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) |
$30.00 |
| 80 size |
within 80cm (31.5inch) |
up to 5kg (11lb) |
$45.00 |
| 100 size |
within 100cm (39.4inch) |
up to 10kg (22lb) |
$65.00 |
| 120 size |
within 120cm (47.2inch) |
up to 15kg (33lb) |
$80.00 |
| 140 size |
within 140cm (55.1inch) |
up to 20kg (44lb) |
$90.00 |
| 160 size |
within 160cm (63.0inch) |
up to 25kg (55lb) |
$105.00 |
*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
| 60 size |
$6.90 |
| 80 size |
$10.35 |
| 100 size |
$14.95 |
| 120 size |
$18.40 |
| 140 size |
$20.70 |
| 160 size |
$24.15 |
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- 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).
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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 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.
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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.
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| Hazardous materials |
- Sprays, matches, benzene, paint thinner, manicure, nail polish remover, 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 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).
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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 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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- Click here for the details.
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