A note: LCL shipping to Japan is expensive mainly because Japan (like many other countries) requires ISPM#15 fumigation for wood packing materials. In this case, the ISPM#15 standard makes up nearly 50% of the total cost for shipping the first cubic meter. Here’s an up to date quotation based on the first and five cubic meters to the port of Yokohama. Rates valid ‘till the end of February, 2009:
| Destination : Yokohama, Japan | 1st Cubic Meter (CBM) | 5 Cubic Meters (5 CBM) |
| Ocean Freight — (per CBM) | 20.00 | 100.00 |
| Trucking — (per CBM) | 11.33 | 56.65 |
| Handling — (per CBM) | 12.00 | 60.00 |
| Standard Packing — (per CBM) | 13.00 | 65.00 |
| Wood Crate Packing — (per CBM) | 40.00 | 200.00 |
| Fumigation Ispm#15 (per Shipment up to 5 CBM) | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Labelling For Ispm#15 1-10 Crate | 46.67 | 46.67 |
| Document | 55.00 | 55.00 |
| Bill Of Lading | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Custom Clearance | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| Absormatic Small — 1 Piece Per Crate | 3.00 | 15.00 |
| TOTAL | 341.00 | 738.32 |
