There are many ways to deliver goods within Japan, which can be mentioned as: Japan post office, shipping company service, Combini,… The method of shipping goods through Combini is chosen by many people because of convenience and quick procedure. Not only that, in Japan, Combini is almost everywhere, you can easily find them on roads, streets, offices, train stations, commercial quarters, and residential areas.

1. Learn about Combini
   Combini, also known as convenience stores, are small retail stores in Japan, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, selling a variety of food and daily personal items. Even on national holidays, New Year’s Day or Golden Week, you can go to Combini to buy the things you love. That’s the biggest convenience of Combini stores. Besides, Combini also provides services such as: Parcel delivery book, plane ticket or concert Payment for electricity, water, gas, insurance… Or the address to receive goods when ordering online without having to use a private home address …
2. Combini list you can send items
   You can send items to Combini near your home such as: Seven, Familymart, Suri-efu, Daily Yamazaki, Newsday, Lawson…
3. How to Send Items by Combini to Japan |
   To quickly and safely ship items via Combini to Japan, you need to follow these instructions:    

Step 1: Pack the goods to be shipped carefully You need to pack the goods carefully, for each item with different characteristics you need to pack appropriately to ensure that the goods are safe during transportation. Note: on some fragile or discrete items, it is recommended to place the symbols so that the carrier knows and pays attention during transportation. It is recommended to pack new durable and compact cartons that fit the goods, if the box area is redundant, cut it to avoid leaving excess parts of the box, which causes high cost when shipping the goods item. 

Step 2: Take the items you want to send via Combini Take the items you need to send to combini, Japan, go to the counter, meet with the counter staff and tell them: You want to send items, Refer to Japanese sentence: も つ を お く り た で す) = I want to deliver the goods.

Step 3: Receive the bill from the counter staff

 In Combini, there are 2 types of payment invoices including: Motobarai (払 い – も と ば ら い) and Chakubarai

(着 払 い – ち ゃ く ば ら い）

Motobarai: The sender pays the shipping fee at the Combini checkout counter Chakubarai: The recipient pays the delivery fee when it is received at home. However, when you bring your items to Combini, if you have nothing to say, the counter staff will automatically give you a Motobarai bill (will pay for shipping). So if you want to ship with Combini prepaid (i.e., the shipper will pay the shipping costs), say: “え ば い お ね す” – I want to ship prepaid. 

Step 4: Fill in all the information on the bill of lading After receiving the bill of lading, you need to fill in the complete and accurate information on the invoice, including information such as: Consignee information お 届 け 先 （ど Shipper information Type of item you want to send (品名 」ひ ん め い) There: Consignee information: you need to write the information: postal number, address, telephone number of the recipient. Consignor information: Mailing number, address, contact telephone number

Step 5: Pay the shipping fee Because you have chosen to pay the shipping fee in advance, please pay the fee to the Combini staff at checkout. Depending on the size, weight, type of goods, address you need to ship to … there will be different shipping charges. Note: Please keep the invoice until the recipient receives the goods, because in the shipping process, if there is a problem or unclear, the carrier may contact you to confirm. 

Hopefully the article above has helped you answer your questions about how to send prepaid items via combini to Japan and what you need to know when shipping items via Combini.