Guide · Last updated 2026-07-26
Pokemon & TCG Wholesale Supplier for Japan (English Product)
Wholesale supply of sealed TCG product for Japanese card shops and online sellers stocking English-language product, dispatched from Japan, with open applications and trade support over WhatsApp.
Quick Answer
Why Japan retailers source from Packrat
- English sealed is the gap in the Japanese market. Japan has the deepest domestic TCG supply in the world, for Japanese-language product. English Pokemon and One Piece sealed is the opposite: thin on the ground, priced at a premium in Akihabara and Nakano shop windows, and mostly sourced through ad-hoc imports rather than a steady trade relationship. That steady relationship is what we offer.
- English product, domestic delivery. The product is English, the delivery is local. We dispatch from within Japan, so you get English sealed on domestic courier timelines with no overseas shipping wait, customs clearance or import charges to manage on your end.
- English prints carry the grading and resale market. Japanese collectors grading for the global market increasingly want English prints of chase cards, and English alt-arts sell into a worldwide buyer pool. Stocking English sealed lets your customers rip for the prints the international market pays for.
- UK and EU exclusives skip Japan entirely. Pokemon Center UK exclusives, EU-region promo bundles and special collections often never appear on the Japanese release calendar. We're your direct route to that product, sourced from the UK and EU market and delivered to you inside Japan.
- We're honest about what not to buy from us. Japanese-language product should be sourced domestically, you have better routes than we do. Use us for what Japan can't easily supply: English-language sealed at trade terms.
What we supply at trade
The core of the offer is English-language sealed product: booster boxes, cases, Elite Trainer Boxes, bundles and starter product across Pokemon, One Piece, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball, Gundam and Star Wars: Unlimited. English print runs are allocated to UK and EU distribution, which is exactly where we buy, so partners in Asia get a direct line into stock that is otherwise hard to source at trade terms outside Europe and North America.
Japanese and other-language lines move through our supply network too, subject to availability, so it's always worth asking in the group if you're after something specific.
Current stock lists are shared in the wholesale WhatsApp group rather than published on a public price list, so pricing stays between us and our trade partners.
How the wholesale programme works
- Apply online. Fill in the wholesale application with your business details, registration number and at least one trade reference. Select your country on the form, applications from our supported Asian markets are open.
- Review within 3-5 working days. We verify your business details and references, the same checks we run on UK trade accounts.
- WhatsApp onboarding.On approval you're invited into our wholesale WhatsApp group on the number from your application. Stock lists, pricing and availability are shared there, and you can ask for quotes on anything specific.
- Order and ship. Each order is confirmed with a pro-forma invoice in GBP, payable by international bank transfer. Orders are dispatched directly from Japan, with shipping quoted per order before you commit and tracking once sent.
No UK VAT
Notes for the Japan market
The economics run in both directions between our markets. UK collectors import Japanese sealed because it's cheaper and earlier; Japanese shops import English sealed because it's scarce and carries a premium. We sit on both ends of that flow, retailing Japanese product into the UK and supplying English sealed to Japanese shops dispatched from within Japan, so a Japanese partner plugs into a supply chain that's already running, with product arriving on domestic timelines rather than as an overseas import, not an experiment.
Beyond Pokemon, English One Piece has a strong Japanese following (the game is Bandai's, but English boxes trade distinctly from Japanese ones), and Disney Lorcana has no Japanese-language print at all, so English is the way into that game for your customers. MTG English boxes are tournament-standard worldwide.
If you're a collector rather than a business, this page isn't for you, see our retail guide to buying English Pokemon cards in Japan instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fill in the wholesale application at packratt.co.uk/wholesale, select your country, and submit your business details with at least one trade reference. Applications from our supported Asian markets are open (no invitation needed) and we aim to review within 3-5 working days.
Approved partners are added to our wholesale WhatsApp group. Stock lists, trade pricing, availability and shipping are discussed directly with our team there, and each order is confirmed with a pro-forma invoice in GBP payable by international bank transfer. Orders are dispatched directly from Japan.
Orders start from £150. Beyond that, wholesale is built around carton and case quantities, so tell us the volumes you work in and we'll quote accordingly.
No. Stock is dispatched from Japan, so trade prices are quoted without UK VAT. Import duties and local taxes in your country are handled by you as the importer, and we flag the expected paperwork when quoting shipping so there are no surprises.
Sealed trading card game product across Pokemon, One Piece, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball, Gundam and Star Wars: Unlimited, with English-language product as the core of the offer and Japanese and other-language lines subject to availability.
Registered businesses that sell trading card products: card shops, game stores, online sellers and distributors. The application asks for your company or business registration number and at least one trade reference.
Generally no, and we'll say so plainly: domestic Japanese distribution will beat us on Japanese-language product every time. Our offer to Japanese partners is English-language sealed, plus UK and EU exclusive items that don't release in Japan.
Yes. Select Japan on the application form and enter your Corporate Number (houjin bangou) in the business registration field. Sole proprietors with a registered business can also apply.
Ready to stock English TCG product in Japan?
Applications are open. Tell us about your business and we'll be in touch within 3-5 working days.
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