Oversized AND overweight baggage
 

A few questions related to checking bags for our move from Japan to USA on ANA:

We will be checking in excess bags, and probably some overweight as well. One of the bags is oversized, around 180cm linear, which is over the 158cm limit. I know they will charge $200 for oversized, but if this bag is 30kg (over the 23kg limit), will they also charge an additional $60 for overweight?

Is it recommended to call ahead and let them know about our excess baggage, or just show up at the airport with 4 extra bags (for example)? Is there any way to pre-pay extra bags online (I know some low cost carriers do this at lower cost)?

ANA website specifically says:
If your baggage exceeds both size and weight allowance then you will be charge excess size fee plus excess weight fee.

I guess the need to notify in advance depends on the number of passengers travelling etc. If you are four, so one per extra bag no problem I would say, but one or two passengers and four extra bags, I would probably call and get it noted in the reservation. Especially if they are overweight as well.

Thanks, that's what I had guessed, missed that part. It is good to go prepared.

Thanks, I will call ANA to note the excess baggage in our reservation.

In case anyone else finds this useful in the future: I am also going to ship some stuff we don't need right away by Japan Post as it is way cheaper compared to the excess baggage charges; (I think we will only have 2-3 excess bags now, with only one of them likely overweight).