Customs

You may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied once a shipment reaches your country. Additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you; we have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country--please contact your local customs office for further information. Additionally, when ordering from Amazon.co.jp, you are considered the importer of record and must comply with all laws and regulations of the country in which you are receiving the goods.

Generally, customs forms for international packages will list the value of your order's contents by product type. For example, orders containing books, CDs, videos, and DVDs will generally be listed something like this:

• Book value: ￥3,500
• CD value: ￥1,300
• Video value: ￥4,500
• DVD value: ￥4,100

Note: For any orders which Amazon Points are used, the custom duty is calculated based on the total which Amazon Points are not applied.

Your privacy is important to us, and we know you care how information about your order is used and shared. We would like our international customers and customers shipping products internationally to be aware that cross-border shipments are subject to opening and inspection by customs authorities.

Also, we may provide certain order, shipment, and product information--such as titles--to our international carriers, and such information may be communicated by the carriers to customs authorities to facilitate customs clearance and compliance with local laws.

If the order is a gift, the package is marked Gift, but the value of the item is still stated on the customs form. Customs authorities require us to state the value of the gift item directly on the package.