[Important] Regarding Shipments to the United States
Update: 2025/8/27
Thank you for shopping at the Why are you here.....? online store.
On July 30th, 2025, the U.S. government announced an executive order regarding mail items addressed to the United States entitled, " Abolition of the de minimis exemption for mail for All Countries."
Under this executive order, starting August 29, 2025, mail containing goods imported for personal use (taxable mail) will no longer be eligible for duty-free treatment, and tariffs will be imposed. On August 15, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced new guidelines regarding the elimination of de minimis rules, which require that transport operators pay customs deposits to CBP and prepare customs declarations. The procedures that transport operators and postal operators in each country must follow to comply with these guidelines are not clear, however, making implementation difficult.
In light of this, Japan Post announced that, effective Wednesday, August 27, it will temporarily suspend acceptance of postal items addressed to the United States (small packets, parcels, and EMS containing goods), in line with measures taken by other national postal operators, for the following types of contents:
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Individual gifts with a content value exceeding 100 US dollars
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Goods intended for sale for consumption
Based on the above notice, our store will ship packages to the United States via DHL instead of EMS.
[Shipping Fee to the U.S.] Effective August 27, 2025
10,000 JPY (includes DHL shipping insurance)
*Please note: Custom duties are not included.
For more details, please refer to our Shipping & Delivery.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and greatly appreciate your kind understanding.
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Reference:
Japan Post – “Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of Mail to the United States Due to Changes in U.S. Customs and Regulations” (link opens in a new window).