Kobe is one of the government-designated cities, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture in the Kinki region of western Japan, located in the Keihanshin metropolitan area, and an important international trade port city in Japan. Whether you are shipping furniture, luggage, parcels or other items back to China from Kobe by sea, or shipping from China to Kobe by sea, Seapoe Relo can provide a full range of one-stop services including door-to-door packing/pickup, preparation of required documents, China/Japan customs declaration/clearance, insurance, warehousing, transportation, and home delivery.
Kobe Sea Shipping
For sea shipping from China to Kobe or from Kobe to China, Seapoe can carry personal items including but not limited to:
Furniture: wardrobes, chests of drawers, beds, mattresses, TV cabinets, tables and chairs, sofas, coffee tables, decorations, etc.
Building materials: doors and windows, flooring, bricks and tiles, etc.
Home appliances: computers, TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, fans, air conditioners, kitchenware, fitness equipment, etc.
Valuables: pianos, mahogany furniture, antiques, sculptures, artworks, precious calligraphy and paintings, etc.
Luggage and parcels: clothes, shoes, bags, books, bicycles, etc.
Sea Shipping Back to China from Kobe
Shipping methods
- Sea containers (20ft, 40ft, 40ft high cube)
- LCL sea shipping
- Seapoe group shipping (consolidated shipping)
- Sea parcel dedicated line
Service process (door-to-door, approximately 45-75 days in total)
- Free on-site assessment throughout Kobe (excluding express and parcels)
- Advance provision of cartons, packing materials, tape and other items for you to organize and pack your luggage and belongings
- On-site packing (furniture includes disassembly and packing), item list registration, overall packing and reinforcement
- Free warehousing, sea freight booking, insurance purchase, customs declaration, sea container loading
- After arrival in China by sea: customs inspection handling, tariff declaration, sorting and pickup at supervised warehouse, free warehousing
- Home delivery in China (furniture includes placement in position, installation, unpacking and cleanup)
Sea Shipping from China to Kobe
Shipping methods
- Sea containers (20ft, 40ft, 40ft high cube)
- LCL sea shipping
- Seapoe group shipping (consolidated shipping)
- International express
Service process (door-to-door, approximately 30-60 days in total)
- Free on-site assessment throughout China (excluding express and parcels)
- Advance provision of cartons, packing materials, tape and other items for you to organize and pack your luggage and belongings
- On-site packing (furniture includes disassembly and packing), item list registration, overall packing and reinforcement
- Free warehousing, sea freight booking, insurance purchase, customs declaration, sea container loading
- After arrival in Japan by sea: customs inspection handling, tariff declaration (tax exemption assistance when eligible), sorting and pickup at supervised warehouse, free warehousing
- Home delivery in Kobe (furniture includes placement in position, installation, unpacking and cleanup)
Impressions of Kobe
Located in central Japan, Kobe is an international trade port city of Japan and the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. It lies in the southwest of Honshu, the largest of Japan's four main islands, with the Rokko Mountains at its back to the west and facing Osaka Bay. It has a history of over a thousand years, and the scale and speed of its urban and harbor development have reached the top of the world.
Known as Japan's "Gateway to the Western Sea," Kobe was a small fishing village in ancient times originally named Hyogo. Today's Kobe was restored and developed from the ruins after the war, and has become a modern city covering 544 square kilometers with a population of 1.5 million. It is one of the world's large ports with an annual cargo throughput of over 140 million tons, and is also a famous tourist destination.
Kobe has a highly developed education system. In 2012, Kobe had 150 kindergartens, 172 elementary schools, 102 junior high schools, 56 high schools and 20 universities. Among Kobe's universities, Kobe University has the highest teaching and research standards.
Tips for living in Kobe:
- Nankinmachi in Kobe, or "Chinatown," is where the Chinese community lives
- Kobe is warm in winter and cool in summer, suitable for travel in all four seasons
- Kobe beef is the most expensive beef in the world; it is said to be extremely tender and melt in the mouth
- Japan has a high level of education, so English proficiency is correspondingly high, but Japanese people's English pronunciation is generally quite localized
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