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Auto parts: US → Japan

Example: OEM brake pads set at $64, 2.4 kg → Japan. Forwarder, duty, Amazon JP / Rakuten fees.

NYtoRU presets (same as calculator)

Marketplaces
Amazon JP / Rakuten
Marketplace fee
13%
Forwarder
min $12 · $8/kg
Transit: 10–18
Duty (estimate)
~10%
Currency: JPY

Planning estimates only. Not legal or tax advice. Always verify duties, VAT/GST and marketplace rules before buying stock.

Example estimate

🔧 OEM brake pads set

Buy (US): $64.00 · Weight: 2.4 kg · qty 5 · Category surcharge: ×1.05

Forwarder shipping$20.16 / unit
Duty (estimate) ~10%1,254 JPY
Marketplace logistics420 JPY
Landed cost / unit14,214 JPY
Target sell price (30%)24,937 JPY
Marketplace fee 13%3,242 JPY
Profit / unit
7,481 JPY
Profit (batch) (×5): 37,405 JPY
Margin 30%

Heavy SKUs: min forwarder fee often loses to per-kg. Check fitment for local market.

How we calculate

  1. Ship USD = max(forwarder min, weight × $/kg) × category surcharge.
  2. Landed local = buy + shipping + duty estimate + marketplace logistics.
  3. Sell price is set so that after marketplace fee you hit the target margin (~30% in the example).

Local market notes

Customs / import: Duty + consumption tax 10% на импорт; упрощёнка до ¥10,000 для некоторых courier.

Tax: Consumption tax 10%; invoice system 2023; marketplace 販売手数料 высокие.

Marketplaces: Amazon JP, Rakuten, Mercari — ожидание идеального состояния/упаковки.

Shipping: Yamato/Sagawa; US→JP forwarder стандарт для реселлеров.

Compliance: PSE/TELEC для электроники, METI, японская маркировка и manual на японском.

Planning estimates only. Not legal or tax advice. Always verify duties, VAT/GST and marketplace rules before buying stock.

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