GLOBAL DISTRIBUTOR EST Co., LTD. Tokyo-based export partner for Japan's leading building brands. Tokyo, Japan
LIXIL Panasonic DAIKEN NODA SANGETSU LILYCOLOR NISSIN EX SINCOL TOLI CHIYODA UTE
JAPAN QUALITY. GLOBAL REACH.
EXPORT & LOGISTICS DESK

Japan Quality, Specified for the World.

Curated Japanese building materials, multi-brand sourcing and export coordination — delivered with the precision, traceability and care expected of Japanese manufacturing.

✓ Direct manufacturer sourcing and export coordination
✓ FCL / LCL mixed container consolidation (Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya)
✓ Complete specification sheets, samples, and compliance coordination
10+ Japanese Brand Partners
FCL/LCL Container Consolidation
Tokyo HQ Sourcing Control
JIS/CE Compliance Coordination
Email [email protected]
Phone (JST) +81-90-4739-0207
Export Desks Yokohama · Nagoya · Osaka
DIRECT CHANNEL

Request Commercial Quotation

Submit your specification manifest. Our export desk responds in 1 business day.

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Japanese quality is not a slogan. It is the discipline of checking dimensions, finishes, documentation and packing details before a product leaves Japan.

PRECISION

Model, module, finish and accessory codes checked line by line.

MATERIAL

Original manufacturer specifications and material identity retained.

INSPECTION

Receiving and pre-loading checks documented for each order scope.

INTEGRITY

Availability, lead time and applicable documents confirmed before commitment.

SUPPLY SCOPE

Six Categories, Ten Manufacturers, One Purchase Order

We do not push a single brand. Within each category the manufacturers we represent run parallel ranges, so a specification can be matched on performance, finish and budget across all of them — then loaded into one container under one invoice. Individual model numbers live on each manufacturer’s own site; send us the codes and we quote them together.

Japanese wallcovering sample books from Sangetsu, Lilycolor and Sincol at the EST Tokyo showroom 4 MANUFACTURERS

Wallcovering & Decorative Film

壁装材・化粧フィルム

Contract-grade vinyl wallcovering, non-woven and fabric-backed papers, and self-adhesive decorative film for wall, door and column wrapping. Four manufacturers run parallel ranges here, so a single specification can be matched on colour, texture and fire class across all of them.

Roll width92 cm (JP standard)
Roll length50 m
Fire classFunen / Junfunen
EmissionF★★★★
SPECIFY FROM
Sangetsu → Lilycolor → Sincol → Toli →
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Japanese engineered wood and vinyl flooring installed in the EST Tokyo showroom 5 MANUFACTURERS

Flooring

床材

Engineered wood, solid timber, LVT plank, safety vinyl sheet and modular carpet tile. Commercial and residential grades run side by side, so a hotel or office package can be specified from one supply chain rather than assembled from four.

Panel module303 / 909 / 1818 mm
Wear layer0.3 – 0.55 mm (LVT)
Slip resistanceJIS A 1454
EmissionF★★★★
SPECIFY FROM
Toli → DAIKEN → Nissin EX → Sangetsu → Panasonic →
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Japanese interior door panels and storage units stored upright in the EST warehouse 4 MANUFACTURERS

Interior Doors & Storage

室内建具・収納

Hinged and sliding interior doors, pocket door systems, closet and storage units. Japanese door sets are supplied as a complete assembly — leaf, frame, hardware and casing pre-matched — rather than as a leaf you hang into an existing frame.

SupplyComplete door set
Standard height2000 / 2400 mm
SlidingPocket & surface rail
EmissionF★★★★
SPECIFY FROM
NODA → DAIKEN → Panasonic → LIXIL →
Request a quotation for this category →
Japanese window and entrance systems on display at the EST Tokyo showroom 2 MANUFACTURERS

Windows & Entrance Doors

窓・玄関ドア

Aluminium, aluminium-clad timber and PVC window systems, plus secured entrance doors and shutters. Japanese high-insulation window ranges are engineered for a climate that swings from humid summers to snow load, which makes them a straightforward fit for most temperate and cold markets.

