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International ePacket Light

All International ePacket Light shipments have been temporarily suspended.

International ePacket Light is a service that delivers an item weighing less than 2 kg to the addressee's mailbox as a SAL (Surface Air Lift) small packet. Tracking service is available.

This service can be used by simply printing out a label and other specific documents for International ePacket Light using the online shipping tool called My Page for International Mail Service.
*Depending on the situation in certain countries, it may be either impossible to search for some tracking information.

Advantages of International ePacket Light

It can be delivered even when an addressee is away! Since an item is delivered to the addressee’s mailbox*, the recipient does not have to wait at home to receive it. *Taxed items are an exception.It can be tracked! The shipping status of an item from acceptance by Japan Post to delivery can be tracked.

Destinations

Zone Country/ Area
1st Zone China, South Korea, Taiwan Taiwan, South Korea, and China
2nd Zone Asia
(excluding China, South Korea, Taiwan)
India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Bhutan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia
3rd Zone Oceania Australia, New Zealand
North America
(excluding the U.S.)
Canada, Mexico
Middle East Israel, Turkey
Europe Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal
4th Zone U.S. (including Guam and other U.S. territories) United States and Territories of the United States (Guam, Saipan, Midway, Northern Mariana Islands, Wake, America Samoa, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
5th Zone Central and South America (excluding Mexico), Africa Brazil

*Only U.S.A. destinations include overseas territories

Service details

Items Details
Condition of Use You need to print a set of labels for International ePacket Light using the online shipping tool.
Contents Goods
Conditions are the same as those for small packets.
Size Maximum size Minimum size

Length + Width + Thickness = 90 cm
(Permissible difference 2 mm)
Please note that the maximum length is 60 cm.
(Permissible difference 2 mm)

a (length): 60 cm
a + b + c = 90 cm

For rolled items,
Length + Diameter×2 = 104 cm
(Permissible difference 2 mm)
Please note that the maximum length is 90 cm.
(Permissible difference 2 mm).

Rolled item

a (length): 90 cm
a + 2b = 104 cm

Length: 14.8 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
(Permissible difference 2 mm)

Rolled items small in width are unacceptable.

Weight Maximum weight of an item is 2 kg.
The limitation is the same as that for small packets.
Transport Method The transport method is SAL (Surface Air Lift).
Delivery Time Around two or three weeks
Delivery Record No signature is required on delivery. Delivery to a mailbox is noted as delivered in the tracking data.
International Acceptance-Record Fee 370 yen
This fee is included in the rates chart for International ePacket Light.
Discount Not available
Compensation Not provided
Tracking The tracking status can be checked using the Track & Trace Service at the website of Japan Post Co., Ltd.

Rates

Rates chart for International ePacket Light, including 370 yen for the international acceptance-record fee.

Weight 1st Zone 2nd Zone 3rd Zone 4th Zone 5th Zone
China, South Korea, Taiwan Asia(excluding China, South Korea, Taiwan) Oceania, North America (excluding the U.S.), Middle East, Europe U.S. (including Guam and other U.S. territories) Central and South America (excluding Mexico), Africa
Up to 100g 680 yen 710 yen 830 yen 1,150 yen 850 yen
Up to 200g 770 yen 820 yen 970 yen 1,320 yen 1,050 yen
Up to 300g 860 yen 930 yen 1,110 yen 1,490 yen 1,250 yen
Up to 400g 950 yen 1,040 yen 1,250 yen 1,660 yen 1,450 yen
Up to 500g 1,040 yen 1,150 yen 1,390 yen 1,830 yen 1,650 yen
Up to 600g 1,130 yen 1,260 yen 1,530 yen 2,000 yen 1,850 yen
Up to 700g 1,220 yen 1,370 yen 1,670 yen 2,170 yen 2,050 yen
Up to 800g 1,310 yen 1,480 yen 1,810 yen 2,340 yen 2,250 yen
Up to 900g 1,400 yen 1,590 yen 1,950 yen 2,510 yen 2,450 yen
Up to 1.0kg 1,490 yen 1,700 yen 2,090 yen 2,680 yen 2,650 yen
Up to 1.1kg 1,580 yen 1,810 yen 2,230 yen 2,850 yen 2,850 yen
Up to 1.2kg 1,670 yen 1,920 yen 2,370 yen 3,020 yen 3,050 yen
Up to 1.3kg 1,760 yen 2,030 yen 2,510 yen 3,190 yen 3,250 yen
Up to 1.4kg 1,850 yen 2,140 yen 2,650 yen 3,360 yen 3,450 yen
Up to 1.5kg 1,940 yen 2,250 yen 2,790 yen 3,530 yen 3,650 yen
Up to 1.6kg 2,030 yen 2,360 yen 2,930 yen 3,700 yen 3,850 yen
Up to 1.7kg 2,120 yen 2,470 yen 3,070 yen 3,870 yen 4,050 yen
Up to 1.8kg 2,210 yen 2,580 yen 3,210 yen 4,040 yen 4,250 yen
Up to 1.9kg 2,300 yen 2,690 yen 3,350 yen 4,210 yen 4,450 yen
Up to 2.0kg 2,390 yen 2,800 yen 3,490 yen 4,380 yen 4,650 yen

Labels of International ePacket Light

Please print a set of labels for International ePacket Light on A4 plain paper using the online shipping tool called My Page for International Mail Service.
(1)A label, a copy for the sender, and a copy for the post office
(2)A customs declaration form* (3)an invoice(optional)and (4)a certificate of delivery

*It is printed in case the space on the left side of the label is not sufficient to list all the contents, or in case the total value of the contents is over 300 SDR.

Labels of International ePacket Light

A specified pouch

Specified pouches are for affixing the label, printed using the Online Shipping Tool, to the package.
  You can get specified pouches at post offices if they are in stock.
If you need many specified pouches, please contact the post office in advance.

How to use International ePacket Light

  1. Log in at My Page for International Mail Service. You can register for it at no charge.
  2. Enter the requested information about the addressee, sender, contents and other matters online.
  3. Print a set of labels for International ePacket Light on A4 plain paper, using your printer.
  4. Separate the label, the copy for the sender, and the copy for the post office mentioned in (1) in the previous section.
  5. Put the customs declaration form mentioned in (2) in the previous section and the invoice mentioned in (3) (optional) into the special pouch* for My Page Service items.
  6. Bring both the copies for the sender and the post office and the certificate of delivery mentioned in (4) in the previous section with the item(s) to be sent to the post office, but without putting them in the pouch.

*Depending on the situation in certain countries, it may be either impossible to search for some tracking information.

Register for My Page for International Mail Service now!

Conditions of Use

  1. To be regarded as an International ePacket Light, it must be sent in a special pouch affixed with a label printed by the online shipping tool called My Page for International Mail Service, and containing a customs declaration form and an invoice (optional).
  2. You can get specified pouches at post offices if they are in stock. If you need many specified pouches, please contact the post office in advance.
  3. A handwritten label cannot be used to send International ePacket Light items.
  4. Used labels cannot be reused. You need to print out a set of labels from My Page for International Mail Service each time.
  5. In case the barcode or other information on a label is unclear, you may not be able to send an item.

Important information

  • You cannot send valuable items such as cash, platinum, gold, and precious stones.

Does your package contain any dangerous goods?

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