International Remittances

Notice to Corporate Users^*

International remittances from/to corporate users are no longer available as from March 31, 2020.

In addition, international remittances related to transactions of corporate, cannot be performed using the personal account, such as the employee.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for understanding.

* Non-individual customers such as corporations and unincorporated association.

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Remittance from JAPAN POST BANK to Overseas

JAPAN POST BANK offers Account Transfer, to remit to the payee’s bank or postal giro account, for making a remittance from Japan to overseas.
Before applying for remittance, you can create an application form online.
Please click here to use it.

Account Transfer

The transfer amount and handling fees are withdrawn from the remitter’s integrated account or giro account and the transfer amount is deposited into the payee’s bank or postal giro account specified.
A fixed fee of ¥7,500 is charged for handling each remittance regardless of amount.
Please be aware that intermediary charges (such as for correspondent bank services) and account registration fee (for handling by the beneficiary bank) may be deducted from the amount of remittance. The amount of account registration fee varies by bank and account type. Check with your payee for details, if necessary.
In many cases, the remittance will be sent to the intermediary bank within 7 business days from the date of application.
However, if the remittance information is insufficient, additional confirmation is required for the purpose of the remittance, or due to the circumstances of the intermediary bank or the beneficiary bank, a significant delay may occur or the remittance cannot be executed.
Based on the relevant laws and regulations, it may be requested to submit documents to confirm the purpose of the remittance before executing the remittance.
In such cases, it may take some time (in some cases, around one month) to complete the confirmation of the remittance details, and as a result of the confirmation the remittance may not be executed.

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Remittance from Overseas to JAPAN POST BANK Account

Japanese ( Remittance from Overseas to Japan Post Bank Account )

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-ku, Tokyo 100-8793, Japan
Beneficiary Bank BIC (SWIFT Code)		JPPSJPJ1
Beneficiary Bank CHIPS UID （*3）		427593
Payee Account Number （*4）	To integrated account	Account number consists of the combination of 5 digits and 8 digits (at maximum) . Ex:11540-12345671
Payee Account Number （*4）	To giro account	Account number consists of the combination of 5 digits ,1 digit and 6 digits (at maximum) . Ex:00100-0-100001
Name of Payee Account Holder （*5）		Ex:TARO YUSEI
Payee Address		Ex:3-1, Shintoshin Chuo-Ku, Saitama-Shi, Saitama 330-0081, Japan
Payee Telephone Number （*6）		Ex: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: 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: 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: Please note that the account number (the combination of 5digits and 8digits (at maximum)) must all be written together.
※ 5: In principle, name of payee account holder must correspond to either of the following registered in the account.
･Alphabetical name
･Romaji writing of name
※ 6: Please include a phone number at which the payee can be reached during the day.

【Notice】

In compliance with Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law and other related regulations, we may contact the payee and ask for documents to confirm the details of the transaction.
Because of this process, it may take longer time to complete the remittance than usual.
As a result of confirmation, we might not be able to accept the remittance.
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.