Customs
Asia
Japan Customs Regulations
Import & export rules, duty-free allowances, prohibited items, and traveler health advisory
400 cigs
Tobacco allowance
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Import Regulations
- Alcoholic beverages – 3 bottles approx. 760cc
- Cigars – 100 Cigars
- Cigarettes – 400 cigarettes
- Other kinds of tobacco – 500 grams
- Perfume – 2 ounces
- The total overseas market value of all articles other than the above items must be under200,000yen. Any item whose overseas market value is under 10,000yen is free of duty and/or tax and is not included in the calculation of the total overseas market value of all articles.There is no duty-free allowance for articles having a market value of more than 200,000yen each or each set
- If you are carrying cash or other means of payment exceeding 1 million yen, you are required to declare to Customs. Please ask the Customs officer at seaport as well as airport for a blank form. Following items in excess of 1 million yen (or their equivalent) that needs to be declared:
- Cash, including foreign currency
- Checks
- Travelers checks
- Promissory notes
- Securities
- Gold bullion (not less than 90% purity) exceeding 1kg.
- Heroin, cocaine, MDMA, opium, cannabis, stimulants, psychotropic substances, and other narcotic drugs (excluding those designated by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance)
- Firearms, ammunition (bullets) thereof, and pistol parts
- Explosives - dynamite, gunpowder and other similar
- Precursor materials for chemical weapons
- Counterfeit, altered, or imitation coins, paper money, bank notes, or securities, and forged credit cards
- Books, drawings, carvings, and any other article which may harm public safety or morals obscene or immoral materials for example pornography
- Child pornography
- Articles which infringe upon intellectual property rights.
- Plants and animals must be presented to the plant or animal quarantine officer for quarantine inspection prior to Customs examination.
- There are quantity restrictions on the import of medicine and cosmetics.(e.g. for pharmaceutical products: amount for use for a period of 2 months; quasi-drugs: amount for use for a period of 2 months; cosmetics: 24 applications)
- No person shall bring hunting guns, air guns, swords, etc. into Japan without a permit to possess.
Export Regulations
- No information available
- Perfume – 2 ounces
- Cash or other means of payment exceeding 1 million yen
- Heroin, cocaine, MDMA, opium, cannabis, stimulants, psychotropic substances, and other narcotic drugs (excluding those designated by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance)
- Firearms, ammunition (bullets) thereof, and pistol parts
- Explosives - dynamite, gunpowder and other similar
- Precursor materials for chemical weapons
- Counterfeit, altered, or imitation coins, paper money, bank notes, or securities, and forged credit cards
- Books, drawings, carvings, and any other article which may harm public safety or morals obscene or immoral materials for example pornography
- Child pornography
- Articles which infringe upon intellectual property rights.
- Plants and animals
- Medicine and cosmetics
- Hunting guns, air guns, swords, etc. into Japan without a permit to possess.
- Personal effects and unaccompanied baggage
- Personal Effects and Professional Equipment
- Alcoholic beverages – 3 bottles approx. 760cc
- Cigars – 100 Cigars
Health & Security
Basic health information for travelers to Japan
Basic security information for travelers to Japan
🩺 Basic Health Information for Travelers to Japan
- HIV/Aids may pose a danger and all travellers should take great care when dealing with bloody needles or when engaging in sexual activity during their visit.
- The overall standard of medical assistance is generally very good with plenty of hospitals and emergency services throughout the country.
🛡 Basic Security Information for Travelers to Japan
- Awareness of terrorist
- Against all travel within a 30km radius of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, as well as against all travel to the deliberate exclusion zones outside this 30km radius identified by the Japanese authorities as shown on this map. This advice is based on guidance from UK Government scientists. For areas outside those subject to restrictions, out to 60km from the facility, we advise that you exercise a high degree.
Contact Information
For further assistance please contact the Japanese Customs authorities directly. They will provide the latest information about customs regulations and export-import procedures.
Telephone
+81335290700
Official Website
Customs and Tariff Bureau
3-1-1 Kasumigaseki