How to connect your Japan Post International account to ship with Ship&co

Ship&co simplifies the process of creating shipping labels for Japan Post International. With our platform, you can easily print labels and send your parcels via Japan Post, even without a direct contract with the carrier. Just prepare your package, apply the label, and drop it off at your nearest Japan Post Office. Experience hassle-free international shipping with Ship&co today!

If you have an existing contract with Japan Post International and have arranged for parcel pickup, you can add your Business Card number to Ship&co to streamline your shipping process. Follow the instructions below to set up your account and start shipping with ease.

How to Add a Japan Post Account to Ship&co for International Shipping Label Creation:

1. On the Carriers page, click on the Japan Post icon.
2. Select between these two options:
   
   • Regular account - Select this option if you do not have a Yubin Biz Card. With this option, you will pay the shipping fees at the time of shipping.
     
     
   • Japan Post Biz' Card account - Select this option if you have Japan Post Biz' Card account. Once you select it, fill 32-digit Biz Card number on Account number. This option is for customers who have post-payment agreement with Japan Post.
     
     
3. Set up Japan Post method types from the following options:
   Select only the delivery services you plan to create shipping labels on Ship&co. The selected services will be displayed as delivery options when you create a label.
   
   
   • Express Mail Service (国際スピード郵便 - EMS)
   • Express Mail Service Document (国際スピード郵便 - EMS 書類)
     
     
   • ePacket Light (国際eパケットライト)
     
     
   • Small Packet AIR (小形包装物 航空便)
   • Small Packet Registered AIR (小形包装物 航空便 書留)
   • Small Packet SAL (小形包装物 SAL便)
   • Small Packet Registered SAL (小形包装物 書留)
   • Small Packet Surface (小形包装物 船便)
   • Small Packet Registered Surface (小形包装物 船便 書留)
     
     
   • Parcel Post AIR (国際小包 航空便)
   • Parcel Post SAL (国際小包 SAL便)
   • Parcel Post Surface (国際小包 船便)
     
     
   • Printed Matter SAL (印刷物 SAL便)
   • Printed Matter SURFACE (印刷物 船便)
   • Printed Matter AIR (印刷物 航空便)
   • Printed Matter Registered SAL (印刷物 書留 SAL便)
   • Printed Matter Registered AIR (印刷物 書留 航空便)
     
     
   • Letters SAL (書状／その他 SAL便)
   • Letters SURFACE (書状／その他 船便)
   • Letters AIR (書状／その他 航空便)
   • Letters Registered SAL (書状／その他 書留 SAL便)
   • Letters Registered AIR (書状／その他 書留 航空便)
     
     
     
4. Instructions for Handling Non-Delivery of Postal Parcels
   If a postal parcel is not delivered, you have the option to choose between having the parcel returned to you or treating it as abandoned. If you opt for a return, the method used to ship the parcel back will be the same as the method used for the initial shipment (export).
   
   
5. Set up the Shipments preferences.
   If you are a Shopify customer and you have not set a weight for each item in Shopify (= weight: 0), please uncheck it. Otherwise, an error will occur because a valid value is not reflected in the weight item for each product when creating a JP Post international label

Postponement delivery slip for JapanPost
If you would like to print out the “postponement delivery slip (後納郵便物等差出票 / deferred payment)”, you need to input your Yubin Biz Card number on the page above before creating Japan Post shipping labels. You need add weight to create your shipments so you can then get the postponement delivery report.