Sending a parcel from Nepal to Japan
We send parcels from our office in Balaju, Kathmandu to Japan for the Nepali community there: clothes, packaged food and spices, prescribed medicine, documents and gifts. We check and pack your items, prepare the export papers and send the parcel by air. In Japan it is delivered to the receiver’s address by the local carrier.
Receiver details for Japan
- The receiver’s full name, as on their residence card or passport
- The full address with postcode, in Japanese if possible as well as in English
- A Japanese phone number the delivery driver can call
An address written in Japanese helps the parcel reach the right door without delay.
What you can send to Japan
- Clothes, shoes and household goods
- Dry food and sealed snacks in their original packing, spices and pickles (double-bagged)
- Prescribed medicine with a copy of the prescription, in personal quantities
- Documents, books, handicrafts and gifts
Ghee, oil and other liquids must be sealed and packed well; ask us first. Any extra charge is shown in the box on this page.
Not accepted for Japan: meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, seeds and plants, loose batteries and power banks, anything flammable or hazardous, cash and jewellery, counterfeit goods, and anything illegal in Nepal or Japan.
Tracking in Japan
Your Woori tracking number works on our tracking page. Once the parcel is handed to the carrier in Japan, the page also shows that carrier’s tracking number with a link to follow it there, for example Japan Post or Sagawa.
Customs duty in Japan
If Japanese customs charges import duty or tax, the receiver pays it in Japan. We tell you in advance when duty is likely.
How long does it take?
The usual transit time is shown at the top of this page, counted from the day the parcel leaves Kathmandu. Holidays and customs checks can add a few days.
