International moving business covers moving from China to Southeast Asia, America, Europe, South American countries. Generally speaking, moving to Japan will take about 30 days by ocean transportation and 7-10 days by air transportation. Customers must submit an "Unaccompanied Luggage Declaration form" when you arrive in Japan.
Application requirements
1. Foreigners（except from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan）
• Have a long residence permit (specific requirements depend on the type of visa)
• After your luggage has been collected, we will keep your passport for export procedures (It may be unnecessary according to shipping method.)
• When arriving in Japan, you should submit a "accompanied goods / unaccompanied goods declaration form" to the customs office, and receive a customs confirmation seal.
2. People from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan
• Mainland travel permit
• Registration form of temporary residence
3. Chinese
• passport
• foreign employment visa or student visa for one year or more
• resident card or permanent resident card
※ Other documents or conditions may be required in addition to the above requirements. For more details, please contact with our staffs.
Moving schedule
1. Preview / Estimate
We recommend you to inquire 1-1.5 months before returning to Japan. We will provide guidance on necessary documents and moving proposal.
2. Professional packing service
We will provide professional packing service according to customer's needs.
3. Luggage customs clearance
3-4 days before returning to Japan, we will keep your passport, original employment certificate, copy of flight ticket etc. and declare customs clearance as your agent.
4. Submit ‘Unaccompanied goods declaration form’
When you arrive at Japanese airport, you should submit the ‘Unaccompanied goods declaration form’, and give the receipt notification to Yamato counter at the airport.
5 Luggage delivery
When we receive the documents from the customer, we will begin with import procedures in Japan. Our staff will discuss with you about delivery time. The whole shipping process will be followed up until luggage is delivered.
