1. Shipping from Vietnam with TIXIMAX
Goods sitting in Vietnam, delivered in Japan. TIXIMAX takes them in at our own warehouses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, packs them to export standard, flies them over, and handles import customs and the final delivery.
All you do is get the goods to the Vietnamese warehouse. Inspection, packing, export paperwork, the flight, import clearance, delivery in Japan — everything past that point is ours. Costs are quoted as one figure before anything ships, with nothing added afterwards.
2. What is Shipping from Vietnam?
More goods move between Vietnam and Japan every year. Here is what this service covers, and when it earns its place.
2.1 What is Shipping from Vietnam
Shipping from Vietnam means we take your goods in at our warehouse there, handle the export formalities, fly them to Japan, clear import customs, and deliver to the address you give us. It works the same whether a seller sends the goods to our warehouse or you send them yourself.
This is not the purchasing service, which starts with finding and buying the goods. This one starts once they are already bought and the only thing left is moving them.
2.2 Why Demand for Shipping from Vietnam Is Growing
More Vietnamese people live, study and work in Japan than ever, and trade between the two countries has grown with them. Parcels to family, personal effects for students and trainees, stock for an online shop, materials for a business — sent one box at a time by international courier, the freight adds up and the paperwork lands on you. Consolidating the cargo and taking the customs work off your hands is what brings both back to a workable level.
2.3 When to Use Shipping from Vietnam?
Customers use this service in situations like these.
- You have bought things in Vietnam and want them sent to Japan together
- You want to receive a parcel from family or friends at your address in Japan
- You buy stock in Vietnam for an online shop and need it moved regularly
- The volume or weight makes international courier rates uneconomic
- You want the export paperwork and import clearance handled for you
- Parcels from several shops or sellers need to travel as one shipment
From the moment goods arrive at the Vietnamese warehouse to the moment they reach your door in Japan, progress is visible in the Customer Portal.
2.4 Who Should Use Shipping?
From individuals to companies, this is who uses it.
One box or a pallet, the process is the same. We advise which handling class fits the goods and the arrival date you need.
3. Benefits of International Shipping at Tiximax
Use the service and every one of those becomes ours to deal with.
3.1 Challenges of Shipping from Vietnam Yourself
Anyone can send a parcel from Vietnam to Japan. Do the whole thing yourself, though, and you usually hit these four.
Freight costs too much per box
Sent one at a time by international courier, small parcels carry a high rate per kilo. Without someone consolidating cargo, that is the price.
Damage, loss and customs holds
Packing that will not survive an export leg leads to damage in transit. Incomplete paperwork leaves goods held at customs while someone asks you questions.
Export and import formalities
Raising an invoice, declaring what is inside, clearing import customs in Japan. Doing that one shipment at a time takes both time and knowledge.
Nowhere to gather the goods in Vietnam
No address on the ground that will hold parcels from several shops and sellers until there is enough to ship.
3.2 Benefits of Shipping from Vietnam at Tiximax
Lower international freight
We consolidate cargo onto scheduled flights, so the rate per kilo comes in below sending box by box through a courier.
An address in Vietnam
Use our own warehouse address in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. Shops, sellers and family can send straight there.
Several parcels, one shipment
Parcels that arrive separately are held at the warehouse and dispatched as a single shipment. Consolidating them costs nothing.
Visible progress
Warehouse intake, departure, customs, delivery in Japan — every stage shows in the Customer Portal.
Paperwork handled
From the invoice through to import clearance in Japan, we prepare what customs needs. The reasons a shipment gets held are dealt with in advance.
Delivered anywhere in Japan
Once the cargo lands, it goes to the address you gave us. No collecting it from a warehouse or depot.
Individuals and businesses alike
A single box of a few kilos or a standing import programme — the same operation handles both.
The Vietnamese end and the Japanese end are both us. Nobody hands your shipment over at the border.
4. What we can and cannot carry
With a professional shipping network and extensive handling experience, TIXIMAX can process almost any item for personal or business use, except goods prohibited under import/export regulations and applicable law.
Accepted Items
- Fashion — clothing, footwear, bags
- Household goods, furniture and interiors
- Craftwork in ceramic, rattan and lacquer
- Food — coffee, dried goods, seasonings (carried as mixed cargo)
- Books, stationery and souvenirs
- Business materials, parts and samples
- Fixtures and promotional material for events and exhibitions
Restricted & Prohibited Items
- Weapons, their parts, and explosives
- Narcotics, stimulants, poisons, and flammable or explosive substances
- Obscene material and publications prohibited by law
- Protected wildlife and plants, unlicensed fresh food, seeds and seedlings
- Aerosols, perfume, and loose high-capacity lithium batteries
- Counterfeits, brand fakes, and goods of uncertain origin
- Medicines, medical devices and cosmetics requiring approval or notification under the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (ask us first)
- Second-hand goods where the transaction requires a licence under the Second-Hand Articles Dealer Act (ask us first)
5. Most Shipped Items from Vietnam at Tiximax
What customers move from Vietnam to Japan most often. Anything not listed is usually fine too, short of what the law forbids.
- Fashion and clothing
- Household goods and interiors
- Food — coffee and dried goods
- Craftwork and souvenirs
