Japan Dutyfree Limits

Dutyfree Limits

Duty free goods are readily available at most airports.

The legal drinking and smoking age in Japan is 20.

The following can be freely imported into Japan:

200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 250 grams of tobacco or 250 grams of a combination of these items

An additional equal quantity of Japanese made tobacco articles which were acquired duty free outside Japan, may be imported.

Alcohol (20 years or older): 3 bottles of alcoholic beverages (of about 0.750 litres each).

Perfume: 2 ounces / 56grams

Gifts and souvenirs: up to JPY 200,000

Prohibited goods:

Firearms and ammunition.

Narcotics.

Obscene or inhuman films, materials, pictures, publications.

Counterfeit money.

Any plants or vegetables with soil.

Most fresh fruits, vegetables, plants or parts of plants (vines, leaves, roots, etc.). To get a list of exceptions check with the Japanese embassy.

Raw meat and processed meat (such as ham, bacon and sausages) from various areas. To get a list of exceptions check with the Japanese embassy.

Eggs, bones, horns and other parts (without a health certificate) of the following animals: artiodactyla (cows, goats, sheep, etc.), bees, chickens, dogs, ducks, geese, horses, rabbits, turkeys. To get a list of exceptions check with the Japanese embassy.