Formal to Client
Workplace · Card
You
頂戴いたします。（両手で受け取り）ありがとうございます。
ちょうだいいたします。（りょうてでうけとり）ありがとうございます。
I gratefully receive it. (accepting with both hands) Thank you very much.
Romaji: Choudai itashimasu. (both hands) Arigatou gozaimasu. / Reply Romaji: Douzo, yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
Reply
どうぞ、よろしくお願いいたします。
どうぞ、よろしくおねがいいたします。
Please. I look forward to working with you.
Gesture & etiquette
Receive the card with both hands, fingers on edges, slight bow. Read it carefully for 3-5 seconds while still bowing slightly. Place it on the table in front of you, face up. Never put it in your wallet immediately — wait until the meeting ends.
Choudai itashimasu is the most respectful way to say 'I receive' — more formal than itadakimasu for objects. Read the card carefully after receiving it; placing it face-down or writing on it in front of the giver is a serious faux pas. At the table, arrange received cards in order of seniority.