FrameAluminium / PVC / Hybrid
GlazingDouble / Triple Low-E
U-valuefrom 1.3 W/m²K
StandardJIS A 4706
SPECIFY FROM
LIXIL → Panasonic →
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Japanese unit bathroom module on display at the EST Tokyo showroom 2 MANUFACTURERS

Kitchen, Bath & Washroom

キッチン・バス・洗面

System kitchens, unit bathrooms, vanity units, washlet toilets and tapware. Unit bathrooms ship as a factory-moulded waterproof module and are installed in a day — send us the rough opening dimensions and we confirm which module size lands cleanly before quoting.

Unit bath modules1216 / 1616 / 1620
Kitchen runs2550 / 2700 mm
WorktopQuartz / stainless / acrylic
Voltage100V — converter advised
SPECIFY FROM
LIXIL → Panasonic →
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Crated Japanese gypsum board and ceiling panels staged for container loading 2 MANUFACTURERS

Boards & Ceiling Systems

ボード・天井材

Gypsum board in standard, fire-rated, moisture-resistant and sound-insulating grades, plus acoustic ceiling panels and grid systems. This is the category most often added to fill out a container, since board stacks flat and pallets tightly around bulkier goods.

Board size910 × 1820 mm
Thickness9.5 / 12.5 / 15 / 21 mm
FireFunen / Junfunen
GradesStandard · FR · MR · Sound
SPECIFY FROM
Chiyoda Ute → DAIKEN →
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Looking for specific cross-market certifications? We cross-reference product documentation against destination requirements to support your local consultant’s review.
Inquire Custom Manifest Open Product Finder →
BRAND LEDGER

Every Order, Fully Documented.

We source from Japan's leading manufacturers and handle mixed-brand container loading under the original brand manifest.

Manufacturer Japanese Name Represented Export Scope Origin Status
LIXIL リクシル Windows, shutters, entrance doors, interiors, exterior, tile, kitchen, bath, washroom, toilet, faucets. Tokyo Official catalogue ↗
Panasonic Housing パナソニック 住まい Kitchen, bathroom, washroom, toilet, lighting, interiors, storage, flooring, exterior, solar, home equipment. Osaka Official catalogue ↗
DAIKEN 大建工業 Residential and public/commercial building material lines, catalogs, CAD/BIM and technical resources. Okayama Official catalogue ↗
NODA ノダ Interior doors/sliding doors, storage, flooring, stairs/handrails, wall materials, wooden materials, building systems. Tokyo Official catalogue ↗
Sangetsu サンゲツ Wallpaper, film, flooring, curtains, upholstery fabric, ceramic tile, exterior, auxiliary materials. Nagoya Official catalogue ↗
Lilycolor リリカラ Wallpaper, curtains, flooring, brand collections, digital decorative print, project examples. Tokyo Official catalogue ↗
NISSIN EX. ニッシンイクス Natural wood wall paneling, flooring, non-combustible boards, GRC, tile, wallpaper, project records. Yamaguchi Official catalogue ↗
Sincol シンコール Wallcoverings, curtains, flooring, carpet, upholstery/furniture fabrics, eco products. Osaka Official catalogue ↗
TOLI 东リ Flooring, carpet, wallpaper/wallcovering, curtains; LVT, vinyl sheet, carpet tile. Hyogo Official catalogue ↗
Chiyoda Ute チヨダウーテ Gypsum board, circular gypsum board, cement board, calcium silicate board, acoustic board, steel furring. Mie Official catalogue ↗
From selection to order records

Send model codes and quantities. Confirm specifications and the quotation with EST, then retain the agreed order and shipping documents.

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SHOWROOM & LOGISTICS · TOKYO, JAPAN

Real Stock. Real Showroom. Shipped From Japan.

Buyers who have never sourced from Japan want to know one thing first: is there anything physically behind the website. These are our own facilities — the Tokyo showroom where product is specified, and the warehouse where containers are consolidated and loaded.

