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Shipping Methods, Rate and Estimated Delivery Time

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[September 11, 2024] Regarding shipments to Israel
[October 11, 2023] Reopening of handling Japan Post Airmail to Central and South America
[October 5, 2023] The reopening of Airmail to United Status & Canada

1. Shipping Methods

We use Japan Post (Airmail), DHL (Express) and FedEx (Priority) for shipping.

2. Shipping Rate and Estimated Delivery Time

United Status
Canada, Mexico
China, Hong Kong, Macao
South Korea, Taiwan
South East Asia
India
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives
Europe (excluding Northern Europe)
Northern Europe
Central and South America
Australia, New Zealand
Africa
Afghanistan, Yemen
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Middle East/Central Asia (Excluding some)
Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon

3. When will my order ship?

Most orders will ship in 3 to 5 business days. We send a shipping notification e-mail including a tracking number when we ship your order.

United Status

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Current occurrence of large delays	Express (DHL or FedEx)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks	2 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$13.5	$20
300g to 500g	$17	$20
500g to 800g	$22	$24
800g to 1000g	$25	$24
1000g to 2,000g	$25 + $8 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $25 + $16 = $41	$24 + $3 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $24 + $6 = $30
2,000g to 5,000g	Not Provided	$30 + $4 / per 500g *ex. 2700g: $30+ $8 = $38
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	$64
5,500g to 9,000g	Not Provided	$64 + $3 / per 500g ex. 5700g: $64+ $3 = $67 ex. 7,700g: $64 + $15 = $79
9,000g to 9,500g	Not Provided	$90
9,500g to 12,000g	Not Provided	$90 + $3 / per 500g ex. 10,600g: $90 + $9 = $99 ex. 11,800g: $90 + $15 = $105
12,000g to 12,500g	Not Provided	$120
12,500g to 15,500g	Not Provided	$120 + $3 / per 500g ex. 13,600g: $120 + $9 = $129 ex. 15,600g: $120 + $18 = $138
15,500g to 16,000g	Not Provided	$155
16,000g to 20,000g	Not Provided	$155 + $3 / per 500g ex. 17,600g: $155 + $9 = $164 ex. 19,800g: $155 + $24 = $179

Canada, Mexico

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Current occurrence of large delays	Express (DHL or FedEx)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks	2 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$10.5	$20
300g to 500g	$13.5	$20
500g to 800g	$18	$24
800g to 1000g	$20	$24
1000g to 2,000g	$20 + $7 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $20 + $14 = $34	$24 + $3 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $24 + $6 = $30
2,000g to 4,000g	Not Provided	$30 + $4 / per 500g *ex. 2700g: $30+ $8 = $38
4,000g to 9,000g	Not Provided	$46 + $4 / per 500g ex. 5,100g: $46 + $12 = $58 ex. 6,800g: $46 + $24 = $70
9,000g to 9,500g	Not Provided	$90
9,500g to 12,000g	Not Provided	$90 + $3 / per 500g ex. 10,600g: $90 + $9 = $99 ex. 11,800g: $90 + $15 = $105
12,000g to 12,500g	Not Provided	$120
12,500g to 15,500g	Not Provided	$120 + $3 / per 500g ex. 13,600g: $120 + $9 = $129 ex. 15,600g: $120 + $18 = $138
15,500g to 16,000g	Not Provided	$155
16,000g to 20,000g	Not Provided	$155 + $3 / per 500g ex. 17,600g: $155 + $9 = $164 ex. 19,800g: $155 + $24 = $179

China, Hong Kong, Macao

Method	Japan Post (Airmail)	Japan Post (EMS)	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks	3 to 4 days	2 to 3 days
Tracking	Available	Available	Available
up to 300g	$8	$13	$18
300g to 500g	$10	$13	$18
500g to 800g	$12	$17	$23
800g to 1000g	$14	$19	$23
1000g to 2,000g	$14 + $4 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $14 + $4 = $18 ex. 1,600g $14 + $8 = $22	$19 + $6 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $19 + $6 = $25 ex. 1,600g $19 + $12 = $31	$23 + $3 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $23+ $3 = $26 ex. 1,600g $23 + $6 = $29
2,000g to 4,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$29 + $2.5 / per 500g *ex. 2700g: $29+ $5 = $34
4,000g to 4,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$42
4,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$42 + $2 / per 500g ex. 5100g: $42 + $4 = $46 ex. 6800g: $42 + $10 = $52

