Shipping Rates to Japan

Usually the rates on shipping boxes are set upon the cubic space in the container. With fixed minimum charges per shipment from USA in maritime industry, the customer can ship as little or as much as he/she wants, but there is a minimum cost involved.

The charges on international shipping of boxes, parcels, or packages usually cover warehouse receiving in US, tallying, loading into container, documentation and ocean transport. Nevertheless, there will be local destination fees upon warehouse release per custom of the port. In most countries it is possible to clear customs yourself and normally duty is not levied on used personal effects. But the customer should realize that customs clearance, duties and taxes are the obligation of the receiving consignee.

Here you can find the average costs on shipping your goods from United States to the ports in Japan:

	The rate per cubic foot*	The minimum rate*	Transit time (days)
West Coast - Kobe	8	280	16
East Coast - Kobe	8.5	300	25
East Coast  - Nagoya	8.5	300	25
West Coast - Nagoya	8	280	16
West Coast - Osaka	8	282	17
East Coast  - Osaka	8.5	300	26
West Coast - Tokyo	7.5	265	17
East Coast - Tokyo	8.5	290	28
West Coast - Yokohama	8	280	15
East Coast - Yokohama	8.5	300	28

* All the rates are given in USD.

Additional Fees

When shipping to Japan the shipper will meet the following arrival charges as:

- Destination Charges - $39.50 (per cubic meter) - Delivery order - $50 (per bill of lading) - Terminal Handling - $6 (per cubic meter)

Note: Boxes of irregular sizes are usually accommodated for higher shipping costs.