SHOWROOM WALKTHROUGH

Tokyo Showroom — Specify Before You Ship

Full working kitchen, bath and washroom sets from LIXIL, Panasonic and TOCLAS on permanent display, alongside the complete Sangetsu, Lilycolor and Sincol sample libraries. Overseas buyers are welcome to visit, or request a guided video walkthrough of any specific model.

Japanese island kitchen with stainless steel worktop on display in the EST Tokyo showroom
Panasonic and LIXIL kitchen units on display Japanese unit bathroom module on display
CASE 01 · HOSPITALITY FIT-OUT

Mixed-Brand Interior Package, Specified On Site

A single project rarely uses a single manufacturer. Kitchens from one brand, unit baths from another, wallcovering and flooring from a third. Our showroom lets a buyer compare all of them side by side in one visit, lock the specification, and receive one consolidated quotation instead of chasing five separate Japanese suppliers who do not export.

MULTI-BRANDONE QUOTATIONONE CONTAINER
Forklift loading Japanese building material pallets inside the EST warehouse
Japanese engineered flooring and door panels stored upright in the warehouse Export crates of Japanese building materials stacked for container loading
CASE 02 · CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION

From Ten Factories Into One Container

Goods arrive from each manufacturer under their own brand manifest, are checked against the packing list, then crated and staged in our warehouse until the container is full. Buyers ordering less than a full load from any single brand can consolidate across brands, with applicable fire, JIS and F★★★★ documentation confirmed per line item.

FCL / LCLYOKOHAMA · OSAKA · NAGOYAFULL DOCUMENTATION
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JAPANESE QUALITY CONTROL

Japanese Precision, Documented for Export.

Quality is built through disciplined detail: receiving records, specification matching and pre-loading checks. The exact acceptance criteria are confirmed against each product and the agreed order scope.

  • Dimensional criteriaProduct-specific
  • Internal receiving checklistDocumented scope
  • Hardware durability testingPer product standard
  • Inspection depthAgreed inspection scope
01 — INTAKE INSPECTION Dimensional & visual check per unit 02 — DOCUMENTATION Spec sheet & compliance match per market 03 — CONSOLIDATION Multi-brand palletizing for mixed containers 04 — EXPORT SIGN-OFF Final manifest issued, container sealed
SPECIFICATION NOTES FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS

What Changes When You Specify Japanese Materials

Japanese products are built to Japanese standards and Japanese dimensions. Most of the friction in a first order comes from four differences that nobody warns overseas specifiers about. Here they are up front.

ROLL WIDTH

Japanese Wallcovering Is 92cm Wide, Not 53cm

Sangetsu, Lilycolor, Sincol and Toli manufacture vinyl wallcovering at 92cm width in 50m rolls. The European standard is 53cm in 10m rolls. One Japanese roll therefore covers roughly the area of eight European rolls.

This changes two things on your side: your installer estimates fewer, heavier rolls and needs a wider paste table, and your per-square-metre maths does not transfer from a European quotation. We supply the converted figures with every quotation so nothing is estimated twice.

MarketWidthRoll length
Japan92 cm50 m
Europe53 cm10 m
North America68.6 cm8.2 m
EMISSION GRADE

Reading F★★★★ Against E1 And CARB Phase 2

Japanese boards, flooring, doors and adhesives carry a formaldehyde emission grade written as F followed by one to four stars. F★★★★ is the highest grade and the only one permitted for unrestricted interior use under the Japanese Building Standards Act.

F★★★★ is Japan’s highest formaldehyde emission grade. It may support an overseas indoor-air submittal, but equivalence and acceptance must be confirmed for the exact product and destination code. Applicable grade documentation is supplied per line item.

GradeEmissionInterior use
F★★★★LowestUnrestricted
F★★★LowArea limited
F★★ModerateArea limited
FIRE CLASSIFICATION

Japanese Fire Ratings And Their EN Equivalents

Japan classifies interior finishes under three levels defined by the Building Standards Act: Funen (non-combustible), Junfunen (quasi-non-combustible) and Nannen (flame-retardant), separated by how long the material must resist ignition — 20, 10 and 5 minutes respectively.

