Due to new U.S. government regulations:
■ Starting August 29, all incoming packages to the U.S. will be subject to customs duties.
■ Because procedures are not yet in place, we must temporarily suspend shipments to the U.S. from August 27.
■ Resumption of service may take some time.
For details, please see the official announcement:
“Notice of Temporary Suspension of Shipments to the U.S.” — Japan Post, published August 25, 2025.
We kindly ask for your understanding and patience.
Due to a full strike by the Canadian postal workers’ union starting on September 25, we will temporarily suspend all international shipments from Japan to Canada.
For orders destined for Canada, we will contact you to cancel the order.
We will inform you once shipping to Canada resumes.
For details, please see the official announcement:
Second Update: Delay of mail delivery to Canada due to strike action
We kindly ask for your understanding and patience.
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