Overview
International shipping cannot be estimated accurately from item price alone.
The most important variables are:
That is why JPS finalizes international shipping after warehouse packing.
- actual weight
- packed dimensions
- product type
- destination
- carrier
Start with the product, not the price
Two ¥10,000 items can have completely different shipping costs.
Examples:
The product category often predicts shipping behavior better than the item price.
- trading cards: light and compact
- books: compact but heavy
- scale figures: light but bulky
- fishing rods: long and oversized
Actual weight vs. dimensional weight
Some carriers charge according to whichever is higher:
This matters for:
A lightweight parcel can still be expensive if it occupies a lot of space.
- actual weight
- dimensional weight
- anime figures
- Gunpla
- shoes
- plush toys
- large collector boxes
Estimate Japan domestic shipping separately
Before the item reaches JPS, you may already know:
Keep this separate from international shipping.
- seller domestic shipping
- store delivery charge
JPS packing cost
International parcel packing starts from:
¥500
Eligible consolidation costs ¥1,000.
That means the customer does not pay a separate fee simply because multiple orders are combined.
Consolidation can help or hurt
Combining several small orders can reduce duplicated international base charges.
But several bulky boxes can create high dimensional weight.
Compare:
- one consolidated parcel
- split shipment
- packaging preservation needs
Use warehouse measurements for the final decision
After packing, JPS can work with the real:
That is the point when the international quote becomes meaningful.
- weight
- dimensions
- contents
JPS international shipping
JPS charges:
Actual carrier rate — no JPS markup
Carrier shipping protection applies according to carrier terms.
Simple cost formula
A practical estimate is:
Item price + Japan domestic shipping + ¥300 JPS proxy fee + packing from ¥500 + optional services + estimated carrier rate
Destination-country import charges are separate.
Example
Suppose:
Estimated proxy-side total:
¥10,700
This is still an estimate until the parcel is actually packed and the carrier rate is confirmed.
- item price: ¥7,000
- domestic shipping: ¥0
- JPS purchase fee: ¥300
- packing: ¥500
- international carrier estimate: ¥2,900