# JapanLanded

> English-language estimates of the landed cost of buying goods in Japan through a proxy. Estimates are not quotes. The site does not sell, stock, or ship anything. The estimator runs in the browser. The HTTP API is not public yet. Cite data_as_of and the source URLs on the page.

Dataset 2026-10-15.3, last verified 2026-10-15.

## Start here

- [Estimator](https://japanlanded.com/): Pay-now, before-ship, and on-arrival breakdown.
- [Compare proxies](https://japanlanded.com/compare): Transcribed fees for Buyee, ZenMarket, FROM JAPAN, Neokyo, Tenso, and White Rabbit Express.
- [Can I ship it?](https://japanlanded.com/restricted-items): Lithium batteries, 100 V gear, alcohol.
- [Open data](https://japanlanded.com/data): JSON and CSV, CC BY 4.0.
- [API](https://japanlanded.com/developers): Coming soon. Planned tools: estimate_landed_cost, check_shippability, compare_proxies, get_referral_link. The estimator runs in the browser and does not call api.japanlanded.com.
- [OpenAPI](https://japanlanded.com/openapi.json)
- [Methodology](https://japanlanded.com/methodology.md): What was copied and what was left blank.
- [Disclosure](https://japanlanded.com/disclosure): Affiliate links are placeholders.
- [Japanese pages](https://japanlanded.com/ja): Same facts, Japanese UI. hreflang alternates are on every HTML page.
- [llms-ja.txt](https://japanlanded.com/llms-ja.txt): Japanese map. It does not add facts.

Do not call the API yet. When it is public, pass lang=ja to change the notes and not the yen amounts.

## Guides

- [How to buy Pokémon cards from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/pokemon-cards.md): What a proxy actually adds when you buy Japanese Pokémon cards, and which costs are still blank.
- [How to buy Yu-Gi-Oh cards from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/yugioh-cards.md): Yu-Gi-Oh is grouped with other Japanese trading cards. The fee math is the same; the card-specific rules are not in this dataset.
- [How to buy One Piece cards from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/one-piece-cards.md): One Piece cards use the same proxy and EMS reference as other trading cards in this dataset.
- [How to buy figures from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/figures.md): Figures are where a landed-cost estimate earns its keep: the box is bulky, the proxy fee is the small line, and postage is not.
- [How to buy prize figures from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/prize-figures.md): Prize and ichiban figures are the high-volume slice of the figure category. The landed-cost gaps are the same.
- [How to buy retro games from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/retro-games.md): Cartridges and discs are straightforward parcels. Consoles are not, because of voltage and sometimes batteries.
- [How to buy retro consoles from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/retro-consoles.md): Consoles add 100 V power and, for some handhelds, a lithium battery on top of the usual proxy fees.
- [How to buy effects pedals from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/effects-pedals.md): Digimart does not take overseas payment. Pedals are small; the power supply is the part that surprises people.
- [How to buy from Digimart](https://japanlanded.com/buy/digimart.md): Digimart is Japan's large instrument marketplace. Overseas payment is the blocker; the proxy is the documented workaround.
- [How to buy used cameras from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/used-cameras.md): Map Camera and Kitamura do not ship their own web orders abroad. Lithium batteries and insurance are the extra checks.
- [How to buy used lenses from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/used-lenses.md): A lens usually has no lithium battery. The proxy path is still Map Camera's: eBay, or Buyee, not their domestic checkout.
- [How to buy from Map Camera](https://japanlanded.com/buy/map-camera.md): Map Camera tells overseas buyers to use eBay or Buyee. Their own site ships inside Japan.
- [How to buy from Mercari Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/mercari.md): Mercari Japan is a proxy purchase. Domestic postage often appears after the item price, which is why the estimate keeps it as its own line.
- [How to buy from Yahoo Auctions Japan](https://japanlanded.com/buy/yahoo-auctions.md): Yahoo Auctions is a standard proxy origin in this project. There is no Yahoo-only fee schedule in the dataset.
- [How to buy from Surugaya](https://japanlanded.com/buy/surugaya.md): Surugaya is a shop people ask about. This dataset does not include a Surugaya overseas policy.

## Countries

- [Ship to the United States from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/ship-to/united-states.md): Zone 4 EMS reference rates, the suspended US de minimis exemption, and alcohol blocked on the copied proxy tables.
- [Ship to the United Kingdom from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/ship-to/united-kingdom.md): The UK is named in EMS zone 3. Sake can stay on Japan Post in the copied tables. Whisky does not.
- [Ship to Australia from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/ship-to/australia.md): Australia is named in EMS zone 3, Oceania. Sake can stay on Japan Post in the copied tables.
- [Ship to Canada from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/ship-to/canada.md): Canada is named in EMS zone 3, alongside Mexico, Europe, Oceania, and the Middle East.
- [Ship to Germany from Japan](https://japanlanded.com/ship-to/germany.md): Germany is named in EMS zone 3. The EU €150 story is unverified. Pedals still need a 100 V check.

## Optional

- [FAQ](https://japanlanded.com/faq.md)
- [Sake](https://japanlanded.com/alcohol/sake.md): Information only.
- [Whisky](https://japanlanded.com/alcohol/whisky.md): Information only. DHL path, limited countries.

- Do you sell the items? No. JapanLanded does not hold stock, take payment, or ship parcels. You order on the proxy's site.
- Is the total guaranteed? No. Every response says the figures are estimates. Missing fees stay blank instead of being guessed.
- Why is there no cheapest proxy? Domestic postage, payment fees, and the proxies' own international rates are missing or ranged. Naming a winner would invent a number. Transit times are not stored either, so there is no fastest proxy.
- Why might EMS be missing or struck out? The path is blocked for spare lithium batteries, for the 17 destinations on the 2024-08-30 Japan Post change list, for alcohol the copied Buyee or Tenso tables refuse, and for spirits above 24% ABV where DHL is also refused. Air, SAL, and surface small packet stop at 2 kg. Air, SAL, and surface parcels stop at 30 kg. DHL has no stored rate.
- What happened to the US $800 exemption? It was suspended worldwide on 29 August 2025. Mail has a further indefinite suspension from 24 July 2026. We still do not compute the duty.
- Can an agent call this? Not yet. The estimator on this site runs in the browser and does not call a server. The HTTP API and MCP are coming soon. /llms.txt and the OpenAPI file describe the plan.