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Having a legal entity in Japan is no longer required to sell!
* You can open a direct shop with your entity from overseas.

Gain entry to the Japanese market through Rakuten Ichiba,
one of the most popular E-Commerce marketplace in Japan.

One of the most popular Online Shopping Mall in Japan
Open a shop on
Rakuten Ichiba today!
* Source: Rakuten Group, Inc. “FY2022 4th Quarter Financial Results and Consolidated Financial Results in 2022"

Please get in contact with us to learn more about the onboarding process!

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There are three key benefits of opening a shop on Rakuten Ichiba!

Point 1

You can open a shop on Rakuten Ichiba as a seller from overseas.

Point 2

By default our consultations are provided in English, we can also accomodate Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.

Point 3

The amount of cross-border sales from sellers in US and Europe has been doubling since 2019.

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What is Rakuten *

Rakuten is a comprehensive internet service company that operates the largest e-commerce marketplace in Japan. The B2C e-commerce market in Japan is very mature, and as of 2017 ranks as the fourth largest e-commerce market in the world. Rakuten Ichiba maintains a 28.0% market share within the Japanese e-commerce market. Not only can we help you apply for a shop, but we provide the support and know-how in order to achieve your goals.

* Source: Ministry of Finance Japan "2021Trade Statistics of Japan"
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Domestic E-Commerce GMS

5.6 Trillion JPY

 

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Number of Membership ID

Over 100 million!

 

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Average Daily GMS

15.3 Billion JPY

 

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Number of Shops

57,000 Shops

 

  • * Source: Rakuten Group, Inc. “FY2022 4th Quarter Financial Results and Consolidated Financial Results in 2022"
  • * Average daily GMS is determined by “2022 Domestic E-Commerce GMS” divided by days

Entering to Japanese Market:
Strong Points of Rakuten Ichiba

One of the biggest challenges of entering the Japanese market is the "language barrier". Communication is the key to the winning market entry to Japan. We provide support throughout the stages of onboarding, so that you can feel at ease and stay on track for opening a shop.

* Both the shop operations and customer service must be provided by the seller, a high proficiency in Japanese is required.

We provide support during the shop contract, shop screening, account set up, and post-shop opening in English.

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Before Submitting the Application

Our team of onboarding consultants, who are specialists in cross-border business will answer your questions about the contract and application.

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Shop Open Preparation

In order to open your shop, there are Your Shop Open Advisor will guide you through the necessary procedures to open your shop.

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Shop Operation

For future questions on sales and operations, regarding your shop, a dedicated E-Commerce Consultant (ECC) will be assigned to support you. They will work alongside you to solve problems and assist in the planning for sales promotions.

Unique Sales Strategies of Rakuten

R-Karte를 활용한 효과적인 전략 수립 가능

Utilize R-Karte to build even more effective strategies

You can analyze various data such as the number of traffic or conversion rate. This data will be useful when you plan for promotions. You can also utilize data on customer attributes or bestselling items in order to create a customized sales approach.

ighlight the benefits of your shop through unique campaigns.

Highlight the benefits of your shop through unique campaigns.

On Rakuten Ichiba, we provide various sales opportunities using different types of marketing services. You will be able to gain new users by utilizing those services and participating in events such as "Rakuten Super Sale". By implementing these promotions, it will enable you to create a larger shop awareness on the marketplace.

Increase your shop's audience through user communication

Increase your shop's audience through user communication

A fundamental of increasing sales is to increase your "fans" (repeat customers). On Rakuten Ichiba, you can communicate with our users by sending EDM and utilize SNS and blogs. As a result, you can increase your fans significantly.

Differences between Rakuten Ichiba and
Other E-Commerce Marketplaces

Point01

Since our sellers can build their shop as they like, they can promote their products more effectively.

For most products, except well-known or common items, it is necessary to utilize the product page in order to communicate its strong points. Product pages play a role by introducing new users to your products, as if they were a virtual sales representative.

Rakuten Ichiba

There is more flexibility to create your shop page!

Rakuten Ichiba
  • ・ Product pages will be your own design!
  • ・ Because of this flexibility, you can communicate your product's value!
  • ・ Differentiate your products by displaying your passion

You can communicate the quality of your products!

*1 The vertical or "long page" that are common on Rakuten Ichiba are a strategy to communicate a product's quality to customers and improve the purchase rate.

Other E-Commerce
Marketplaces

There are restrictions in creating your shop page.

