Buying in Japan: proxy service and import costs

An order on a Japanese site costs more than its price: proxy service fee, domestic shipping, international shipping, import VAT, carrier handling. Some amounts are only known on delivery. The app estimates them first, then you confirm them.

When you order

1. Share the screenshot or PDF of the order to the app (Share button in Photos, Mail or your browser). The app reads the total, currency, date and reference.
2. A known supplier brings its habits: proxy service, shipping method. Costs are prefilled and marked "est.".
3. Tap "Record · in transit". The lot is created without cards, with the status "in transit". A reminder arrives a few days after the expected date.

When it arrives

1. Tap the notification "Parcel arrived?", then "Check in".
2. Scan the cards you received in a burst.
3. Each estimated cost becomes a line to confirm: "VAT paid to the carrier: €9.80?". Tap "Correct" or type the real amount.
4. Tap "Confirm receipt". The cards enter your stock and the cost is allocated again.

Good to know

• Amounts in yen are converted at the ECB rate of the purchase date; the original amount is kept.
• Unconfirmed costs stay "estimated" and the lot keeps an amber badge until you confirm them.
• Estimates rely on sourced, dated rates. They never say what you will pay: only the carrier’s invoice counts.
• The app never reads card names from a receipt: cards come from the scan on arrival.