These are not identical to the European Euroclass system and cannot be mapped one to one. We provide the original Japanese test certificate where available so your fire consultant can assess the exact product directly rather than relying on a marketing equivalence.

Japanese classResistanceTypical use
Funen20 minEscape routes
Junfunen10 minCorridors
Nannen5 minGeneral rooms
MODULE & DIMENSION

The Japanese Module Behind Every Panel Size

Japanese interiors are dimensioned on the shakkanho module rather than on round metric numbers. The base unit is the ken, and panel goods are cut to it: standard sheet material arrives at 910 x 1820 mm, doors and flooring runs follow the same grid, and unit bathrooms are sold as fixed module sizes such as 1216 or 1620 rather than being built to a site dimension.

The practical consequence is that a Japanese unit bath or door set has to be designed into the opening, not fitted to an opening that already exists. Send us the rough opening dimensions with your enquiry and we will confirm which module lands cleanly before anything is quoted.

ItemJapanese standard
Sheet / board910 x 1820 mm
Unit bath1216 / 1616 / 1620
Tatami module1 ken = 1820 mm
EXPORT BUYER FAQ

Questions Buyers Ask Before Sourcing From Japan

Clear answers on export availability, order volume, specifications, documentation and shipping.

Can you export Japanese building materials outside Japan?

Yes. Most Japanese building material manufacturers sell only on the domestic market and do not handle export. EST is a distributor and export partner for ten Japanese manufacturers, and ships worldwide direct from Japan under the original brand manifest.

What is the minimum order quantity?

Orders can be placed as FCL or LCL. Buyers ordering below a full load from any single brand can consolidate multiple Japanese manufacturers into one container, which brings mixed orders up to container economics.

Why is Japanese wallpaper 92cm wide instead of 53cm?

Japanese vinyl wallcoverings from Sangetsu, Lilycolor, Sincol and Toli are manufactured at 92cm width and typically supplied in 50m rolls, against the 53cm European standard. This changes roll yield and installer estimating, so conversion figures are supplied with every quotation.

What certification is supplied with the goods?

Documentation is confirmed per line item and may include a commercial invoice, packing list, Japanese Certificate of Origin, applicable JIS or fire documentation, formaldehyde emission grade and MSDS where applicable.

Which ports do you ship from?

Export desks operate at Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka. Available shipping terms and destination costs are confirmed per enquiry.

B2B COOPERATION PIPELINE

A Structured B2B Journey to Japan Sourcing

Our export onboarding is structured to map local market standards, organize spec manifests, and confirm lead time for the selected products and destination.

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1. Select Category

Choose product categories, preferred brands, and share destination requirements.

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2. Sample Check

Confirm visual sheets, official PDF catalogs, finish boards, and physical samples.

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3. Spec Alignment

Align technical spec sheets, certificates, and destination market building codes.

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4. Bulk Quote

Confirm MOQ, custom wholesale price levels, lead times, and container plans.

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5. Loading & Seals

Consolidate across factories, perform quality sign-off, palletize, and seal containers.

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6. Support Desk

Coordinate customs manifests, manage documentation, and handle potential reorders.

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Start Your Wholesale Container Request

Connect directly with our Tokyo export desks. Submit your specification list to initiate compliance mapping and volume quotation.

CompanyE S T 株式会社 / E S T Co., LTD.
Head Office4-6-13 Kosengaya-honcho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121-0832, Japan
Phone+81-90-4739-0207
Fax+81-3-6356-4762
Websitejpbuildest.com
Representative川戶 奈々 (Nana Kawato)
Export HubsYokohama · Nagoya · Osaka

What We Need to Quote

Send these three pieces of information and we can check exportability, lead time and price.

01 · PRODUCTModel code, official page URL or screenshot
02 · DESTINATIONCountry, port and any local standard
03 · VOLUMEQuantity, project stage and target timing

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