Hey everyone. My brother just moved to Japan for school but left a few boxes of personal goods that my mom was going to ship to him via USPS. I'm helping her make the labels and I noticed that the duties and fees to be paid by my brother are equivalent to the value of the packages (almost $2000 over 4 packages). This doesn't seem normal to me. Can someone provide insight into this, or provide their own experience about sending personal goods from the US to Japan? I've seen posts about the cheapest ways to send goods, but nothing about the fees that are paid upon receiving the packages. Thank you for your help!
Edit: link to a screenshot on the USPS website https://i.postimg.cc/C5by8j9K/Screenshot-2025-09-13-at-20-55-02.png
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