South Korea, Taiwan

Method	Japan Post (Airmail)	Japan Post (EMS)	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks	3 to 4 days	2 to 3 days
Tracking	Available	Available	Available
up to 300g	$8	$13	$19
300g to 500g	$10	$13	$19
500g to 800g	$12	$17	$20
800g to 1000g	$14	$19	$20
1000g to 2,000g	$14 + $4 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $14 + $4 = $18 ex. 1,600g $14 + $8 = $22	$19 + $6 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $19 + $6 = $25 ex. 1,600g $19 + $12 = $31	$20 + $1 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $20+ $1 = $21 ex. 1,600g $20 + $2 = $22
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$29
2,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$29 + $2 / per 500g ex. 3300g: $29+ $4 = $33 ex. 7,600g $29 + $22 = $51

South East Asia

Method	Japan Post (Airmail)	Japan Post (EMS)	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks	3 to 4 days	2 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available	Available
up to 300g	$8.5	$17	$19
300g to 500g	$10.5	$17	$19
500g to 800g	$13	$22	$20
800g to 1000g	$15	$27	$20
1000g to 2,000g	$15 + $4.5 / per 500g ex. 1200g: $15 + $4.5 = $19.5 ex. 1,600g $15 + $9 = $24	$27 + $5 / per 500g ex. 1200g: $27 + $5 = $32 ex. 1,600g $27 + $10 = $37	$20 + $2 / per 500g ex. 1200g: $20 + $2 = $22 ex. 1,600g $20 + $4 = $24
2,000g to 8,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$24 + $2 / per 500g ex. 2800g: $24+ $4 = $28 ex. 4,600g $24 + $12 = $36

India

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Current occurrence of large delays	Japan Post (EMS)	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks	3 to 4 days	2 to 3 days
Tracking	Available	Available	Available
up to 300g	$8.5	$15	$15.5
300g to 500g	$10.5	$15	$15.5
500g to 800g	$13	$20	$21
800g to 1,000g	$15	$25	$21
1000g to 2,000g	$15 + $4.5 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $15 + $9 = $24	$25 + $6 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $25 + $12 = $37	$21 + $2 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $21 + $4 = $25
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$33
2,500g to 5,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$33 + $3 / per 500g *ex. 3700g: $33+ $9 = $42
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$58
5,500g to 6,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$58 + $12 / per 500g *ex. 6300g: $58 + $24 = $82
6,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$82 + $4 / per 500g *ex. 7800g: $82 + $12 = $94

Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives

Method	Japan Post (Airmail)	Japan Post (EMS)	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	1 to 3 weeks	5 to 10 days	2 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available	Available
up to 300g	$8.5	$17	$18
300g to 500g	$10.5	$17	$18
500g to 800g	$13	$22	$25
800g to 1,000g	$15	$27	$25
1000g to 2,000g	$15 + $4.5 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $15 + $9 = $24	$27 + $5 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $27 + $5 = $32	$25 + $7 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $25 + $7 = $32
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	$42	$45
2,500g to 3,000g	Not Provided	$47	$66
3,000g to 5,000g	Not Provided	$47 + $5 / per 500g *ex. 3,700g $47 + $10 = $57	$66 + $8 / per 500g *ex. 3,700g: $66+ $16 = $82
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	$72	$135
5,500g to 6,000g	Not Provided	$77	$138
6,000g to 6,500g	Not Provided	$86	$141
6,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	$86 + $8 / per 500g *ex. 7800g: $86 + $24 = $110	$141 + $3 / per 500g *ex. 7800g: $141 + $9 = $150

Europe (excluding Northern Europe)

