All in-house
We take care of all your logistics requirements from A to Z.
Low costs
Sea freight transport is by far the cheapest transport option.
Our promise
Great experience
We have been arranging sea transport, including storage and handling solutions, since 1998.
Network
With our international network, we are your Far East expert.
Customs service
As a certified customs agency, we are happy to assist you with customs declarations.
Ocean freight at attractive conditions
Import of goods from Japan
With almost 7000 islands, Asia's first industrialised nation is one of the most populous countries in the world. Traditional culture combined withhighly developed economyis a unique characteristic of Japan. The island nation with no direct neighbours is home toglobal market leadersin a wide range of industries.
Hamburg is one of the leading locationsfor the Japanese economy in Europe. Various European and German headquarters of Japanese companies are based here.
Ocean freight from Japan
OurOcean FreightTeam is at your disposal for all matters concerning your import / export to or from Japan.We take care of and prepare the necessary customs formalities with our in-house team of declarants, organise the shipment and loading from your warehouse to the port, marking, neutralising, storing and monitoring your deadlines.
Your import / export from or to Japan in co-operation with aninternationally positioned partneroffers you optimum scope for action. Dörrenhaus -fast and reliable freight servicesfrom a single source! Contact us and check your freight rates today.
Why Dörrenhaus?
Our groupage service
In co-operation with renowned NVOCCs (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers), it is the ideal solution for cost-efficient, secure and timely shipping.
Transit times:
- Hakata / Fukuoka 40 days
- Kobe 35 days
- Moji / Kitakyushu 42 days
- Nagoya / Aichi 41 days
- Osaka 35 days
- Shimizu 46 days
- Tokyo 33 days
- Yokohama 33 days
Consignment via feeder service
There are various options for transporting your goods, which offer a range of advantages for you and your partners.
Reduce transit times significantly?
In combination with thecontainer train, we offer you significantlyreduced transit timesas an alternative to conventional ocean freight. Your consignments are taken over by the Japanese supplier via a feeder service and loaded intransit to China-Zhengzhou. Here your consignment is shipped directly to Hamburg by rail container. Whether LCL or FCL - an all-round fast, safe and genuine alternative.
Talk to us - we will prepare adetailed comparative offerfor you!
AEO Certification
With the status of anauthorised economic operator(AEO - Authorised Economic Operator), we take care of the associated tasks for you at the Import clearance in Hamburg, for example.
Generally, the goods aretransferred to aCustoms procedures, which is carried out usingATLAS(Automated Tariff and Local Customs Clearance System) and its subsystems. Common customs procedures areshipping, customs warehousing and refining procedures as well as release for free circulation (customs clearance).
This involves organising handling, storage or removal - depending on the structure of the forwarding order. Find out more at zoll.de
Value of Japan's imports and exports
In 2020, Japan imported goods worth USD 635.53 billion. This rose to USD 768.98 billionin 2021. The value of goods exported from Japan also rose from 2020 to 2021, from USD 6,411.32 billion in 2020 to a whopping USD 756.03 billion in 2021.
Potentials and challenges when importing from Japan
Japan is known as an up-and-coming industrialised nation with which German and European companies have enjoyed good business relations for decades. The fact that Japan has the world's highest gross national product after the USA emphasises the island nation's great ambitions. Particularly sought-after imported goods from Japan are cars, electrical appliances and computers, which are recognised all over the world due to their first-class price-performance ratio and are therefore imported.
The Southeast Asian island state has developed into an established trading partner with great potential. It is not without reason that the European Union negotiated a free trade agreement with Japan in 2019, which aims to boost imports and exports through certain deregulatory measures. However, the import of Japanese goods is still not running smoothly in some places, which is partly due to the continuing hurdles in determining origin. As an experienced Japan importer, we therefore support you in importing Japanese goods - from customs clearance to reliable logistics by air or sea freight.
Cost-effective importing from Japan- Thanks to bilateral agreements
Since 2019, there has been a bilateral agreement between the European Union and the economic nation of Japan that makes importing Japanese goods less complicated, more efficient and more cost-effective. Among other things, the economic and partnership agreement includes a comprehensive reduction in customs duties, which allows duty-free imports of Japanese goods under certain conditions. It is important that the products to be imported actually originate from Japan and demonstrably fulfil the four specified origin criteria.
The bilateral economic agreement between Japan and the EU, which affects more than 30 percent of total world trade, has created a new economic zone that is considered to be the largest in the world. If you have any questions about the current trade and customs regulations in connection with Japan or are unclear about the agreement, we will be happy to assist you as an expert Japan importer.
The right solution for every transport
Air Freight
Air freight is ideal for transporting goods in ashort time to the most remote places in the world. Even remote areas can be reachedquickly and easily by air freight. You can rely on rapid cargo handling,high safety standards, a precise process and benefit from our service partner network.
No other mode of transport that carries goods is as fast as the aeroplane.
Container train
Goods train transport costs are on average 50 % cheaper than air freight and transit times are 50 % shorter than for sea freight. You do not have to book a full container load for rail transport. You can book thefreight space flexibly .
We guarantee that every item arrives safely and reliably at its destination.
Container transports
We transport FCL or LCL container loads. FCL containers (Full Container Load) are containers that are fully packed by a shipper and unpacked directly at the recipient's premises.
LCL containers (Less than container load) is the term for goods containers that transport several goods from different senders. The container must be packed or unpacked directly at the port.
Air or ocean freight forwarding - the ideal mode of transport for your Japan import
Both sea freight and air freight are available for importing Japanese goods. As an international port city, Hamburg is a leading location for importing Japan by ocean freight. The island state of Japan also has numerous ports that are served by us or a feeder service from our international partner network. While we maintain a direct connection to the ports of Tokyo, Kobe and Nagoja, we also have first-class links to the ports of Hakata/Fukuota, Osaka, Yokohama and Shimizu thanks to our feeder services. When transporting non-perishable goods such as machinery and automobiles, which are the most important imported goods from Japan, ocean freight offers a particularly good price-performance ratio.
If time is of the essence, we can realise your importing from Japan by air freight. Our decades of experience in the field of air freight forwarding and a professional network of Japanese partners enable us to maximise speed and reliability. Rapid goods handling, multimodal offers for onward transport and first-class security standards are further advantages of importing from Japan by air freight and can therefore be handled with ease.