What shipping options are available?

We offer a variety of shipping options from Japan Post and FedEx. All methods include a tracking number.

Notice: Due to COVID-19, some shipping options are currently unavailable. Please check our shipping status page to see what is available for your country.

EMS Recommended

Average Delivery Time	2-5 days
Insurance	Up to 20,000 yen, additional insurance available during shipping checkout. For packages exceeding 200,000 yen in value we will charge an additional 2800 yen handling fee (required by Japan Post). Please inform us of high-value packages before paying for shipping.
Tracking	Included
Benefits	Safe and fast, EMS is often the best choice for ensuring your items arrive quickly. This method gets priority over other Japan Post methods.
Limits	USA/Guam Length + Circumference: Less than 275 centimeters Max Length: 150 centimeters Max Weight: 30kg (30,000 grams) Rest of World Length + Circumference: Less than 300 centimeters Max Length: 150 centimeters Max Weight: 30kg (30,000 grams) or 20kg (20,000 grams) depending on the country Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate EMS quotes, you need to know the package weight only.

Fedex International Priority

Average Delivery Time	1-4 days
Insurance	Up to USD$100 by default, additional insurance available during shipping checkout. Insured packages may take 1 business day longer to ship even with Express Processing.
Tracking	Included
Benefits	Safe and fast, FedEx can be an excellent option for shipping heavy, small items such as books. FedEx Priority will arrive faster than Economy. Can ship larger and heavier items than Japan Post. Cheaper than DHL for most cases to USA.
Limits	Length + Circumference: Less than 330 centimeters for larger items please contact us Max Length: 274 centimeters Max Weight: 68kg (68,000 grams) for heavier items please contact us. Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate FedEx quotes you must know the package weight and size. Food and Drinks can not be shipped by this method.

Fedex International Economy

Average Delivery Time	2-5 days
Insurance	Up to USD$100 by default, additional insurance available during shipping checkout. Insured packages may take 1 business day longer to ship even with Express Processing.
Tracking	Included
Benefits	Safe and fast, FedEx can be an excellent option for shipping heavy, small items such as books. Can ship larger and heavier items than Japan Post. Cheaper than DHL for most cases to USA.
Limits	Length + Circumference: Less than 330 centimeters for larger items please contact us Max Length: 274 centimeters Max Weight: 68kg (68,000 grams) for heavier items please contact us. Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate FedEx quotes you must know the package weight and size. Food and Drinks can not be shipped by this method.

DHL

Average Delivery Time	2-5 days
Insurance	For insurance with DHL please contact us before arranging your shipment with the package value.
Tracking	Included
Benefits	Safe and fast, DHL can be an excellent option for shipping heavy, small items such as books. Can ship larger and heavier items than Japan Post. Cheaper than FedEx for Australia and some parts of Europe
Limits	Max Size: 120 x 80 x 80cm Max Weight: 70kg (70,000 grams) for heavier items please contact us. Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate FedEx quotes you must know the package weight and size. Food and Drinks can generally not be shipped by this method. We can ship alcohol to some countries ( NOT USA or Canada) via DHL, please contact us for more information.

International epacket (Small Packet Airmail)

Average Delivery Time	7-9 days
Insurance	Up to 6,000 yen
Tracking	Included
Benefits	Especially good for light items, epacket is a very economical method that still arrives relatively quickly.
Limits	Max Length + Width + Height: 90 centimeters Max Length: 60 centimeters Max Weight: 2kg (2,000 grams) Printed Matter (books) Max Weight: 5kg (5000 grams) Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate epacket quotes, you need to know the package weight only.

Small Packet SAL (Surface Airlift)

Average Delivery Time	2-6 weeks
Insurance	Up to 6,000 yen
Tracking	Included, but updates infrequently
Benefits	Cheaper than epacket and EMS but faster than Seamail.
Limits	Max Length + Width + Height: 90 centimeters Max Length: 60 centimeters Max Weight: 2kg (2,000 grams) Printed Matter (books) Max Weight: 5kg (5000 grams) Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate SAL quotes, you need to know the package weight only.

Parcel Post Airmail

Average Delivery Time	7-9 days
Insurance	Up to 5kg: 11,160 yen 5-10kg: 15,170 yen 10-15kg: 19,190 yen 15-20kg: 23,200 yen 20-25kg: 27,220 yen 25-30kg: 31,230 yen
Tracking	Included
Benefits	A good option for countries that may not support EMS but still need to ship large/heavy items.
Limits	A Standard (such as the UK, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, etc) Length + Circumference: Less than 300 centimeters Max Length: 150 centimeters Max Weight: 30kg (30,000 grams) B Standard (such as USA, Australia, Brazil, Mexico etc) Length + Circumference: Less than 200 centimeters Max Length: 105 centimeters Max Weight: 30kg (30,000 grams) Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate Airmail quotes, you need to know the package weight only.

Parcel Post SAL (Surface Airlift)

Average Delivery Time	2-6 weeks
Insurance	Up to 5kg: 11,160 yen 5-10kg: 15,170 yen 10-15kg: 19,190 yen 15-20kg: 23,200 yen 20-25kg: 27,220 yen 25-30kg: 31,230 yen
Tracking	Included, but updates infrequently
Benefit	Cheaper than Airmail and EMS but faster than Seamail.
Limits	A Standard (such as the UK, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, etc) Length + Circumference: Less than 300 centimeters Max Length: 150 centimeters Max Weight: 30kg (30,000 grams) B Standard (such as USA, Australia, Brazil, Mexico etc) Length + Circumference: Less than 200 centimeters Max Length: 105 centimeters Max Weight: 30kg (30,000 grams) Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate SAL quotes, you need to know the package weight only.

Seamail (Surface Mail)

Average Delivery Time	1-3 months
Insurance	Up to 5kg: 11,160 yen 5-10kg: 15,170 yen 10-15kg: 19,190 yen 15-20kg: 23,200 yen 20-25kg: 27,220 yen 25-30kg: 31,230 yen
Tracking	Included, but updates very infrequently
Benefits	A very economical method for those who are not in a hurry. This method is only available on request. Please contact us at help@blackship.com with your package ID if you want it activated.
Limits	A Standard (such as the UK, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, etc) Length + Circumference: Less than 300 centimeters Max Length: 150 centimeters Max Weight: 30kg (30,000 grams) B Standard (such as USA, Australia, Brazil, Mexico etc) Length + Circumference: Less than 200 centimeters Max Length: 105 centimeters Max Weight: 30kg (30,000 grams) Please see our shipping calculator for exact limits for your country. For accurate Seamailquotes you need to know the package weight only.