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Overseas Shopping & Parallel Imports columns 5 articles
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- Overseas Online Shopping 2026 A guide to buying from overseas sites while living in Japan: iHerb, SHEIN, Temu, AliExpress, Amazon US and eBay. Covers shipping, customs duties, duty-free shopping and avoiding fakes. 25 min read
- AliExpress 2026 Shop AliExpress safely from Japan: when to use Choice, how to read store ratings and reviews, sale timing, Temu/Shein comparison, fakes and import tax. 23 min read
- Temu 2026 How to use Temu in Japan: why it's cheap, first-order deals, judging quality from reviews, free returns, customs duty, fakes, privacy, and SHEIN/AliExpress compared. 25 min read
- eBay 2026 eBay is a goldmine for rare and collectible items. How proxy services work, what's worth buying, offer and bidding tactics, full cost breakdown, fakes and import rules. 26 min read
- Japan Import Duty Guide 2026 Don't let import duty wreck your budget. How Japan taxes personal imports, typical duty by item, customs steps, legal ways to pay less, and banned items. Check Customs for current rules. 28 min read
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