Forbidden items

Below are items that are strictly prohibited for purchase and shipment by both air and sea. Please read carefully if the product you want is not included in this list:

Weapons and explosives

Examples: Swords, knives, firearms, explosives, airsoft (replica weapons)

Gas

Examples: Spray, aerosol, any product containing gas

Magnetized materials

Examples: Amplifiers

Flammable products

Examples: Lighters, plants, oils, alcohol, perfume, paints, creams containing alcohol

Oxidizing and toxic products

Examples: Chemicals, radioactive, lithium batteries

Alcoholic beverages

Perfumes

Stand-alone batteries or mobile battery chargers

Sunscreen

Hair coloring products

Cleaning products

Any tobacco-related items

Raw food

Examples: Meats, fruits and vegetables

Objects containing oil

Examples: Any mechanical parts such as tanks, exhaust fans

Drugs

Including any kind of narcotic or tobacco

Counterfeit Products

Pen ink

Lithium batteries

Examples: Smartphones, digital cameras, laptops, power banks
Rules for restrictions about this kind of product

Other forbidden items

Examples: illicit drugs, animals (dead or alive), frozen food, tires, pornography (products that encourage pedophilia or any material that violates Japanese or your own country's law), money (banknotes and coins), stamps, counterfeit products, cultural and art property, precious metals, jewelry, credit cards, lottery, airbag

Attention!

The customer is responsible for the product they want to buy, and cancellations or negotiations will not be possible after the purchase.

Check out a more complete list of prohibited items on the Japan Post website - JP Post