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List of products and services

Here, we would like to explain products and services for international mail.
We provide a list of products and services for those who are using international mail for the first time, and a comparative table of products and services for comparing the details of each product and service. Please check the information according to your needs.

Check products and services for sending items of a certain content, weight/size, and to a certain destination

Products and services comparative table

This is an explanation for those who want to compare the differences of each product and service. You can check the outline by clicking .

List of products and services Weight / size Tracking*1 Sending method (speed)
Fastest FastSlow
EMS

Can be delivered fastest among international mails.

Airmail

Can be delivered quickly via aircraft.

SAL

Can be sent less expensively than airmail and quicker than sea mail.

Surface mail

Although it takes time, it can be sent inexpensively.

Sending letters and postcards

Letters

Letters and documents of standard size and non-standard size can be sent.

Standard-sized mail:~50g
Nonstandard-sized mail:~2kg

Standard-sized mail
Long side: 14~23.5cm
Short side: 9~12cm
Thickness: up to 1cm
Nonstandard-sized mail
Longest side: 60cm
Length + Width + Height = 90cm
*for rolled item,
Diameter×2 + Length = 104cm

*2    
Postcards

Worldwide shipping: 90 yen by surface, 100 yen by air.

Postcards size

Long side: 14~23.5cm
Short side: 9~12cm
*Long side should be 1.4 times longer than short side.

*2    
Greeting cards

Birthday cards and Christmas cards can also be sent as letters (standard size) by sealing them tightly.

~25g

Minimum size: Length 14cm, Width 9cm
Maximum size: Up to 60cm for the longest side
Length + Width + Height = 90cm

*2      

Sending books and magazines

Printed Matter

You can send Printed Matter including periodicals, books, catalogues, direct mails, and business documents inexpensively compared to non-standard size mail.

~5kg

Minimum size: Length 14cm, Width 9cm
Maximum size: Up to 60cm for the longest side
Length + Width + Height = 90cm
*Please check here for details on size, such as scrolls.

*2  

Sending items

EMS

It is handled with top priority among international mail items, and is delivered promptly.

~30kg

Up to 1.5m in length, with a total of length + girth up to 3m
*Restrictions differ by country.

 
International Parcel Post

It is a basic service for international mail, and the sending method can be selected according to the desired delivery speed and rate.

~30kg

A: Up to 1.5m in length , with a total of length + girth up to 3m
B: Up to 1.05m in length , with a total of length + girth up to 2m
*Restrictions differ by country.
*There are also countries adopting other criteria.

 
Small Packets

Small, light items can be delivered inexpensively compared to EMS.

~2kg

Minimum size: Length 14.8cm, Width 10.5cm
Maximum size: Up to 60cm for the longest side
Length + Width + Height = 90cm
*Please check here for details on size, such as scrolls.

*2  
International ePacket Light

The service can be used by preparing an exclusive label online when sending a small packet with tracking service (SAL).

~2kg

Minimum size: Length 14.8cm, Width 10.5cm
Maximum size: Up to 60cm for the longest side
Length + Width + Height = 90cm
*Please check here for details on size, such as scrolls.

     
Cool EMS

You can send refrigerated and frozen items.

Refrigerated: ~15kg
Frozen item: ~10kg

Cool boxes and freezer boxes are both available in three sizes: small, medium and large. For details, please check the page on the conditions of use for each country/region.

     
UGX (For Corporations)

It is an international parcel delivery service for corporate use, with various added functions including duty forward, sending oversize items, sending multiple items to the same adresse.

~50kg

*Sending oversize items
Up to 2.3m in length, with a total of length + girth up to 3.8m

     

Send in large amounts/sending Braille mails

D-mail / P-mail

A special rate is applied when sending large amount of Printed Matter and small packets at once.

D-mail: ~2kg
P-mail: ~5kg

Equivalent to Printed Matter and small packets.

*2    
Special Mailbags

It is a method convenient to send a large amount of Printed Matter to the same addressee. Printed items up to 30kg (20kg for certain countries) in total can be sent altogether.

~30kg

Same as Printed Matter. There is an exclusive mailbag for the item.

*2  
Postal items for the blind

Mail items containing Braille letters, etc. can be sent free of charge.

~7kg

Same as letters.

*2    

*1: Tracking service is unavailable for surface mail other than for "international parcel."

*2: For tracking service, an additional registered mail fee of 460 yen will be charged.

For checking products and services suitable for a certain use on the chart

Sending letters and postcards

List of products and services Weight / size Tracking
*1
Sending method (speed)
Fastest FastSlow
EMS

Can be delivered fastest among international mails.

Airmail

Can be delivered quickly via aircraft.

SAL

Can be sent less expensively than airmail and quicker than sea mail.

Surface mail

Although it takes time, it can be sent inexpensively.

Letters

Letters and documents of standard size and non-standard size can be sent.

