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Import Support from Japan
Our personal import service is for you who want to get fine product(s) from directly from Japan. As you may already have difficulties, most shops in Japan do not do business with people out of Japan. Instead of you, we can deal with such shops. Even if you do not know where the item is available at, we search it for you.
Just send an e-mail to us; we check the availability of the item, give you an estimate, receive it from a trade, and ship it to your address.

Search & Estimate for Free

If you are looking for something, please send us an e-mail and let us try to give you an estimate. Because there are too many items on the market, we would be very grateful if you tell us exactly which product(s) you want. (Please see the keys below)
We do not expect all keys below. The search requests without much information are also welcomed. Although it takes much time to find out, we will try to help you. However, please understand that there are some cases where we cannot meet your request.
We do not have own catalogs or lists; that it, we check all availabilities after you make an inquiry. It usually takes a few days to send you a reply. (We never ignore inquiries from customers. If it takes much time to search, we inform you before sending an estimate. If you do not get any reply from us, there might be mail-server troubles or something, so please send us an e-mail again.)

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Information and Keys for Search & Estimate
Please send us an e-mail with following information.
1. Product or title name
2. Payment method (Necessary for making an estimate)
3. Country (Necessary for calculating shipping costs)

Moreover, some keys like them are great helps to us:
Manufacturer or author name
Product ID like ISBN
Manufacturing or publishing date
note
All Keys above are not required, but it takes less time to make an search result and estimate if you send them.
If you happen to see the items are advertised at website(s); please give us the URL. Moreover, we also accept image(s) attached with your e-mail. (For example, scanned book cover)
We cannot reply to inquiries like "All Dragonball goods available on the market" or "All fine doujinshi featuring Love Hina" Too much to make a list...
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Handling Fee
Product Price
(Japan Yen)
-6000 6001-10000 10001-15000 15001-20000
Handling Fee
(Japan Yen)
1200 2000 3000 4000
Product Price
(Japan Yen)
20001-25000 25001-30000 30001-35000 35001-
Handling Fee
(Japan Yen)
5000 6000 7000 20%
note
For U.S. customers using IPMO, any expenses are converted into US dollars when we send the order confirmation.
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Payment Method
1) PayPal
  Total = Product Price + Sales Tax(5%) + Shipping Cost + Handling Fee + PayPal Fee(3.9%)*
After receiving a confirmation from us, please send money to our PayPal account. You can use your credit card through PayPal to pay.
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*PayPal fee of 3.9% contains receiving fee and the cross border fee is additionally charged. It is a fee we have to pay PayPal to receive your money.
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2) International Postal Money Order (IPMO)
  Total = Product Price + Sales Tax (5%) + Shipping Cost + Handling Fee
After receiving a confirmation from us, please purchase International Postal Money Order (IPMO) at your local post office, and send it to the address we will inform. Plase follow our instructions in our e-mail.
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In the United States, it costs only $3.25 to purchase IPMO valued at up to $700.
If you order high-priced products, we may not accept IPMO.
The post office in your county may not deal in IPMO. Please ask your local post office about IPMO before placing an order.
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3) International Wire Transfer (Bank Remittance)
  Total = Product Price + Sales Tax (5%) + Shipping Cost + Handling Fee + Bank Fee*
We send you a confirmation with our bank account information for transferring money. Please go to a bank which do business with our bank and remit money in Japanese yen to our account in Japan. You need to pay your bank for applicable fees. It normally takes 3-7 days to receive your money.
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The bank fee of 2500yen is additionally charged. It is a fee we have to pay our bank to receive your money.
Some banks do not deal in transferring money to Japan. Please ask your bank about the remittance to Japan before placing an order.
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4) Western Union Money Transfer Service
  Total = Product Price + Sales Tax (5%) + Shipping Cost + Handling Fee
After receiving a confirmation from us, please go to one of Western Union Agent and fill out "To Send Money " form with our information. You need to pay the Agent for applicable fees.
After the transferring, please inform us of the Money Transfer Control Number (10 digits). If you transfer money during the business hours of our Agent in Japan, it reaches us in a few minutes.
You can find Western Union Agent location at the following website.
http://www.westernunion.com/info/selectCountry.asp
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5) Cash in Japanese Yen
  Total = Product Price + Sales Tax (5%) + Shipping Cost + Handling Fee
If you want, we may accept payment in cash. Please note that there are some possibilities of the loss, and we do not take the responsibility. You are advised to use a reliable mail service. For further information, please send us an e-mail.
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Shipping

Shipping Method and Cost
We usually use Express Mail Service (EMS). EMS enable you track your package under shipment, and you would be compensated for the damage or loss. However, there are also other shipping services you can choose. Please follow your own convenience.

Service Speed Note
EMS
(Express Mail Service)
2 - 14 days Fastest airmail
Insured airmail
For any packages
Tracking service *click here
Airmail
Parcel
7 - 21 days Regular airmail
No insured (optional)
For large and heavy packages
No tracking
SAL
Parcel
14 - 40 days Slower airmail but cheaper in some cases
No insured (optional)
For large and heavy packages
No tracking
Airmail
Small Packet
7 - 21 days Regular airmail
No insured
For small and light packages
No tracking
SAL
Small Packet
14 - 40 days Slower airmail but cheaper in some cases
No insured
For small and light packages
No tracking
Airmail
Printed Matter
7 - 21 days Regular airmail
No insured
For printed matter only
No tracking
SAL
Printed Matter
14 - 40 days Slower airmail but cheaper in some cases
No insured
For printed matter only
No tracking

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