Doorzo came out cheaper on all 24 orders we priced, by ¥200 to ¥900.
- Item
- Service fee
- Postage inside Japan
- International postage
The bars are one order: a ¥10,000 item from Mercari Japan, 1 kg packed, ¥700 postage inside Japan, EMS to United States.
Doorzo does not publish a payment fee, so it is counted as ¥0. At 3.5%, the highest payment fee any service here publishes, this order would come to ¥16,500 with FROM JAPAN and ¥16,891 with Doorzo, and FROM JAPAN would be the cheaper of the two.
| # | Service | Pay the proxy | Pay on delivery | Total | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doorzo | ¥16,300 | not estimated | ¥16,300 +duty ≈ US$103 |
On delivery |
| 2 | FROM JAPAN | ¥16,500 | not estimated | ¥16,500 +duty ≈ US$104 |
On delivery |
Local-currency figures are approximate, converted at the European Central Bank reference rate of 2026-10-01 (1 US$ = ¥158.0). Your card or the proxy will use its own rate on the day.
Totals include the proxy's service fee, packing, domestic shipping inside Japan, international postage, any deposit or payment fee, and import tax. Where a service collects tax up front it appears in the “pay the proxy” column instead of “pay on delivery”. The tax is the same either way.
Where the ¥200 actually goes
The whole difference comes from service fee (FROM JAPAN pays ¥200 more). Nothing else on the bill differs.
| Line | Doorzo | FROM JAPAN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | ¥10,000 | ¥10,000 | same |
| Service fee | ¥300 | ¥500 | +¥200 |
| Postage inside Japan | ¥700 | ¥700 | same |
| International postage | ¥5,300 | ¥5,300 | same |
| Final total | ¥16,300 | ¥16,500 | +¥200 |
Does it hold for your order?
One example order proves little, so we priced the same pair on 24 orders: four parcel weights, three item prices, and one item against three separate items, all from Mercari Japan to United States.
| ¥3,000 1 item | ¥3,000 3 items | ¥10,000 1 item | ¥10,000 3 items | ¥50,000 1 item | ¥50,000 3 items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 g | ¥300 | ¥900 | ¥200 | ¥900 | ¥200 | ¥600 |
| 1 kg | ¥300 | ¥900 | ¥200 | ¥900 | ¥200 | ¥600 |
| 2 kg | ¥300 | ¥900 | ¥200 | ¥900 | ¥200 | ¥600 |
| 5 kg | ¥300 | ¥900 | ¥200 | ¥900 | ¥200 | ¥600 |
- FROM JAPAN cheaper
- Doorzo cheaper
- Darker means a bigger gap. Each cell is the difference in the final total.
The gap moves most with the number of separate items: going from one item to three shifts it by about ¥567 towards Doorzo. After that, going from ¥3,000 to ¥50,000 shifts it by about ¥200 towards FROM JAPAN, and the weight of the parcel barely moves it. The lead never changes hands inside this table, so the headline holds for ordinary orders.
Depending on where you buy
Doorzo is cheaper whichever of the 7 marketplaces you buy from. FROM JAPAN's total is the same whatever the marketplace, while Doorzo's total is the same whatever the marketplace. All rows are the same ¥10,000, 1 kg order.
| Buying from | FROM JAPAN | Doorzo | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo! Auctions | ¥16,500 | ¥16,300 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Mercari Japan | ¥16,500 | ¥16,300 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Rakuten Rakuma | ¥16,500 | ¥16,300 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Amazon.co.jp | ¥16,500 | ¥16,300 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Rakuten Ichiba | ¥16,500 | ¥16,300 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| ZenMarket recommended stores | ¥16,500 | ¥16,300 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Other Japanese shops | ¥16,500 | ¥16,300 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
What each will ship to United States
They disagree on 1 category: medicine (FROM JAPAN: with conditions, Doorzo: refused). If your item falls into one of those, that matters more than the price gap above. Both refuse model paint and thinner; spray cans and topcoat; airsoft and model guns; lighters; adult doujinshi; replica swords and knives; perfume; and plants and seeds on this route. Japan Post itself restricts items with lithium batteries on parcels to United States, so switching service does not get around it.
| If the parcel contains | FROM JAPAN | Doorzo |
|---|---|---|
| Flammable liquid | Refused | Refused |
| Aerosol / pressurised can | Refused | Refused |
| Contains a lithium battery | With conditions | With conditions |
| Airsoft / model gun | Refused | Refused |
| Lighter | Refused | Refused |
| Food or drink | With conditions | With conditions |
| Adult (R18) material | Refused | Refused |
| Blade / replica sword | Refused | Refused |
| Perfume or fragrance | Refused | Refused |
| Skincare or make-up | With conditions | With conditions |
| Medicine (over the counter) | With conditions | Refused |
| Plants or seeds | Refused | Refused |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ. "Not stated" means the company publishes no rule, so the decision is made at the warehouse after you have paid. Each company's own wording is quoted on the what you cannot ship page.
When you pay the import tax
FROM JAPAN does not collect it up front on EMS parcels to United States, so it is paid to the courier when the parcel lands. Doorzo does not collect it up front on EMS parcels to United States, so it is paid to the courier when the parcel lands. United States's charge depends on the item (none; the US has no import VAT or GST, and state sales tax is not collected at the border), so it is left out of the totals rather than guessed. Where it is paid on arrival, the courier usually adds its own customs handling charge on top, which neither company publishes and which is not in the totals here.
| Order | FROM JAPAN | Doorzo |
|---|---|---|
| ¥10,000 item | On arrival, not estimated | On arrival, not estimated |
| ¥150,000 item | On arrival, not estimated | On arrival, not estimated |
Country by country
The answer is the same for all 9 countries this site covers: Doorzo is cheaper on this order everywhere, by ¥200 to ¥320. That is why this comparison is one page rather than one per country.
| Ship to | FROM JAPAN | Doorzo | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | ¥16,500 +duty | ¥16,300 +duty | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Canada | ¥15,600 +duty | ¥15,400 +duty | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| United Kingdom | ¥18,480 | ¥18,280 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Australia | ¥17,160 | ¥16,840 | Doorzo by ¥320 |
| Germany | ¥18,336 | ¥18,136 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| France | ¥18,480 | ¥18,280 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Singapore | ¥15,642 | ¥15,334 | Doorzo by ¥308 |
| Taiwan | ¥14,010 | ¥13,810 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
| Hong Kong | ¥14,350 | ¥14,150 | Doorzo by ¥200 |
Storage, packing and payment terms
| FROM JAPAN | Doorzo | |
|---|---|---|
| Service fee charged | per item | per item |
| Packing and consolidation | included | included |
| Payment / deposit fee | none | not published |
| Storage at the warehouse | 60 days free | 60 days free, then ¥50 per kg per day, disposed of after 90 days |
Both hold purchases free for 60 days, long enough to collect several purchases and send them together.
What each includes for the money
Doorzo: no extras bundled at this plan level. FROM JAPAN: 60 days of free storage, consolidation of several purchases into one parcel, a guarantee on the domestic purchase, an inspection of the item on arrival, insurance on the international leg. A cheaper total with no inspection and no insurance is not the same product as a dearer one that includes both. On a second-hand auction item, where the seller's description is the only thing you have to go on, that difference is worth more than the gap above.
What we could not confirm
Doorzo: payment fee is not published; treated as ¥0