Japan Post suspended all shipments to ...

Non-oxidized tea
User avatar
Bok
Vendor
Posts: 5782
Joined: Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:55 am
Location: Taiwan

Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:43 am

@faj i don’t think the issue is with the Japanese postal system, rather with their us counterparts...

Service is taken rather seriously in Japan, compared to the US (and not based on the expectancy of Tipps).
faj
Posts: 710
Joined: Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:45 am
Location: Quebec

Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:04 am

Bok wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:43 am
faj i don’t think the issue is with the Japanese postal system, rather with their us counterparts...
Service is taken rather seriously in Japan, compared to the US (and not based on the expectancy of Tipps).
I am located in Canada, the mail to which is still (supposedly) accepted by Japan Post. And unless I am mistaken, the 4 months delay was for those countries to which the service is not interrupted (yet?). Mail is flowing mostly normally inside Canada, and if packages make it to the other side of the ocean, they may travel a bit more slowly than usual, but they will be delivered in a reasonable amount of time (no more than a couple of days later than usual I would say).

Now, admittedly, I do not know who is actually responsible for the transatlantic movement of parcels, either the originating country or the destination country. The blame may be on the other country, but the communication was worded in a way that made me conclude otherwise: when blame can be assigned to someone else, it usually is.
User avatar
aet
Vendor
Posts: 409
Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:56 pm
Location: Kunming ( China )

Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:15 am

our clients in Japan also can not receive parcels . JP is locked both ways.
User avatar
Bok
Vendor
Posts: 5782
Joined: Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:55 am
Location: Taiwan

Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:19 am

faj wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:04 am
Bok wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:43 am
faj i don’t think the issue is with the Japanese postal system, rather with their us counterparts...
Service is taken rather seriously in Japan, compared to the US (and not based on the expectancy of Tipps).
I am located in Canada, the mail to which is still (supposedly) accepted by Japan Post. And unless I am mistaken, the 4 months delay was for those countries to which the service is not interrupted (yet?). Mail is flowing mostly normally inside Canada, and if packages make it to the other side of the ocean, they may travel a bit more slowly than usual, but they will be delivered in a reasonable amount of time (no more than a couple of days later than usual I would say).

Now, admittedly, I do not know who is actually responsible for the transatlantic movement of parcels, either the originating country or the destination country. The blame may be on the other country, but the communication was worded in a way that made me conclude otherwise: when blame can be assigned to someone else, it usually is.
Don’t forget that the proficiency in English is shockingly bad, even worse than Taïwan, so I wouldn’t judge any English announcement in the truest of sense and tone...
User avatar
Bok
Vendor
Posts: 5782
Joined: Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:55 am
Location: Taiwan

Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:20 am

Packages from Taiwan to Canada have been suspended weeks ago already by the way...
User avatar
S_B
Posts: 118
Joined: Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:17 pm
Location: Reno, NV.
Contact:

Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:36 am

Bok wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:20 am
Packages from Taiwan to Canada have been suspended weeks ago already by the way...
Yikes...it may very well go the same way soon...
User avatar
Bok
Vendor
Posts: 5782
Joined: Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:55 am
Location: Taiwan

Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:47 am

S_B wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:36 am
Bok wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:20 am
Packages from Taiwan to Canada have been suspended weeks ago already by the way...
Yikes...it may very well go the same way soon...
I think the connection is only held alive so far by the masses of overseas Taiwanese fleeing the mad house of doom and desperation :)))
User avatar
S_B
Posts: 118
Joined: Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:17 pm
Location: Reno, NV.
Contact:

Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:50 am

I think the connection is only held alive so far by the masses of overseas Taiwanese fleeing the mad house of doom and desperation :)))
Lol very possibly. Our family is remaining a pillar in the storm! Fortunately, Taiwan is doing great, but planes may become in short supply sooner or later. Let's hope it can hold out as long as possible!
User avatar
Chip
Admin
Posts: 371
Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:47 pm
Location: In the TeaCave atop Mt Fuji
Contact:

Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:30 pm

Kevin from O-cha ran into a wall with Yamato/UPS. They will not accept food items bound for the USA ... including tea. Too much FDA paperwork.

Reading the The du Japon email newsletter, seems like they are shipping to only a few countries with Yamato/UPS.

Things seem to be seizing up.

DHL really sucks around here. As mentioned above Fedex is pricey.
thetealetter
Posts: 28
Joined: Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:22 pm
Location: San Francisco, CA

Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:55 am

I'm afraid of what all this portends for the tea farmers this year. I also hear the local market is shaking due to the cancellation of a number of events where producers typically sell large portions of their crop.
Post Reply