Import duties (Tariff) in the United States.
Since 10/17/25, eBay has been requiring Japanese sellers to pay US tariffs on behalf of a buyer in the US. I will be shipping with incoterms DDP (Delivered Duty Paid). So a buyer's US does not have to pay import tax at the point of customs clearance in the US. Due to this, I have been adjusting the shipping cost to US buyers to cover the tariff that I would prepay.
Changes from 2/24/26(Only for US buyers)
The IEEPA?s tariff that had stared early 2025, due to recent US Supreme Court?s decision, it is no longer charged to the US buyers. Instead, USTR implemented another tariff that is under section 122 with 10% (Grace period 150 days). Due to this change, I am lowering the shipping part of tariff for the US buyers slightly (For example Japan origin from 15% to 10%).
Shipping:
Economy shipping (ebaySpeed Pak economy or Japan post small packet) for 7-10 days
Expedite shipping (Fedex, UPS, DHL, or EMS Japan post) 5-7 days
Depending on where to ship, I will be using Fedex, UPS, DHL or EMS Japan Post by considering the destination or shipping dimensions/weight.
Return:
Unless an item listed ?Return accepted? in the listing, basically no return is accepted. Return cost is paid by a buyer unless an item is defective. To avoid showing vague item looking and condition, I try to take more high resolution photos. All photos are basically taken by me.
Duties for international buyers (Other than US):
As per the general understanding of international trade, a BUYER as an IMPORTER is responsible for all the customs clearance and import duties and some other processing fees by customs and shipping carriers.
Questions for import duties, fees, etc:
Although I commented all import duties and fees are responsible by a buyer. But if you have any questions, I am happy to support you as far as I know. As I have been working for export business for many years and checking recent world trade situations on a daily basis. For buyers at my store, I regard that as my part of something like a service that I can help to answer your questions so that you can import without less stress and concerns.