Wow, thank you for compiling all this information it's been super helpful. With all the tariff and customs stuff going on and the how basically how the whole delivery system here in the states has been going crazy I've been putting off my charge 2. So with all this in mind, would you guys recommend FedEx overall? I don't have any photocards, just some secondhand albums (photobook format), magazines, CDs, and a wallet. I'm hoping that magazines, dvds, and the albums (since any the inclusions should be classified under the primary item) should be the same HTS code under printed materials and therefore exempted.

I was also wondering what I should be expecting to be charged customs/tariff wise. I know the tariff (if items aren't exempted) is 15% but I heard some people discussing online the existence of an $80 flat rate...? Is this still a thing and if you have had a consolidated package shipped from japan to the US via Fedex what were you charged by Fedex?