EMS Japan to the US has restarted

[mke]

Message from the Japan Post

"We will resume EMS service to the United States effective June 1."

 

https://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/information/2021/0513_01_en.html

 

It is much more expensive (up to 60%) than before: https://www.post.japanpost.jp/notification/pressrelease/2021/00_honsha/0415_01_02.pdf

[A Smug Dill]

Thanks for the update!

 

1 hour ago, mke said:

It is much more expensive (up to 60%) than before:

 

Shipping just one pen (with retail packaging and all) may yet get in under 500g inclusive of cardboard carton — typically 120g(±30g) for a small one — and void fill material, and it's only 20% more expensive for that weight class. Ordering ink or paper from Japan would be a different story, though.

[mke]

Shipping by UPS/Fedex/DHL via Blackship and the other forwarders (with their good rates) might be cheaper in some cases - everyone ordering in Japan has now to calculate well.

[Erad67]

I've sent a few pens from Japan to the US and other places this year using Airmail for small packages.  But it's been without retail packaging. I've made my own strong little boxes for them and came in under 100g, so it's 750 yen to the US and it was 480 yen to Australia and an EU nation.  Downside is no tracking number.

Is "Touchdown town in the north-east of Tokyo" Narita?  I used to live very near there.  Was called Sawara then, but Katori now.

[mke]

@Erad67

> Is "Touchdown town in the north-east of Tokyo" Narita?

👍

Since many, many years.

[lionelc]

On 5/13/2021 at 11:09 PM, mke said:

Shipping by UPS/Fedex/DHL via Blackship

my go to for pens and inks from japan - i have been lucky to have all my shipments - even ones by sea arrive safely and well packed.

[Erad67]

@mke
I've been in Shimane for about 16 years.