Standard-sized mail: ~50g
Nonstandard-sized mail: ~2kg

Standard-sized mail
Long side: 14~23.5cm
Short side: 9~12cm
Thickness: up to 1cm
Nonstandard-sized mail
Longest side: 60cm
Length + Width + Height = 90cm
*for rolled item,
Diameter×2 + Length = 104cm

*2    
Postcards

Worldwide shipping: 90 yen by surface, 100 yen by air.

Postcards size

Long side: 14~23.5cm
Short side: 9~12cm
Long side should be 1.4 times longer than short side.

*2    
Greeting cards

Birthday cards and Christmas cards can also be sent as letters (standard size) by sealing them tightly.

~25g

Minimum size: Length 14cm, Width 9cm
Maximum size: Up to 60cm for the longest side
Length + Width + Height = 90cm

*2      

Sending books and magazines

List of products and services Weight / size Tracking
*1
Sending method (speed)
Fastest FastSlow
EMS

Can be delivered fastest among international mails.

Airmail

Can be delivered quickly via aircraft.

SAL

Can be sent less expensively than airmail and quicker than sea mail.

Surface mail

Although it takes time, it can be sent inexpensively.

Printed Matter

You can send Printed Matter including periodicals, books, catalogues, direct mails, and business documents inexpensively compared to non-standard size mail.

~5kg

Minimum size: Length 14cm, Width 9cm
Maximum size: Up to 60cm for the longest side
Length + Width + Height = 90cm
*Please check here for details on size, such as scrolls.

*2  

Sending items

List of products and services Weight / size Tracking
*1
Sending method (speed)
Fastest FastSlow
EMS

Can be delivered fastest among international mails.

Airmail

Can be delivered quickly via aircraft.

SAL

Can be sent less expensively than airmail and quicker than sea mail.

Surface mail

Although it takes time, it can be sent inexpensively.

EMS

It is handled with top priority among international mail items, and is delivered promptly.

~30kg

Up to 1.5m in length, with a total of length + girth up to 3m
*Restrictions differ by country.

 
International Parcel Post

It is a basic service for international mail, and the sending method can be selected according to the desired delivery speed and rate.

~30kg

A: Up to 1.5m in length , with a total of length + girth up to 3m
B: Up to 1.05m in length , with a total of length + girth up to 2m
*Restrictions differ by country.
*There are also countries adopting other criteria.

 
Small Packets

Small, light items can be delivered inexpensively compared to EMS.

~2kg

Minimum size: Length 14.8cm, Width 10.5cm
Maximum size: Up to 60cm for the longest side
Length + Width + Height = 90cm
*Please check here for details on size, such as scrolls.

*2  
International ePacket Light

The service can be used by preparing an exclusive label online when sending a small packet with tracking service (SAL).

~2kg

Minimum size: Length 14.8cm, Width 10.5cm
Maximum size: Up to 60cm for the longest side
Length + Width + Height = 90cm
*Please check here for details on size, such as scrolls.

     
Cool EMS

You can send refrigerated and frozen items.

Refrigerated: ~15kg
Frozen item: ~10kg

Cool boxes and freezer boxes are both available in three sizes: small, medium and large. For details, please check the page on the conditions of use for each country/region.

     
UGX (For Corporations)

It is an international parcel delivery service for corporate use, with various added functions including duty forward, sending oversize items, sending multiple items to the same adresse.

~50kg

*Sending oversize items
Up to 2.3m in length, with a total of length + girth up to 3.8m

     

Send in large amounts/sending Braille mails

List of products and services Weight / size Tracking
*1
Sending method (speed)
Fastest FastSlow
EMS

Can be delivered fastest among international mails.

Airmail

Can be delivered quickly via aircraft.

SAL

Can be sent less expensively than airmail and quicker than sea mail.

Surface mail

Although it takes time, it can be sent inexpensively.

D-mail / P-mail

A special rate is applied when sending large amount of Printed Matter and small packets at once.

D-mail: ~2kg
P-mail: ~5kg

Equivalent to Printed Matter and small packets.

*2    
Special Mailbags

It is a method convenient to send a large amount of Printed Matter to the same addressee. Printed items up to 30kg (20kg for certain countries) in total can be sent altogether.

~30kg

Same as Printed Matter. There is an exclusive mailbag for the item.

*2  
Postal items for the blind

Mail items containing Braille letters, etc. can be sent free of charge.

~7kg

Same as letters.

*2    

*1: Tracking service is unavailable for surface mail other than for "international parcel."

*2: For tracking service, an additional registered mail fee of 460 yen will be charged.

For checking products and services suitable for a certain use on the chart

Other international mail items and services

Postage-paid by the addressee This system allows an addressee in Japan, rather than the sender, to pay the postal rate and charges for international mail items sent from abroad to Japan.
International Reply Coupon It is a reply coupon that can be used for receiving replies without asking the addressee to pay the postage.

Corporate Services

Visit by a salesperson

A salesperson will directly visit your office!
Receive advices on how to use international mail service more reasonably.

Applying for salesperson visit and quotation
(Japanese Version Only)

After checking the rate and prohibited goods...

There are cases where items cannot be delivered with handwritten labels.