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Table of International Mail Rates, Size and Weight Restrictions (as of Mar. 1999)


Air Mail Rates

Zone Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
Destination Asia, Guam, Marshall, Midway and others North America, Central America, Oceania, Middle East, Europe Africa,
South America
Classification Weight      
Letters Standard - sized item Up to 25g ¥90 ¥110 ¥130
Up to 50g ¥160 ¥190 ¥230
Non - standard - sized item Up to 50g ¥220 ¥260 ¥300
Up to 100g ¥330 ¥400 ¥480
Up to 250g ¥510 ¥670 ¥860
Up to 500g ¥780 ¥1,090 ¥1,490
Up to 1kg ¥1,450 ¥2,060 ¥2,850
Up to 2kg ¥2,150 ¥3,410 ¥4,990
Greeting Cards Up to 25g ¥90 ¥110 ¥130
Postcards Uniform rate of 70 for anywhere in the world
Printed matter Up to 20g ¥70 ¥80 ¥90
Up to 25g ¥90 ¥110 ¥130
Up to 50g ¥120 ¥150 ¥170
Up to 5 kg ¥4,250 ¥5,460 ¥7,250
Small packets Up to 50 g ¥120 ¥150 ¥170
For each additional 50g or fraction over 50g up to 1kg + ¥70 + ¥90 + ¥120
Aerogrammes Uniform rate of 90 for anywhere in the world
Literature for the blind Free of charge
 International mail rates are exempt from the consumption tax.
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EMS(Express Mail Service) Rates

Destination Weight
Up to 300g Up to 500g For each Additional
100g up to
1kg 		For each Additional
250g up to
2kg 		For each Additional
500g over
6kg
Asia Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brenei, Cambodia, China(People's Rep.), Guam, Saipan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea(Rep), Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam ¥900 ¥1,100 + ¥140 + ¥300 + ¥500
Oceania Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomons ¥1,200 ¥1,500 + ¥180 + ¥400 + ¥700
North America,
Central America		 Canada, Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S.A
Middle East Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
Europe Azerbaidjan, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine ¥1,500 ¥1,800 + ¥200 + ¥450 + ¥800
South America Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela ¥1,700 ¥2,100 + ¥340 + ¥800 + ¥1,500
Africa Algeria, Botswana, Côte d'lvoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Note 1 :This is a speedy way to send business documents and general articles as top priority mail.
Note 2 :International mail rates are exempt from the consumption tax.
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Domestic Postal Rates

Type Classification and weight Rate
ORDINARY POSTAL RATES
First - class Standard - Dsized item *1 Up to 25g ¥80
Up to 50g ¥90
Nonstandard - Dsized item *2 Up to 50g ¥120
Up to 100g ¥140
Up to 150g ¥200
Up to 250g ¥240
Up to 500g ¥390
Up to 1kg ¥580
Up to 2kg ¥850
Up to 4kg ¥1,150
Second - class Postcard From 2g to 6g ¥50
Reply - Dpaid postcard From 4g to 12g ¥100
Parcel postcard Parcel postcard ¥50

Type Classification and weight Rate
SPECIAL HANDLING RATES
Registered mail
Cash *3 		Amount of insured value, up to ¥10,000 ¥420
Amount of insured value, over ¥10,000
for each additional ¥5,000		 + ¥10
Items other than cash Amount of insured value, up to ¥100,000 ¥420
Amount of insured value, over ¥100,000
for each additional ¥50,000		 + ¥20
Simplified registered mail
Express mail 		Regular mail Up to 250g + ¥270
Up to 1kg + ¥370
Up to 4kg + ¥630
Notes *1 Length : 14cm- 23.5cm, Width : 9cm- 12cm, Thickness : 1cm or less
*2 Anything weighing 50g or more will be categorized as a nonstandard sized item including standard size items.
*3 Money orders for making remittances within Japan can be obtained at the post office, as well as special envelopes for mailing cash within Japan.
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