shipinhours.com

Where we work · Japan

A fixed-price development partner for Japanese companies, in writing.

Japanese buyers of system development (受託開発) weigh domestic SIers against offshore teams and the coordination each needs. Ship in Hours is different in form: everything is written, nothing requires a meeting, the price is fixed for the confirmed scope, and the system builds through the Japanese night. The EU and Japan recognise each other's data protection as adequate.

固定価格: one fixed price for the confirmed scopeSeven hours behind Tokyo; builds overnightEU–Japan mutual adequacy for personal data
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Time zones and legal entity

Time zones JST UTC+9 · Tallinn UTC+2/+3

Seven hours behind Tokyo in winter, six in summer.

Tallinn, where AIPOS OÜ is based, is on Eastern European Time (UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer). Japan is seven hours ahead of Tallinn in the European winter and six in the European summer. All communication is in writing, so there is no meeting to schedule across the gap: you write in your working hours, the system builds around the clock, and the written reply is waiting when you return. AIPOS OÜ has no office in Japan; the work is remote by design, for every client in every country.

  • A written scope description before any money changes hands
  • A trial build within 72 hours of written confirmation, fixed price 9,900 euros, deducted in full from the main project
  • The full scope at one fixed price, quoted in writing
  • Architecture and specification by AIPOS OÜ, agreed with you before any code is written
  • Every change tested and reviewed by an independent review agent; delivered as a tested package at every milestone
  • Full intellectual property transferred to you; contract with an EU company
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Legal entity AIPOS OÜ · Estonia · European Union

An EU company under the GDPR

The contract is with AIPOS OÜ, registry code 16966532, registered in Estonia, a member state of the European Union. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to personal data we process. Each project runs in a separate, disposable environment inside AIPOS OÜ's infrastructure, with isolated containers and a locked-down network, and without any connection to your systems; every delivery is scanned and reviewed before it reaches you. Work runs through commercial AI model APIs; the details are in the contract.

Invoices are issued by an Estonian company; prices are stated in euros and exclude VAT. An EU business with a valid VAT number pays no Estonian VAT (reverse charge); a business outside the EU pays no Estonian VAT; an Estonian business pays 24%. We check EU VAT numbers in VIES before the first invoice. The full VAT rule.

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24/7 from sign-off

Your project starts. It never stops.

The gap to your time zone stops mattering when the work never stops: from the moment your scope is signed off, an autonomous development system works on it 24/7 — through your night and ours. Months of team output, delivered in days.

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Starts within hours

Work begins within hours of your written scope sign-off. No recruiting, no onboarding, no waiting for a sprint to open.

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Runs around the clock

Autonomous and continuous until delivery: no nights off, no weekends, no handovers, no pauses.

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Progress you can see daily

Every change is tested and committed in AIPOS OÜ's own secure development environment. You receive a written progress report every day, and tested code of your product is delivered at agreed milestones — in full after final payment.

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Architecture agreed first

The architecture and specification are designed in-house by AIPOS OÜ and agreed with you in writing before any code is written.

Choose this if you need serious development capacity fast, without hiring a team.

The process

The same four steps, from any time zone.

Nothing starts without a written scope; nothing is merged without tests and an independent review. The sequence does not change by country.

01

Describe the project

Send the project description, technology, approximate scope and deadline through the form, in your own working hours. You receive a written scope description.

02

Trial build, 72 hours

After your written confirmation, a real piece of your plan is delivered within 72 hours as tested, documented code with full IP. Fixed price 9,900 euros.

03

Fixed quote for the full scope

You judge the result on the preview link and in the delivered package. If you continue, you receive one fixed price for the whole scope; the trial price is deducted in full.

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Continuous delivery

The system builds, tests, reviews and documents in 24/7 cycles. You read and reply when it suits you; nothing waits for a meeting.

Trust & delivery standards

Your systems stay untouched. Your product arrives tested.

All development happens in AIPOS OÜ's own secure environment. We never connect to your code hosting, servers, cloud accounts or development environment, so no outside party enters your systems and your supplier and security risk stays small. You receive tested code as a clean package, not half-finished changes in your main branch, and you follow progress every day without watching any technical tools.