Other E-Commerce Marketplaces
  • ・ Product pages are listed with other shops
  • ・ Only fixed design formats are available
  • ・ You can only differentiate your shop by limiting factors, such as price

It is difficult to communicate the quality of your products

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E-Commerce Consultant (ECC)

Rakuten Ichiba

ECC

ECC

Other E-Commerce
Marketplaces

No personal consultant available

No personal consultant available

An E-Commerce Consultant (ECC) at Rakuten will work alongside you in order to grow your sales. They will advise on your shop operation, propose plans, and give you one-to-one consultations.

Onboarding Flow

It takes about one and a half months from submitting your application to opening of your shop on Rakuten Ichiba.
Please contact your assigned consultant for more details.

Account Registration

Screening 2 to 3 weeks

An Onboarding Consultant will support you to prepare for screening. Once you pass all stages of screening, you will be issued an account, and then can start creating your our shop.
* A valid D-U-N-S® Number is required.

Access to RMS (Rakuten Merchant Server)

Shop Open Preparation / Screening for Shop Opening 2 weeks to 1 month

You can design your shop's top page and register the product listings on RMS (Rakuten Merchant Server). During this process, a Shop Open Advisor will be assigned to your shop and will support you.

Shop Opening

Start selling!

In order to achieve your target sales volume, an assigned ECC will advise on ways to increase the traffic and CVR, as well as recommend sales strategies.

Having a legal entity in Japan is no longer required to sell!
* You can open a direct shop with your entity from overseas.

You can open a shop on Rakuten directly from the following countries, pending capabilities in Japanese.

  • Australia
    Australia
  • Canada
    Canada
  • China
    China
  • France
    France
  • Germany
    Germany
  • Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
  • Korea
    Korea
  • Taiwan
    Taiwan
  • U.K.
    U.K.
  • U.S.
    U.S.

If necessary, you may outsource the required shop setup and management in Japanese to a service partner.

For countires not listed, please contact us for more information.

* Additional conditions may apply depending on your country of origin. Please contact us for more information.

Shop Plan

This plan is only available for overseas entities (corporations) which can operate in Japanese. If this a concern for you, we can introduce a recommended service partner for support. Please contact us for more information.

  Ichiba Basic Shop Open Plan
Registration Fee ¥60,000
Monthly Fixed Fee ¥50,000
Monthly Fee: 2 Installments (6 months each)
Contract Period 1 Year
Listing Capacity Unlimited
System Fee PC: 2.0%-4.0%
(Mobile: 2.5% - 4.5% )
Rakuten Super Points Fee 1.0%
System Enhancement Fee for Improving Safety and Usability on the marketplace. 0.1%
R-Pay (Payment Processing Fee) 2.5% - 3.5%

* Affiliate Fee: Avg. 0.59%

* Monthly store opening fee will be changed from June 1st, 2024. Please check here for price revision background and details.(English Reference)

What you need to know about Personal ImportJapanese users will purchase your products as a Personal Import. Therefore,
the shipping method will be Direct Delivery from overseas to Japan.

About Personal Import

In general, Personal Import is regarded as "a direct purchase of foreign goods from overseas mail order companies, retailers, manufacturers, and others by an individual for the purpose of personal use".
Since there are prohibited or restricted articles that can't be imported/exported to Japan by way of Personal Import, please be sure to check for yourself and adhere to these guidelines.

About Delivery Date

International deliveries sometimes take longer compared to domestic deliveries in Japan. It is required to add the shipping information on your shop's Top Page and Product Pages, as well as inform customers when they contact your shop.
Also, on your Top Page please notify your customers that the customs clearance may take more time than usual, creating shipping delays.

About Customs Duty

All products purchased through Rakuten Ichiba will be delivered to the customers as "Personal Import".
All products imported as "Personal Import" are subject to the customer's own "individual use/consumption".
Although ordered products may be gifted to a third party free of cost, any resale of those products are prohibited by Japanese law.
If the net taxable amount is 10,000 yen or less, the tax will be exempt and Customs Duty and Consumption Tax will not be levied.
In the case of Personal Import, there is a special tax of 60% of the product price, so the product price up to 16,666 yen will be tax-exempt.
*However, some products are not tax-exempt (footwear, knitted goods, leather goods, etc.)
Therefore, if the total price of the products before using points and coupons is 16,666 yen or more (excluding shipping cost), Customs Duty, Consumption Tax, and Customs Charges will be charged to customers when they receive their products.
You can avoid customer issues by clearly stating this on your Top Page, however please be sure to understand the rules for yourself as well.


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