Dear customer,
Here's the latest information on international shipping from Japan Post as of January 27, 2025.
You can check Japan Post's page here to see what option is available for you.
No SAL option is available for any country.
We recommend FedEx, UPS or DHL over EMS.
FedEx/UPS/DHL is the quickest shipping option at the moment because they have their own flights.
Current delivery time frame is as follows.
- FedEx/UPS/DHL: 1 week to 10 days
- EMS: 8 to 14 days for most country, may take longer than that for some country in Europe
- International Parcel(Air): longer than EMS
- Small Packet (Air): longer than EMS
- International Parcel(Surface): around 3 months
- Small Packet(Surface): around 3 months
++++++ For countries that are not listed in this page ++++++
All option except SAL is available, but we recommend FedEx/UPS/DHL.
EMS, FedEx, UPS, DHL, International Parcel (Air), Small Packet (Air) is available.
Could use Surface but use them at your own risk.
It may take longer than 3 months and have the highest risk of getting lost in transit in the current situation without compensation.
++++++ EMS and Airmail Unavailable ++++++
Options available for countries listed below are FedEx/UPS/DHL, International Parcel (Surface) and Small Packet (Surface) .
●ASIA: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, East Timor
●EUROPE: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Island, Greece, Kazakhstan (Airmail available), Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan (Airmail available), Liechtenstein, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, San Marino, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Airmail available), Vatican, Serbia (Airmail available), Greenland (Airmail available)
●MIDDLE EAST: Israel, Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia
●OCEANIA: Wallis and Futuna, Guam (EMS available), Fiji
●NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Montserrat, Netherlands Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, St. Pierre and Miquelon, St. Vincent, Turks and Caicos Islands
●SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela (Airmail available)
●AFRICA: Angola, Ascension, Benin (Airmail available), Botswana, Burundi, Central Africa, Comoros, Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea (Airmail available), Eritrea, Esuwatini, Guinea-Bissau (Airmail available), Ivory Coast, Kabobe De, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger (Airmail available), Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe (Airmail available), Seychelles (Airmail available), South Africa, South Sudan, St. Helena, Togo, Tristan da Cunha, Zambia, Cameroon, The Gambia (Airmail available), Republic of the Congo, Djibouti
++++++ EMS Unavailable ++++++
Options available for countries listed below are FedEx/UPS/DHL, Small Packet (Air) and surface mail.
● Dominican Republic(Surface unavailable), French Polynesia, Georgia, Guinea, Mauritania(Surface unavailable), Nicaragua(Surface unavailable), Pitcairn, Samoa, Suriname, Tuvalu
++++++ Surface Unavailable ++++++
Options available for countries listed below are FedEx/UPS/DHL, EMS and Airmail .
● Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Iran, Jamaica, Kuwait, Laos, Maldives, Mongol, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sierra Leone (EMS unavailable), Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay
++++++ FedEx/UPS/DHL only ++++++
Option available for countries listed below is FedEx/UPS/DHL. No service available by Japan Post.
● Bolivia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Syria, Zimbabwe
++++++ No shipping available ++++++
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Your J-Subculture Team
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