Code quality

How the code is built and handed over

  • Tests and independent review. Every change passes the automated test suite and an independent review agent before it is merged.
  • Documentation, tests, history. You receive the documentation, the tests and the complete git history of your product's code.
  • No dependency on our tools. Code and intellectual property transfer to you without any dependency on AIPOS OÜ's tooling: the product builds, tests and runs from the delivered package with publicly available tools.
  • 30 days of free fixes. Defects found within 30 days of hand-over are fixed free of charge, within the written scope description.
Project delivery

How you verify the work without seeing our environment

  • Specification first. A written specification with measurable acceptance criteria, prepared by AIPOS OÜ and confirmed by you before development starts.
  • A written report every day. By e-mail: what was done, which tests passed, where the work stands against the criteria, the next step, and whether anything needs your answer.
  • Preview at every milestone. A password-protected preview link where you try your product working, at every milestone.
  • Code you can audit. At every milestone, a test report and the product's code at that point as a file package: run it yourself or have an independent developer audit it. The complete code follows final payment.
  • Written acceptance. You accept in writing against the agreed criteria. 50% is paid on scope confirmation and 50% only after acceptance; then 30 days of free defect fixing within the written scope. All communication is by e-mail.

Company details, security, warranty, payment and VAT terms in one place: Trust & delivery standards. The binding wording is in the terms of service.

Prices

Two steps, both at a fixed price.

You see the price before any work starts. There is no hourly billing and no staff rental. The trial build is a real piece of your plan, and its price comes off the main project in full.

Step 1 · Trial build
€9,900fixed · excl. VAT

A real part of your development plan, delivered within 72 hours of your written scope confirmation as a preview link, a test report and a code package. Full intellectual property to you. 50% on sign-off, 50% after written acceptance; 30 days of free defect fixing. Deducted in full from the main project.

Founding clients
€4,900first three clients · excl. VAT

The first three clients receive the trial build for 4,900 euros in exchange for a public reference once the work is delivered.

Step 2 · Main project
Fixedquoted in writing · excl. VAT

The whole scope at one fixed price, delivered in days and weeks. Every change is tested and committed. Every project is built on a software architecture and technical specification designed in-house by AIPOS OÜ — reviewed and agreed with you in writing before development begins.

Questions

Questions Japanese buyers ask.

Do you communicate in Japanese?

No. All communication is in written English. Because nothing happens on calls, documents can be translated and circulated internally before you reply; the process does not depend on real-time language.

How does a fixed price work with Japanese-style detailed requirements?

Well. The scope description is the agreed specification; the trial build shows within 72 hours what it means in practice; the main project is then quoted at one fixed price. Changes are agreed in writing before they are built.

Can you invoice in yen?

Prices are stated in euros and exclude VAT: 9,900 euros for the trial build and one fixed price for the main project. As a business established outside the EU you are not charged Estonian VAT. Your bank converts at payment.

Is personal data transfer between Japan and the EU a problem?

The EU and Japan adopted mutual adequacy decisions in 2019, so personal data can flow between them without additional safeguards. For a development project the deliverable is code, and we minimise personal data in scope.

Is there a Japan office or a bridge engineer?

No. The work is remote only, from Estonia, and there is no bridge role because there is no team to bridge: you confirm a written scope, read a daily report and accept against written criteria.

What is the first step?

Describe the project in the form, in English. You receive a written scope description for a trial build: a real piece of your plan, delivered within 72 hours of confirmation for a fixed 9,900 euros.

Read before you decide

Guides buyers here read first

Guide · 8 min read

How to write a software scope that can be fixed-priced

The format of a scope document that leads to a fixed price instead of an estimate, with before-and-after examples of vague wording.

Read the guide Guide · 8 min read

Code ownership and IP when outsourcing development

Assignment versus licence, possession of the code at every milestone, third-party components, vendor platform lock-in, and the questions to ask before signing.

Read the guide Guide · 8 min read

How to prepare for a 72-hour trial build

Choose the right piece of your plan, write the scope, prepare the material and sample data, name a decision-maker, and know how you will judge the result.

Read the guide

Send the specification. The scope and price come back in writing.

Describe the project in the form. You receive a written scope description for a trial build at a fixed price, delivered within 72 hours of your confirmation.

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