Shanghai International Moving to Tokyo

Customer Information: Mr. Yu;
Shipping Route: Shanghai to Tokyo;
Service Date: April 15, 2019;
Case Summary: Mr. Sun from Shanghai immigrated to settle in Tokyo, Japan, and entrusted Seapoe with shipping his luggage and belongings of approximately 10 cubic meters by sea.

Tokyo, Japan's largest city and de facto capital, has since the Meiji Restoration served as the hub for Japanese politics, economy, culture, transportation and many other fields. Today it is a global metropolis with a very high standard of urban living. Dense architecture, rich cuisine, charming streetscapes and punctual shinkansen trains have earned Tokyo the title of a livable city for many consecutive years. Mr. Yu from Shanghai chose to settle in Tokyo, Japan, and entrusted Seapoe Relo with shipping approximately 20 cubic meters of furniture and luggage to Tokyo by sea.

After signing the shipping contract, Seapoe arranged for staff to pick up and pack the goods at the agreed time. Moving from Shanghai to Tokyo involves not only a long transit time but also multiple stages of overland transport and a lengthy ocean voyage, with numerous loading and unloading operations along the way. To better ensure the safe delivery of items to Mr. Yu's home, Seapoe staff used professional packing methods, wrapping furniture and other items multiple times with various materials.

Mr. Yu's newly purchased house in Tokyo would not be ready for some time, and his Shanghai home had already been vacated, so Mr. Yu used Seapoe's free one-month storage service offered to customers. Once Mr. Yu was settled in Japan, the furniture could then be shipped over by sea.

Important notes for moving from Shanghai to Tokyo:

1. Japan's tax-exemption conditions for personal effects entering the country: a visa valid for more than 1 year for Japan is required, and the traveler must not have been to Japan for more than half a year recently. When entering Japan, be sure to fill out the Declaration of Separate Shipments; customs clearance documents include: a photocopy of the photo page and signature page of your passport, a copy of your ID card, a customs power of attorney, and an itemized list of goods.

2. If you have valuable or fragile items such as rosewood furniture, pianos or handicrafts, customized fumigation-free wooden crates are recommended.

3. Before moving to Japan, be sure not to include items prohibited by Japanese regulations among the goods to be shipped, such as ivory and ivory products, drugs, and counterfeit goods.