Shipping personal belongings from Wuhan to Kyoto by sea

Customer Information: Mr. Wu;
Shipping Route: Wuhan to Kyoto;
Service Date: August 22, 2019;
Case Summary: Mr. Wu from Wuhan entrusted Seapoe Relo to ship some personal belongings to Kyoto, Japan.

Kyoto, located in western Japan and southern Kyoto Prefecture, is an inland city and an important city within the Osaka metropolitan area, one of Japan's three major metropolitan areas. Kyoto is the spiritual homeland of the Japanese people, the source of Japanese culture, and a place symbolic of Japanese culture, which is why it is called the "home of the heart." In Japan's "2018 Ranking of Desired Residential Areas by Municipality," Kyoto ranked among the top, showing that living in Kyoto allows one to experience both the modern and the traditional. Therefore, whether foreigners or Japanese, people hold a special affection for the city of Kyoto.

Mr. Wu from Wuhan is about to move to Kyoto, Japan, and has quite a lot of luggage to bring. Checking it in as accompanied baggage would be too expensive, so he chose LCL sea freight to ship to Kyoto, Japan. When shipping luggage to Japan, besides choosing international express, the next option is the luggage shipping service of an international moving company — provided, of course, that the items are not urgently needed, since sea freight takes longer. This time, Mr. Wu chose Seapoe Relo's door-to-door dual customs clearance service, shipping only items that were not urgently needed, such as tables and chairs, computers, books, clothing, porcelain, etc., with a total volume of about 3 cubic meters, making LCL sea freight very cost-effective. According to the time stipulated in the contract, Seapoe staff came to pick up the goods. For small, loose items, Mr. Wu had already packed them himself using the cartons and auxiliary materials sent by Seapoe. For larger items such as tables and chairs, Seapoe staff handled the packing. Professional packing can effectively ensure the safety of items during transport, so Mr. Wu was full of confidence in this luggage shipping service. After packing was completed, labels were affixed to the outer packaging of the items, and an item list was made accordingly to facilitate customs declaration and clearance.

Below is the packing site:

Precautions for Shipping Personal Belongings from Wuhan to Kyoto by Sea:

1. Before leaving China, be sure to check whether essential carry-on items have been left behind, including your passport and ID card. If it is summer, it is best to bring some rain gear.

2. When choosing an international moving company, everyone should compare prices more, since international shipping is much more expensive than domestic shipping. There are currently many international moving companies, so you can compare several and, on the premise of signing cargo transport insurance, choose the one with the lowest cost.

3. When entering Japan, you must declare your belongings orally or in writing. If you carry items exceeding the duty-free allowance or carry firearms, swords, or similar items, you need to fill out a declaration form; if you have checked luggage, you must prepare two declaration forms. Customs declaration forms are available on airplanes, ships, or at customs offices. On the airplane, the quarantine station will distribute a health status form to each passenger, which passengers fill out and submit to the quarantine station service window.

4. Items prohibited from being brought into Japan:
(1) Counterfeits such as brand-name knockoffs;
(2) Meat of livestock and poultry such as beef, pork, and mutton (including beef jerky), offal, and processed meat products (ham, hot dogs, bacon, dried products, etc.);
(3) Soil, plants with soil attached, and fruits;
(4) Ivory, ivory products, and some animal specimens, furs, leather goods, etc., as well as products and processed goods of animals designated as protected under the Washington Convention;
(5) Others / Undesignated animals and plants must undergo quarantine at the Japanese quarantine counter. Some Chinese medicines are also designated as prohibited from being brought into the country;
(6) Cosmetics and medical supplies may be brought into the country but in limited quantities (no more than 24 items of one kind of cosmetic).