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Buying from Amazon.co.jp (Japan)

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Amazon.co.jp lists many Japan-market table tennis products at domestic prices, and some of them can be sent straight to a US address. The catch is that availability varies by item, so the first step is always to check whether the specific listing ships to you.

How to buy, step by step

Open the product on Amazon.co.jp (or follow the shop link from our product page) and set the delivery address to your US address.
Look for the shipping message before anything else. If the page says “This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location,” the listing is blocked and you can't buy it that way.
Pick the color and thickness (rubbers) and check the shipping line and delivery date shown.
Check out on Amazon.co.jp. The price and shipping are shown in the checkout summary.

What we found when we checked

Some brands are blocked. In our September 2026 checks, Butterfly products showed the “cannot be shipped” message for US delivery. Other brands (such as Nittaku, Yasaka, STIGA, VICTAS and XIOM) were shippable in the listings we tried, but not every listing: a few were blocked even within an allowed brand, so check each item.
Shipping is roughly a flat fee per order. We saw about $17–25 per item, largely independent of the item price, with standard delivery around two to three weeks (about 17 days in our check). Some in-stock items offered faster options.
Cheap items rarely pay off. A flat shipping fee wipes out the saving on low-priced rubbers. Higher-priced blades are where importing can come out ahead.

For worked examples with shipping included, see our import price guides. How we compare shipping in our own tables is explained on the shipping page.

Good to know

Customs duties or import taxes may apply when the package enters the US and are not included in our prices.
Prices change often, and the shipping figures above are examples from the days we checked, not guarantees.
Returns from Japan are slow and costly, so double-check the exact model, color and thickness before paying.

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