Unless one of these conditions is met, the available items from your order will stay in our warehouse. You can use our Online Order Status system to track the status of your orders with us, and make a decision at any time about whether you want to request a partial shipment or not. Shipping charges from Japan to another continent naturally cost more than from a domestic mail-order company. But things are not nearly as bad as you might suspect. Of course, exact charges will depend on what you order, and we will provide you with your shipping charges when we send you your final invoice.
Packages go over the ocean by air, but are treated as surface mail when on the ground.
That means that SAL delivery times can vary considerably. And with any class, each nation's customs officials will also have a dramatic impact on how soon you get your purchase, but that is out of HLJ's hands. The bottom line of all this is that unless you're really in a hurry, choose SAL shipping if you're outside of the United States. The rest of this page is intended for those of you interested in the details of the things that will affect your shipping cost, or interested in learning a bit about international mail service. This is large enough for three to four typical hobby kits.