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     Service Overview
Door-to-Door delivery service
Delivery within 7-10 business days*
Delivery in Japan 365 days a year
*Delivery within 3-6 business days after confirming arrival to Japan.
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Besso Takkyubin from USA Price Chart (US$)
Size Limitation on size (sum of length, width & height) and weight Delivery Fee Besso Fee Total Fee
60 size within 60cm (23.6inch) up to 2kg (4.4lb) $30.00 $30.00 $60.00
80 size within 80cm (31.5inch) up to 5kg (11lb) $45.00 $35.00 $80.00
100 size within 100cm (39.4inch) up to 10kg (22lb) $65.00 $35.00 $100.00
120 size within 120cm (47.2inch) up to 15kg (33lb) $80.00 $50.00 $130.00
140 size within 140cm (55.1inch) up to 20kg (44lb) $90.00 $60.00 $150.00
160 size within 160cm (63.0inch) up to 25kg (55lb) $105.00 $65.00 $170.00
*Above prices do not include the fuel surcharge fee. Fuel surcharge fees change every 3 months.

Fuel surcharge fees 12/1/08 - 2/28/09
Size Fuel Surcharge Fees
60 size $6.90
80 size $10.35
100 size $14.95
120 size $18.40
140 size $20.70
160 size $24.15

  • Maximam 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 packages is also available. Please contact us for details.
  • Pickup service may not be available in some areas.
  • We offer packing services and packing materials are available.
  • Packages need to undergo customs clearance after you return to Japan.
    Click here for the Customs Declaration Form (Link to Japan Customs).
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  • We handle packages with the declared value no greater than US$1,500.
  • Price includes liability for loss or damage of up to US$ 1,500 per package (If the total declared value on our shipping document is less than US$1,500, the declared value will be the maximum amount of indemnity).

  • There are 3 payment options:
  1) Total amount to be paid by sender (all charges prepaid).
  2) Freight to be paid by sender, Import duty / tax to be paid by recipient.
  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).

  • 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 anyway.
  • 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.
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.
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.
Hazardous materials
  • Sprays, matches, benzene, paint thinner, manicure, nail polish remover, flammable oils, gas tanks of any kind and any other potentially hazardous materials.
Drugs
  • Drug or quasi-drug: up to 2-month suppies
    •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).
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 with you as carryon items.
  • Cosmetics (including soap) do not require any extra paper work work as long as of a quantity of a single type of item does not exceed 24.
  • 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.
 


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