Retailers reselling Japanese tableware online run into a specific set of shipping problems that don’t show up in a physical store. A parcel handled by a consumer courier takes more abuse than a palletised wholesale shipment does, and it takes it in shorter, sharper impacts…

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Shipping ceramics across an ocean sounds like a recipe for breakage, and first-time buyers often assume losses will be significant. In practice, with proper packing, it’s a much smaller problem than expected. The packing basics that actually matter Individual wrapping (paper or foam sleeves) around…

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