Covers led or sound figures, handheld consoles, electronics, power banks — for example Nintendo Switch, LED figure base, power bank.
| Service | Can it ship? | What the published rules say | Total if it ships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doorzo | With conditions | “Lithium Batteries — Must be installed inside the device; cannot be shipped separately (e.g., cameras, consoles, phones, tablets, computers). Max. 2 items with built-in lithium batteries per package.” Batteries must be inside the device, at most two such items per parcel. Power banks are refused. | ¥16,300 |
| FROM JAPAN | With conditions | “Items with lithium batteries or lithium-ion batteries (limited to certain countries)” FROM JAPAN refuses them only for some countries and links to Japan Post's conditions, so Japan Post's rule for the destination decides. | ¥16,500 |
| Neokyo | With conditions | “Only two batteries per package. Prohibited via Japan Post for: Algeria, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, and United Kingdom.” Nintendo Switch is FedEx-only except the Lite version, so it is not shippable on the EMS pricing this tool covers. | ¥16,850 |
| ZenMarket | With conditions | “If shipping with EMS, Airmail, no more than 2 li-ion batteries per parcel allowed in some countries. ... EMS, Airmail, and Surface cannot be used for the following countries: Germany, Italy, ... the United Kingdom ... (as of Oct 2025).” Batteries must be inside the device. Separate batteries and power banks are refused outright. | ¥17,409 |
| Buyee | Not stated | “Lead-acid Batteries” That is the only battery entry in Buyee's all-country prohibited list; lithium batteries are not mentioned either way. Japan Post rules still apply, so check the destination too. | ¥16,500 |
Does the destination change the answer?
Yes, for 2 of the nine destinations we cover. The rows marked (different) below do not follow the table above.
| Destination | Can it ship? | Cheapest that will take it |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 of 5 will | Doorzo — ¥16,300 |
| Canada | 4 of 5 will | Doorzo — ¥15,400 |
| United Kingdom (different) | No service will | — |
| Australia | 4 of 5 will | Doorzo — ¥16,840 |
| Germany (different) | No service will | — |
| France | 4 of 5 will | Doorzo — ¥18,280 |
| Singapore | 4 of 5 will | Doorzo — ¥15,334 |
| Taiwan | 4 of 5 will | Doorzo — ¥13,810 |
| Hong Kong | 4 of 5 will | Doorzo — ¥14,150 |
United Kingdom, Germany
The United Kingdom is not on Japan Post's list of destinations that accept lithium batteries by air mail or EMS, but it is on the separate list for surface mail. Batteries must be installed in the device, and ZenMarket and Neokyo only send them by EMS, so surface mail through another service is the only route. Doorzo and FROM JAPAN and Buyee and Neokyo and ZenMarket refuse items with lithium batteries on this route specifically. This is a Japan Post rule about the destination, so it applies whichever of the five services you use — switching companies does not get around it.
What you lose if it is refused
With FROM JAPAN, Buyee, ZenMarket, Neokyo and Doorzo, this is the money at risk on a ¥10,000 Yahoo! Auctions win if the item is turned away at the warehouse. It has already been spent by the time anyone looks inside the box.
| Service | Its rule | Already spent | Disposal charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROM JAPAN | With conditions | ¥11,200 | not published |
| Buyee | Not stated | ¥11,200 | not published |
| ZenMarket | With conditions | ¥11,500 | ¥300 per kg plus ¥1,000 per 15 minutes |
| Neokyo | With conditions | ¥11,050 | not published |
| Doorzo | With conditions | ¥11,000 | not published |
"Already spent" is the item, ¥700 of postage inside Japan and the service fee. International postage is not included because the parcel never ships.
Why this matters before you bid
A proxy will happily accept the order and buy the item for you. The refusal happens later, when the parcel reaches their warehouse and is inspected. At that point you have already paid for the goods, the domestic shipping inside Japan and the service fee, and none of it comes back. The item is disposed of or returned to the seller at your cost.
On the ¥10,000 order priced above that is ¥11,000 gone before the parcel ever leaves Japan — the item, ¥700 of domestic postage and the service fee — with disposal charged on top at some services. The international postage is the only part you save, because the parcel never ships. It is the one mistake on this site that costs you the whole purchase rather than a few hundred yen of margin.
Rules checked against each company's own prohibited-items page on 2026-10-05. Where a company publishes nothing on a category we say so rather than guessing.