To set up a wholesale account one only needs to place a bulk purchase. Our operation is mainly a wholesale service to (online and "brick and mortar") stores wanting to sell jika-tabi outside Japan. Soon we will create a streamlined wholesale ordering procedure including an order calculating worksheet to determine the exact cost of a custom-built shipment of products from our entire catalog (also expanding in the very near future). The new website will also allow you to create a username and password which allow you to order retail products at a significant discount to fill in loose ends of your customers' needs.
For bulk orders (more than 15 pairs) the pricing calculation comes to a percentage (25% - 55%) off our suggested retail price. That discounted price includes surface shipping which usually takes 6-8 weeks. To get them faster we can use SAL (1-2 weeks) which costs $3 more per pair. EMS is even faster (3-4 days), but the cost is very high (~$15 per pair). In any case you'll pay just the actual shipping cost whatever that is.
For more questions about wholesale ordering or to arrange to receive jika-tabi in your store please feel free to contact us at support@jika-tabi.com.