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Fragrance: US → Japan

Example: Designer fragrance 50–100ml at $72, 0.55 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

🌸 Designer fragrance 50–100ml

Buy (US): $72.00 · Weight: 0.55 kg · qty 5 · Category surcharge: ×1.15

Forwarder shipping$13.80 / unit
Duty (estimate) ~10%1,278 JPY
Marketplace logistics420 JPY
Landed cost / unit14,483 JPY
Target sell price (30%)25,408 JPY
Marketplace fee 13%3,303 JPY
Profit / unit
7,622 JPY
Profit (batch) (×5): 38,112 JPY
Margin 30%

Air-cargo restrictions and liquid surcharges can erase thin margins.

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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