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International Remittances
- Termination of International Remittance Service
at JAPAN POST BANK branches, Post Offices We would like to inform you that JAPAN POST BANK branches, Post Offices will no longer handle International Remittance service as from August 29, 2025.
For alternative method’s information (new international remittance service), please refer to the following page (Japanese language only).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for understanding.
For "Non-resident Domestic Remittance in Yen", please refer to the URL links below for more details (only in Japanese).
Payees in Japan can receive money sent from overseas, either through their Japan Post Bank integrated account or giro account.
* If your detailed information has not yet been verified, make sure to bring identification documents and your passbook to your nearest Japan Post Bank or Post Office savings counter.
Remittance from overseas banks
Remittances in either USD or EUR can be made from overseas banks, via a designated intermediary bank.
The information shown below is required to make a remittance from an overseas bank to a Japan Post Bank integrated account or giro account. Please note that if there are any mistakes or omissions, the remittance may not reach our bank. In addition, if the money remitted is returned to the sending bank, other charges and expenses may be deducted by the intermediary bank.
Please note that remittances to Japan cannot be made from certain financial institutions. For details, please ask your local bank.
| Currency （*1） | USD | EUR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediary Bank （*2） | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas NY | Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt | |
| Intermediary Bank BIC（SWIFT Code） | BKTRUS33 | DEUTDEFF | |
| Beneficiary Bank | Japan Post Bank | ||
| Branch | Head Office | ||
| Beneficiary Bank Address | 3-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-8793, Japan | ||
| Beneficiary Bank BIC (SWIFT Code) | JPPSJPJJIRS | ||
| Beneficiary Bank CHIPS UID （*3） | 427593 |  |
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| Payee Account Number （*4）（*5） |
Japan Post Bank account numbers consist of two numbers connected by a hyphen. Please be sure to enter both numbers together in the account number field. If only one of the numbers is provided, the account cannot be identified, resulting in a returned payment. |
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| Name of Payee Account Holder （*6） | e.g.,TARO YUSEI | ||
| Payee Address （*7） | e.g.,3-1, Shintoshin Chuo, Saitama, Saitama 330-0081, Japan | ||
| Payee Telephone Number （*8） | e.g.,048－1234－4567 | ||
*1
The Japan Post Bank exchange rate will be applied for credits made to the payee's Japan Post Bank account in JPY.
*2
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The information for the intermediary bank must be included. If no specific space is provided for this information, please write it within an open area on the form. Please note that intermediary charges (handling charges by correspondent banks) will be deducted from the remittance amount.
・Fixed fee of $10 for remittances exceeding $100.
・Fixed fee of €5 for remittances exceeding €100.
Additional intermediary charges may be deducted. *3
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If remittances in USD are made from financial institutions in USA to a Japan Post Bank account, the CHIPS UID and BIC (SWIFT code) are both required.
If remittances are made from overseas to a Japan Post Bank account, the ABA （Fedwire Code） and IBAN are not required. *4
If you cannot fill in hyphens (-), please fill in only numbers.
e.g.,1154012345671*5
Japanese addresses should be written in the following order: street number, Town, Ward, City,Prefecture, postal code, and country.
Proper nouns should be written in the Hepburn roman alphabet.
It is not necessary to enter "SHI" or "CITY" .
(e.g.) For "Osaka city," use ‘OSAKA’ instead of "OSAKA-SHI.*6
Please include a phone number at which the payee can be reached during the day.
*7
Japanese addresses should be written in the following order: street number, Town, Ward, City,Prefecture, postal code, and country.
Proper nouns should be written in the Hepburn roman alphabet.
It is not necessary to enter "SHI" or "CITY" .
(e.g.) For "Osaka city," use ‘OSAKA’ instead of "OSAKA-SHI.*8
Please include a phone number at which the payee can be reached during the day.
【Notice】
- All payments will be processed only after confirmation by our bank.
In compliance with Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and other related regulations, we may contact the payee and ask for documents to confirm the details of the transaction every time you make a transaction.
In this case, it may take longer time to complete the remittance than usual.(In some cases it may take more than a month.)
Even if you have conducted similar or same transactions with us in the past, we may ask you to provide more detailed information than before.
Please note that we may refuse to deposit funds into your account in the following cases:
- If you are unable to cooperate with our requests.
- Even if you provide us with the necessary documents, we may find it difficult to comply with the requirements of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and other related regulations.
In addition, if we deem it difficult to obtain detailed information about each underlying counterparty due to the nature of the transaction, we may refuse your payment without requesting you to provide documents.
In that case, we return the money to the payer. - If your account’s information such as your name and address is not up to date, we may not be able to contact you to confirm the details of the remittance and consequently decline your application.
- Some remittance information may not be communicated to the payee.
If the information is particularly important, the remitter should contact the payee directly.
