(Last Update - March 2024; shipping methods updated.)
Table of Contents
- How to Order
- Payment
- Sales Tax (Canada Only)
- Shipping: US & Canada
- Shipping: International
- Preorders
- Back Orders
- Cancellations
- Returns
Ordering off of the website is easy and convenient, and a process you will be familiar with if you have ordered off of other international websites. We have outlined the process below:
- Simply add items to your shopping cart.
- From your cart, enter the checkout process.
- Choose your shipping method.
- Choose your payment method.
- Complete your order.
All orders are billed in Canadian Dollars (CAD). Estimates in other currencies are provided for reference only; actual exchange rate will be determined by your payment provider and may vary slightly.
We securely accept all major credit cards as well as PayPal (no account required). We do not store or even see your credit card or bank information, which stays secured entirely in our payment processors' servers.
We are a legitimate Canadian retailer based in Ontario; therefore we do charge sales tax (GST/HST) as the law requires for Canadian orders. There is NO sales tax for U.S. orders.
Orders to the rest of the world (not including the U.S.A. and Canada) are subject to any duties, taxes, or brokerage fees charged by your own country. "It Came From Japan!" is in no way responsible for any of that! We can declare items as "gifts", but we will include an invoice and declare them at full value for insurance purposes.
U.S. Buyers - Great news, please note that we are NOT required to charge the recently enabled U.S. Internet Sales Tax!
Order Processing Times for In-Stock Merchandise: Orders ship from our warehouse within 1-3 business days after receiving payment.
Shipping to USA (Updated):
U.S. Customers Please Note - We use a variety of shipping methods to the U.S.A, depending on factors such as item size/weight and destination. Please note that we are unable to take requests for a particular shipping method or offer express/overnight shipping at this time.
- U.S.A. Standard Shipping - Orders may be shipped by any of the following methods.
- Postal Service (i.e. Canada Post or USPS) or UPS. Ground shipping; typical transit time is 5-10 business days AFTER your order has been processed and shipped. Includes tracking and insurance (signature required on higher value shipments).
U.S. orders are currently limited to a maximum of $500.00 CAD per order for insurance purposes.
Shipping to Canada (Updated):
Please note that we are unable to take requests for a particular shipping method or offer express/overnight shipping at this time.
- Canada Standard Shipping - We use a variety of shipping methods within Canada, including UPS (NEW!) and Canada Post. Transit time is usually 2-8 business days after your order has shipped (depending on your proximity to Toronto) with tracking, insurance, and signature confirmation on higher value shipments.
- In some situations we may use a 3rd party courier (Chit Chats) to transport orders to the destination province via ground shipping to be handed off to Canada Post for final delivery; tracking info may not be available until your order has been handed off to Canada Post in the destination province (2-8 business days after your order has shipped, depending on proximity to Toronto).
- If you have a buzzer number, you may enter it in the shipping address if it will assist the delivery driver.
- When UPS or Canada Post is used, a tracking number will be provided in your shipping confirmation email. In situations where a 3rd party courier is used, a link to the courier's website with tracking information will be provided in the Comments section at the bottom of your shipping confirmation email.
We also allow local pickup in Mississauga; please see our blog post here for the current procedure. You can also find us at the many conventions we go to throughout the year; please check our convention schedule on the "Events" page here.
Preorders
Please note that we have changed our preorder policy and currently accept preorders for certain items 1-2 months before their arrival. Preorder items are ordered just like in-stock items; simply place them in your cart and checkout. Payment is now required at the time the order is placed.
Items available for immediate preorder will display the stock status "Preorder". Items that are coming soon but not yet available to preorder have the status "Coming Soon". These items will be available to order at a later date, either by preorder in advance or for immediate shipment when the product has arrived.
We have implemented this policy to help with price changes due to currency fluctuations (since we are a Canadian business, everything we sell is imported from Japan or the USA) and hopefully reduce abandoned orders.
FOR ORDERS INCLUDING BOTH IN-STOCK & PREORDER/BACK ORDER ITEMS, your order will not ship until all items have arrived. If you would like them to ship separately, please place separate orders.
If an existing preorder has not shipped and you would like to add in-stock merchandise to the order, please contact us. As long as your order has not already been packed (i.e. order status will be "Processing"), we should be able to add items for you. We will manually send you an invoice and payment request for the additional items without additional shipping costs.
Back ordered items are currently not in stock but are still available from our suppliers. Back ordered items are considered "special order" items and require immediate payment in full. These cannot be returned without incurring a restocking fee at our discretion. These will typically ship within 2-6 weeks after placing your order.
Cancellations
Naturally we would prefer that you do not cancel your order, so please do not purchase an item unless you are certain you would like to buy it. However we understand that sometimes circumstances change and it is simply unavoidable. Here are our policies:
- Standard in-stock items - To cancel or make changes to an order, please contact us via email before your order ships. If your order status has been changed to "Processing", it may not be possible to make any changes to your order, but we will do our best so please contact us immediately.
- Preorders - Since we are a small company that usually orders products based on the number of preorders we receive, cancellations can be damaging to our business. If you need to cancel a preorder, please let us know immediately so that we may be able to reduce our order from our supplier or offer it to someone else. If your order status has been changed to "Processing", it may not be possible to make any changes to your order, but we will do our best so please contact us immediately.
- Back Orders - These are considered to be special order items and cannot be cancelled.
All cancellations are subject to a 3% (Canada) or 4% (USA) credit card processing fee, regardless if you order has shipped. Credit card fees are no longer refundable to merchants; this fee is to cover our losses on the transaction.
Refunds may take up to 15 business days to process and appear on your statement/account.
We accept returns under the following conditions.
Returns are subject to a restocking fee of up to 25% of the value of the item. New items from normal, in-stock orders may be returned within 30 days of the ship date ONLY if they are still in the same original condition, meaning still sealed with the packaging in the original condition. You will be refunded for the item but not the shipping or any restocking fees, and the cost of the return shipping to our location in CANADA is the buyer's responsibility. "Back Order" items are considered to be special order and are not returnable.
If an item is received damaged, it may be exchanged for the same item only or store credit if the same item is no longer available.
Refunds may take up to 15 business days to process and appear on your statement/account.
"It Came From Japan!" reserves the right to refuse any return for any reason. Under no circumstances are items to be returned without prior approval and instructions.