Buy direct
Buy direct from Japan
Salons, schools, dealers, distributors and individual hairdressers can buy direct from Scissor Lab GK in Saitama, Japan, wherever they are, even where a distributor already sells in their country. Orders are inspected and quality checked in Saitama before dispatch and shipped with FedEx.
Direct or through a distributor
You can always order direct from us: businesses on our normal trade terms, individual hairdressers without a trade account. If a distributor sells in your country, they can also help you locally. The distributor finder shows who sells there.
How ordering direct works
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Step 1
Check for local help
Use the distributor finder to see whether a distributor can also help you locally. You can order direct either way.
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Step 2
Send an enquiry
Tell us about your business, or that you are buying for yourself, plus your country and the models and quantities you have in mind.
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Step 3
Get your prices
Businesses: once your trade account is approved, we send trade prices, a percentage off retail, with a higher discount on 20 pieces or more in one order. Buying for yourself: we reply with the price in Japanese yen, no trade account needed.
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Step 4
Confirm the order
We confirm the order with you by email and offer the freight options with their prices. You choose one, and we send an invoice in Japanese yen by email, valid for 14 days.
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Step 5
Inspected and shipped
Once the invoice is paid, your order is inspected and quality checked in Saitama, Japan, then shipped with FedEx to you or straight to your customer.
FedEx shipping and import duties
International orders ship from Japan with FedEx. For each order we offer freight options with their prices, and you choose.
Import duties, taxes and customs charges in your country are paid by the recipient. They are not included in our prices.
Hair scissors are classified under HS heading 8213. FedEx or your customs broker can tell you what applies in your country.
Country notes
Notes for countries where buyers often ask about ordering from Japan. The same terms apply in every other country.
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Switzerland
Switzerland is not in the European Union and has its own customs rules. Import VAT and any duty are charged when the parcel arrives and are paid by the recipient.
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Norway
Norway is not in the European Union and has its own customs rules. Import VAT and any duty are charged when the parcel arrives and are paid by the recipient.
This page in: Norsk
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong has its own customs rules. Any import duty or tax is charged when the parcel arrives and is paid by the recipient.
Find a distributor in Hong Kong
This page in: 繁體中文
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Taiwan
Taiwan has its own customs rules. Any import duty or tax is charged when the parcel arrives and is paid by the recipient.
This page in: 繁體中文
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South Korea
South Korea has its own customs rules. Any import duty or tax is charged when the parcel arrives and is paid by the recipient.
Find a distributor in South Korea
This page in: 한국어
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Spain
Spain is in the European Union. Import VAT and any duty are charged when the parcel arrives and are paid by the recipient.
This page in: Español
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Greece
Greece is in the European Union. Import VAT and any duty are charged when the parcel arrives and are paid by the recipient.
This page in: Ελληνικά
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France
France is in the European Union. Import VAT and any duty are charged when the parcel arrives and are paid by the recipient.
This page in: Français
Other countries
Not listed here? The same terms apply in every country, and you can always buy direct from Scissor Lab. The distributor finder shows whether a distributor can also help you locally.
Order direct from Japan
Tell us your country and what you need. We reply within 2 business days (Japan time).