{
  "iso2": "jp",
  "name": "Japan",
  "region": "Asia",
  "bloc": null,
  "verified": "2026-10-17",
  "authority": {
    "name": "Japan Customs",
    "url": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/"
  },
  "currency": {
    "code": "JPY",
    "declare_over": "JPY 1,000,000"
  },
  "rules": {
    "alcohol": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "3 bottles (about 760 ml each)",
      "detail": "Adults may bring 3 bottles of alcohol of about 760 ml each free of duty and tax. More than that is dutiable and goes through the red channel.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/passenger.htm"
    },
    "tobacco": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 g",
      "detail": "Duty-free per adult: 200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or 250 g of other tobacco. Heat-not-burn: 10 packages. If you mix kinds, the total is capped at the equivalent of 250 g.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/passenger.htm"
    },
    "cash": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Declare over JPY 1,000,000",
      "detail": "Cash, cheques (including traveller's cheques), promissory notes and securities that exceed 1 million yen must be declared to Customs on a declaration of carrying means of payment.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/keitaibetsuso/7101_e.htm"
    },
    "meds_rx": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "Up to 1 month of prescription drugs",
      "detail": "Private import must be for personal use only. Prescription drugs: under one month's dosage. Other medicines: under two months. Larger amounts need paperwork from the regional Bureau of Health and Welfare.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/sonota/9005_e.htm"
    },
    "meds_controlled": {
      "status": "banned",
      "headline": "Stimulants banned; opioids need approval",
      "detail": "Stimulant drugs cannot be brought in even for treatment. Narcotics such as morphine or fentanyl need prior approval from the regional health bureau. Psychotropics beyond one month's dose need a prescription copy.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/sonota/9005_e.htm"
    },
    "cannabis": {
      "status": "banned",
      "headline": "Cannabis is prohibited",
      "detail": "Cannabis, heroin, cocaine, MDMA, opium, stimulants and other narcotics are listed as articles prohibited by law from being imported into Japan.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/prohibit.htm"
    },
    "meat_dairy": {
      "status": "banned",
      "headline": "Meat products generally prohibited",
      "detail": "Meat products, even small, heat-treated, frozen or vacuum-packed, are generally prohibited because an export-country inspection certificate is needed. Products must be inspected at the animal quarantine counter.",
      "source": "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/ap_health/animal/240904.html"
    },
    "wildlife": {
      "status": "banned",
      "headline": "CITES wildlife items need permits",
      "detail": "Products from species such as ivory, reptile leather, coral, and musk or tiger-bone medicines need an export permit and Japanese METI import approval. Without both they cannot enter.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/sonota/9008_e.htm"
    },
    "weapons": {
      "status": "banned",
      "headline": "Firearms prohibited; swords need permits",
      "detail": "Pistols, ammunition and pistol parts are prohibited imports. Other firearms and swords need a possession permit or approval from the prefectural public safety commission before import.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/prohibit.htm"
    },
    "media": {
      "status": "banned",
      "headline": "Obscene material is prohibited",
      "detail": "Books, drawings and other articles harming public morals (such as pornography), and child pornography, are prohibited imports. Counterfeit goods that infringe IP are also banned.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/prohibit.htm"
    },
    "duty_goods": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "JPY 200,000 total overseas value",
      "detail": "Other goods are duty-free if the total overseas market value is under 200,000 yen. Items under 10,000 yen each do not count. Perfume allowance is 2 ounces. Over 300,000 yen dutiable goods need commercial procedures.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/passenger.htm"
    }
  },
  "gov_uk_slug": "japan",
  "canada_slug": "japan",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Customs: Prohibited imports (Passenger)",
      "url": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/prohibit.htm",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Customs: Travellers' information (allowances, departure declarations)",
      "url": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/passenger.htm",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Customs Answer: Declaration when leaving with means of payment",
      "url": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/keitaibetsuso/7305_e.htm",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Customs Answer: Medicines brought into Japan",
      "url": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/sonota/9005_e.htm",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Customs Answer: Washington Convention (CITES) items",
      "url": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/sonota/9008_e.htm",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Customs: Export procedures and export-controlling laws",
      "url": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/export.htm",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "MAFF: FAQ on animal quarantine (travellers)",
      "url": "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/ap_health/animal/240904.html",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Agency for Cultural Affairs: Export of cultural properties",
      "url": "https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/policy/cultural_properties/international/index.html",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "MHLW: Personal import of medicines, narcotics and psychotropics",
      "url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/import/index.html",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "en",
      "unverified": true
    },
    {
      "title": "MAFF Plant Protection Station: Plant quarantine for travellers",
      "url": "https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/search/e/index.html",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "en",
      "unverified": true
    },
    {
      "title": "Ministry of the Environment: CITES / Washington Convention",
      "url": "https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/cites/index.html",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "en",
      "unverified": true
    }
  ],
  "outbound": {
    "cash": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Declare over JPY 1,000,000 when leaving",
      "detail": "Leaving Japan with cash, cheques (incl. traveller's cheques), promissory notes or securities over JPY 1 million (JPY 100,000 if bound for North Korea), or gold of 90%+ purity over 1 kg, requires a declaration to Customs.",
      "source": "https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/keitaibetsuso/7305_e.htm"
    },
    "antiquities": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Antiques need export certificate; treasures banned",
      "detail": "Law prohibits export of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. Other antique fine art needs an Agency for Cultural Affairs certificate (Kobijutsuhin yushutsu kansa shomei) showing it is not designated.",
      "source": "https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/policy/cultural_properties/international/index.html"
    }
  }
}