# Japan Shipping Cost Calculator → Canada / USA / Australia (`xwu30/japan-shipping-cost-calculator`) Actor

Live forwarding shipping rates from Japan by parcel weight. Powered by ZilaiBuy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/xwu30/japan-shipping-cost-calculator.md
- **Developed by:** [Zilai Buy](https://apify.com/xwu30) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Japan Shipping Cost Calculator → Canada / USA / Australia 🇯🇵📦

Get **live forwarding shipping rates from Japan** to Canada, the USA, or Australia, by parcel weight. One run returns a clean table of every available route — **Economy / Standard / Express** — with the price in the destination currency and the delivery estimate.

Powered by **[ZilaiBuy](https://www.zilaibuy.com/?utm_source=apify\&utm_medium=actor\&utm_campaign=shipping_calculator)**, a Japan proxy-shopping and package-forwarding service: buy anything from **Mercari, Rakuten, or Amazon Japan** and ship it overseas — no Japanese address, phone, or credit card required.

### What it does

- Quotes **real, current** international shipping rates from Japan for one or more parcel weights.
- Covers three destinations: **Canada (CAD), United States (USD), Australia (AUD)**.
- Returns each offered route with its **tier, price, and transit-time estimate**.
- Great for **resellers, proxy shoppers, and anyone comparing the cost of getting Japan-only items home**.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `country` | string | Destination: `CA`, `US`, or `AU`. |
| `weightsKg` | array | One or more chargeable weights in kg (default `[0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5]`). |

```json
{
  "country": "CA",
  "weightsKg": [1, 2, 3, 5]
}
```

### Output

One dataset row per route × weight:

```json
{
  "country": "Canada",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "weightKg": 3,
  "service": "Eparcel (Standard)",
  "serviceCode": "001CANEP",
  "tier": "standard",
  "fee": 67.3,
  "currency": "CAD",
  "transitDays": "5-7",
  "quotedAt": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": "ZilaiBuy",
  "url": "https://www.zilaibuy.com/"
}
```

### About the rates

Rates are **live** and move with fuel surcharges and exchange rates, so treat them as a realistic guide rather than a locked quote. The single biggest way to cut the total is **consolidation** — combine several Japan purchases into one box and pay international shipping once instead of per parcel.

### Buy from Japan

Want to actually order the item, not just price the shipping? ZilaiBuy buys it for you, consolidates it, and forwards it to Canada, the USA, or Australia:

👉 **[zilaibuy.com](https://www.zilaibuy.com/?utm_source=apify\&utm_medium=actor\&utm_campaign=shipping_calculator)** — paste any Mercari / Rakuten / Amazon Japan link, and we handle the rest. New members get 300 ZilaiPoints.

Helpful guides:

- [How much does it cost to ship from Japan?](https://www.zilaibuy.com/blog/japan-shipping-cost-guide.html?utm_source=apify\&utm_medium=actor\&utm_campaign=shipping_calculator)
- [Japan package consolidation explained](https://www.zilaibuy.com/blog/japan-package-consolidation-guide.html?utm_source=apify\&utm_medium=actor\&utm_campaign=shipping_calculator)
- [How to buy from Mercari Japan and ship overseas](https://www.zilaibuy.com/blog/how-to-buy-from-mercari-japan.html?utm_source=apify\&utm_medium=actor\&utm_campaign=shipping_calculator)

***

*Rates are provided by ZilaiBuy for information only and may change without notice. This Actor calls ZilaiBuy's public quote endpoint and does not scrape any third-party website.*

# Actor input Schema

## `country` (type: `string`):

Where the parcel ships to from Japan.

## `weightsKg` (type: `array`):

One or more chargeable weights to quote, in kilograms.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "country": "CA",
  "weightsKg": [
    0.5,
    1,
    2,
    3,
    5
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `shippingRates` (type: `string`):

Live forwarding rates from Japan to Canada, the USA and Australia by parcel weight.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "weightsKg": [
        0.5,
        1,
        2,
        3,
        5
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("xwu30/japan-shipping-cost-calculator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "weightsKg": [
        0.5,
        1,
        2,
        3,
        5,
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("xwu30/japan-shipping-cost-calculator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "weightsKg": [
    0.5,
    1,
    2,
    3,
    5
  ]
}' |
apify call xwu30/japan-shipping-cost-calculator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,xwu30/japan-shipping-cost-calculator"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bGJWlOWliftxojsTf/builds/vIRE822EpSvwym73u/openapi.json