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Only available in some countries Current occurrence of large delays	Express (DHL or FedEx)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks *Possibility of large delays due to the reduction of flights	2 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$10.5	$20
300g to 500g	$13.5	$20
500g to 800g	$18	$23
800g to 1000g	$20	$23
1000g to 1500g	$27	$28
1500g to 2,000g	$34	$31
2,000g to 4,000g	Not Provided	$31 + $2 / per 500g *ex. 2700g: $31+ $4 = $35
4,000g to 4,500g	Not Provided	$46
4,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	$46 + $3 / per 500g ex. 5100g: $46 + $6 = $52 ex. 6800g: $46 + $15 = $61

Northern Europe

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Current occurrence of large delays	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks *Possibility of large delays due to the reduction of flights	2 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$10.5	$20
300g to 500g	$13.5	$20
500g to 800g	$18	$25
800g to 1000g	$20	$25
1000g to 2,000g	$20 + $7 / per 500g ex. 1200g: $20 + $7 = $27 ex. 1,600g $20 + $14 = $34	$25 + $4 / per 500g ex. 1200g: $25+ $4 = $29 ex. 1,600g $25 + $8 = $33
2,000g to 4,000g	Not Provided	$33 + $3 / per 500g *ex. 2700g: $33+ $6 = $39
4,000g to 4,500g	Not Provided	$50
4,500g to 5,500g	Not Provided	$50 + $8 / per 500g *ex. 4700g: $50+ $8 = $58
5,500g to 6,000g	Not Provided	$70
6,000g to 8,000g	Not Provided	$70 + $3 / per 500g ex. 6100g: $70 + $3 = $73 ex. 7800g: $70 + $12 = $82

Central and South America

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Only available in some countries Current occurrence of large delays	Express (DHL or FedEx)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks	2 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$12	$23
300g to 500g	$16	$24
500g to 800g	$22	$31
800g to 1000g	$26	$31
1000g to 2,000g	$26 + $10 / per 500g ex. 1200g: $26 + $10 = $36 ex. 1,600g $26 + $20 = $46	$31 + $7 / per 500g ex. 1200g: $31 + $7 = $38 ex. 1,600g $31 + $14 = $45
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	$55
2,500g to 3,000g	Not Provided	$84
3,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	$84 + $7 / per 500g *ex. 4800g: $84 + $28 = $112
5,500g to 6,000g	Not Provided	$145
6,000g to 8,000g	Not Provided	$145 + $4 / per 500g *ex. 7800g: $145 + $16 = $161

Australia, New Zealand

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Current occurrence of large delays	Japan Post (EMS) Current occurrence of large delays	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	1 to 2 weeks	3 to 4 days	2 to 3 days
Tracking	Available	Available	Available
up to 300g	$10.5	$28	$23
300g to 500g	$13.5	$28	$23
500g to 800g	$18	$34	$23
800g to 1000g	$20	$34	$23
1000g to 2,000g	$20 + $7 / per 500g ex. 1200g: $20 + $7 = $27 ex. 1,600g $20 + $14 = $34	$34 + $12 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $34 + $12 = $46 ex. 1,600g $34 + $24 = $58	$24
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$41
2,500g to 5,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$41 + $1 / per 500g ex. 3300g: $40+ $2 = $42 ex. 4,600g $40 + $5 = $45
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$59
5,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$59 + $13 / per 500g ex. 6300g: $59+ $26 = $85 ex. 7,600g $59 + $65 = $124

Africa

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Available only in some countries Current occurrence of large delays	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	2 to 3 weeks	3 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$12	$18
300g to 500g	$16	$18
500g to 800g	$22	$25
800g to 1000g	$26	$25
1000g to 2,000g	$26 + $10 / per 500g ex. 1,200g: $26 + $10 = $36 ex. 1,600g $26 + $20 = $46	$25 + $7 / per 500g ex. 1,200g: $25+ $7 = $32 ex. 1,600g $25 + $14 = $39
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	$45
2,500g to 3,000g	Not Provided	$66
3,000g to 5,000g	Not Provided	$66 + $8 / per 500g ex. 3,200g: $66+ $8 = $72 ex. 4,800g $66 + $32 = $98
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	$135
5,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	$135 + $3 / per 500g ex. 5,800g: $135 + $3 = $138 ex. 7,600g $135 + $15 = $150

