Ship cargo, machinery or household goods from the USA to Japan

It depends on the US origin, the container size, the commodity, and whether collection is needed. The transpacific lane is high-volume with frequent sailings, which helps. Because we are a direct NVOCC rather than a broker, the rate you get is the carrier rate rather than a resold one. Get a free quote in 24 to 48 hours.

Book direct with the carrier and fill the container. Ocean freight is charged on the box, so an underfilled container is money spent on air. If you cannot fill one, ask about consolidation, which splits the cost between shipments rather than making you pay for space you are not using.

In a container, booked directly with the ocean carrier. Cassandra Logistics is a licensed US NVOCC, so you deal with the carrier rather than a middleman reselling space. We collect anywhere in the USA, load and secure it at our own warehouse, file the US export documentation and ship it to your Japanese port. Get a quote in 24 to 48 hours.

It scales with distance from the seller or facility to our loading warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, or Baltimore. West Coast origins often route differently from East Coast ones on the transpacific lane, so where the cargo starts affects more than just the trucking bill.

It depends on volume and weight rather than a rule. A 20ft suits dense heavy cargo that would hit the weight limit before filling a 40ft. A 40ft suits bulky lighter cargo. Send us the dimensions and weight and we will tell you which is cheaper for what you are actually moving.

Import duty where applicable, consumption tax, port handling, your customs broker's fee, and inland delivery. These are charged in Japan. Our quote covers the US side and the ocean leg to the port of discharge.

Japan Customs states that for passengers who have been abroad more than one year, or who plan to stay in Japan more than one year, articles imported within six months of entry are free of duty. The goods must be your used personal and household effects rather than new items or goods for sale.

We do, as the carrier rather than an agent. Cassandra Logistics is a federally licensed NVOCC under FMC OTI No. 025125NF. That means we issue the bill of lading in our own name and we are accountable for the container, instead of passing your booking to somebody else and adding a margin.

Japan Customs states that unaccompanied baggage must be in your custody within six months after your arrival. That clock starts when you land, not when the container sails, so plan the shipping schedule around your arrival date rather than the other way round.

You need to have entered Japan and obtained the stamped declaration before the goods can clear on the duty-free basis, since the stamped copy is presented at clearance. In practice that means arriving first, or at minimum coordinating carefully. Tell us your travel dates at quote stage and we will time the sailing around them.

Japan Customs states that when the value of dutiable goods exceeds three hundred thousand yen, customs procedures for commercial cargo are required. Simplified duty rates are generally applied to the excess amount in most cases. Give us and your broker an honest inventory rather than hoping it goes unnoticed.

Yes, full container load commercial cargo from any US origin is routine on this lane. Tell us the commodity, weight and volume and we will quote it. Japan's ports are among the most efficient we deal with, which makes schedules more predictable than on many routes.

Yes. Depending on size and weight we ship containerised, on flat-rack, or by heavy haulage, with dismantling and securing where the dimensions require it. Send us the make, model and transport dimensions and we will work out the most economical method.

The relocation exemption turns on one piece of timing that catches people out. Japan Customs requires the unaccompanied baggage declaration to be filed in two copies at the moment you enter Japan, and states it cannot be declared afterwards. File it at the airport, keep the stamped copy, and tell us your arrival date so we time the sailing to it.

Yes. We photograph the cargo on arrival at our warehouse and again once it is loaded and secured, before the container doors are closed. That record is yours, and it is what makes any claim straightforward instead of an argument about what condition things left in.

It complicates clearance considerably, because the two are treated under different regimes. Japan Customs distinguishes clearly between personal-use articles and commodities or commercial samples, which are subject to duty and tax. Keep them separate unless there is a strong reason not to, and tell us if you must combine them.

Yes, from any state. Dealer, private seller, auction yard, warehouse or factory floor. We bring it to our loading facility in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston or Baltimore, load it ourselves, and handle the export filing. For an overseas buyer that removes the hardest part to coordinate from another time zone.

Yes. Japan drives on the left but does not require steering conversion for imported vehicles, which is why left-hand-drive American cars are seen on Japanese roads. That is unusual among right-hand-drive countries and it removes the largest cost barrier that affects other markets.

Within 24 to 48 hours, usually sooner. Send us what you are shipping, roughly where it is in the USA, and the Japanese port or city. You do not need exact weights or a finished packing list to get a realistic number. We would rather give you a figure early than make you chase one.

Yes, and it is significant. Japan Customs states that automobiles are free of duty on the condition that they are neither resold nor given to another person within two years from the date of the import permission. If you intend to sell the car after arriving, that condition changes your position entirely.

Yes, and Japan is friendlier to older vehicles than most developed markets. There is no blanket age cap of the kind many countries apply, which makes classics and unusual models viable here. We ship them in sole-use or enclosed containers so they arrive the way they left.

Our core service is containerised export, which protects the vehicle and allows consolidation with other cargo or household goods. For a relocation in particular, containerising the car alongside your effects can simplify the shipment. Tell us what you are moving and we will advise honestly.

Yokohama and Tokyo serve the Kanto region, Kobe and Osaka serve Kansai, and Nagoya serves the Chubu manufacturing belt. The right choice follows the inland destination rather than which port is largest. Tell us the delivery address rather than the port.

The transpacific lane is high-frequency and generally predictable, though transit depends on the US loading port, the carrier's schedule and any transshipment. Breakbulk and flat-rack cargo takes longer because suitable sailings are less frequent. We give a concrete timeline with the quote.

Yes, and for a relocation it is usually the sensible move. A vehicle and your household effects can travel in the same container, which means one booking, one bill of lading and one arrival to manage instead of two. Tell us everything going in and we will plan the load around it.

We book the space, arrange collection, and tell you the cut-off dates. You send the documents we list. We load, secure and photograph the cargo, file the US export declaration, and issue your bill of lading. From there you get the vessel and arrival details, and your Japanese broker clears it at the far end.

We are the NVOCC. Cassandra Logistics is a federally licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediary under FMC license OTI No. 025125NF, legally Royal Port Container Lines, Inc. DBA Cassandra Logistics. The licence number is public and verifiable with the Federal Maritime Commission before you send anyone money.