How do I avoid Customs delays when shipping to Japan?
Here are some tools, procedures and helpful hints to minimize Customs-related issues that might cause further delays to your Japan shipments. The pandemic has created additional port congestion globally, especially in transpacific markets. Japan is currently facing a lack of equipment and trucking at all ports, a lack of vessel space due to export delays and increased lead times for bookings. Now more than ever, choosing the right logistics partner is crucial for the successful navigation of Japanese Customs. Before choosing a logistics provider and shipper for your Japan cargo, make sure they have real assets on the ground combined with local knowledge and expertise relating to : Customs requirements, import procedures and formalities Prohibited and restricted import commodities to Japan Complete and flexible knowledge of all Japan ports Proper and appropriate use of the Japanese language and social customs (critical, and more important than ever) Required shipping docume