Afghanistan, Yemen

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Temporary suspension of acceptance	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	2 to 3 weeks	3 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$12	$18
300g to 500g	$16	$18
500g to 800g	$22	$25
800g to 1000g	$26	$25
1000g to 2,000g	$26 + $10 / per 500g ex. 1,200g: $26 + $10 = $36 ex. 1,600g $26 + $20 = $46	$25 + $7 / per 500g ex. 1,200g: $25+ $7 = $32 ex. 1,600g $25 + $14 = $39
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	$45
2,500g to 3,000g	Not Provided	$66
3,000g to 5,000g	Not Provided	$66 + $8 / per 500g ex. 3,200g: $66+ $8 = $72 ex. 4,800g $66 + $32 = $98
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	$135
5,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	$135 + $3 / per 500g ex. 5,800g: $135 + $3 = $138 ex. 7,600g $135 + $15 = $150

Bangladesh, Bhutan

Method	Japan Post (Airmail)	Japan Post (EMS)	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	2 to 3 weeks	1 to 2 weeks	2 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available	Available
up to 300g	$8.5	$15.5	$18
300g to 500g	$10.5	$15.5	$18
500g to 800g	$13	$22	$21.5
800g to 1000g	$15	$25.5	$21.5
1000g to 2,000g	$15 + $4.5 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $15 + $4.5 = $19.5 ex. 1,600g $15 + $9 = $24	$25.5 + $5.5 / per 500g ex. 1100g: $25.5 + $31 = $25 ex. 1,600g $25.5 + $11 = $36.5	$23
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$39
2,500g to 5,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$39 + $2 / per 500g *ex. 3300g: $39+ $4 = $43
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$56
5,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	Not Provided	$56 + $12 / per 500g ex. 6100g: $56 + $24 = $80 ex. 7800g: $56 + $60 = $116

Middle East/Central Asia (Excluding some countries)

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Current occurrence of large delays	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	2 to 3 weeks	3 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$10.5	$19
300g to 500g	$13.5	$19
500g to 800g	$8	$24
800g to 1000g	$20	$24
1000g to 2,000g	$20 + $7 / per 500g *ex. 1,600g $20 + $14 = $34	$30
2000g to 2500g	Not Provided	$37
2,500g to 5,000g	Not Provided	$37 + $4 / per 500g *ex. 2700g: $37+ $4 = $41
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	$73
5,500g to 9,000g	Not Provided	$73 + $2 / per 500g ex. 6,600g: $73 + $6 = $79 ex. 8,800g: $73 + $14 = $87
9,000g to 9,500g	Not Provided	$110
9,500g to 12,000g	Not Provided	$110 + $2 / per 500g ex. 10,600g: $110 + $6 = $116 ex. 11,600g: $110 + $10 = $120
12,000g to 12,500g	Not Provided	$144
12,500g to 15,500g	Not Provided	$144 + $2 / per 500g ex. 13,600g: $144 + $6 = $150 ex. 14,800g: $144 + $10 = $154
15,500g to 16,000g	Not Provided	$187
16,000g to 20,000g	Not Provided	$187 + $3 / per 500g ex. 17,600g: $187 + $12 = $199 ex. 19,400g: $187 + $21 = $208

Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon

Method	Japan Post (Airmail) Temporary suspension of acceptance	DHL (Express) or FedEx (Priority)
Delivery Date	2 to 3 weeks	3 to 4 days
Tracking	Available	Available
up to 300g	$10.5	$18
300g to 500g	$13.5	$18
500g to 800g	$18	$25
800g to 1000g	$20	$25
1000g to 2,000g	$20 + $7 / per 500g ex. 1,200g: $20 + $7 = $27 ex. 1,600g $20 + $14 = $34	$25 + $7 / per 500g ex. 1,200g: $25+ $7 = $32 ex. 1,600g $25 + $14 = $39
2,000g to 2,500g	Not Provided	$45
2,500g to 3,000g	Not Provided	$66
3,000g to 5,000g	Not Provided	$66 + $8 / per 500g ex. 3,200g: $66+ $8 = $72 ex. 4,800g $66 + $32 = $98
5,000g to 5,500g	Not Provided	$135
5,500g to 8,000g	Not Provided	$135 + $3 / per 500g ex. 5,800g: $135 + $3 = $138 ex. 7,600g $135 + $15 = $150

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