact us in advance for sending hunting rifles, BB guns, swords, or knives to Japan.
- Items that infringe on the Washington Convention (bags, belts, shoes, and other items made out of leather) are subject to limitations.
- Please write a brand name on the packing list if you want to ship a bag to Japan to avoid possible inspection.
- The import restriction may apply to medical equipment, even those for
personal use, as they may violate pharmaceutical law. Please contact us
for details.
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- Click here for the details.
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