List of Prohibited Goods
In addition to the following list of shared items which cannot be sent to any country, there are also further prohibited items depending on the destination country. Please make sure to read the Country Guide.
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Food products | Liquor | Japanese sake, whisky, beer, spirits, cooking sake (ryorishu), rice wine for cooking (mirin), etc. |
Items that require temperature management/perishables | Unbaked sweets, etc. | |
Fresh food | Vegetables, fruits, etc. | |
Meat products (Including meat extracts) | Instant noodles, pre-packaged curry (including curry powder), meat simmered in soy sauce, etc. | |
Beans (Non-processed) | Soy beans, sweet red beans
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Health food | Supplements, vitamin pills, etc. | |
Uncooked rice | Uncooked rice
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Dairy products | Milk, cheese, milk powder, yogurt, etc. | |
Food products which may be prohibited by the Plant Protection Act | Flour, coffee beans (including instant coffee), etc. | |
Flora and Fauna | Plants | Cut flowers (including traditional Japanese flower decorations, Shimenawa (sacred strawropes), and preserved flowers) |
Seeds, dirt | Bonsai plants, etc. | |
Animals | Live animals, fish, insects, etc. | |
Medical samples | Blood, etc. | |
Fur | Rabbit fur, fox fur, etc. | |
Items prohibited by the Washington Convention | Ivory, turtle shells, ostrich, leather products, aloe, pine resin etc.
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Hazardous Items and Medicine | Hazardous items (items which cause issues inside aircraft) | Lighters, fireworks, aerosol spray, hair mousse, adhesive agents, paint (including ink and ink cartridges), perfume, pocket warmers, coal, incense, magnets, electromagnetic therapy devices, industrial oil, bleach, liquid fertilizer, etc.
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Lithium batteries (and products containing lithium batteries) | Computers, tablets, cell phones (smart phones), game consoles, portable music players, electric rice cookers, video cameras, digital cameras, power banks (portable chargers), clocks, etc.
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Batteries (dry cell batteries, storage batteries, etc.) and products with batteries installed | Toys, flashlights, electronic dictionaries, calculators, clocks, etc. | |
Knives | Scissors, kitchen knives, utility knives, saws, etc. | |
Gas springs | Shock absorbers, cylinders, suspension products (hydraulic, pneumatic), etc. | |
Deleterious substances/poison | Sodium cyanide, chloroform, sodium fluoroacetate, etc. | |
Narcotics, pharmaceuticals, quasi drugs, and medical devices | Including cold medicine and other over-the-counter medicines, prescription drugs, traditional Chinese herbal medicines, eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, etc. | |
Other | - | Financial securities such as cash, checks, stocks, BLs (bill of landing) and credit cards |
- | Items that cannot be reissued such as passports and driver's licenses | |
- | Parcels shipped separately by tourists, cargo related to moving house | |
- | Weapons such as firearms and swords (including imitations) | |
- | Precious metal, precious stones, jewelry, currency of any country, other precious items, keys, etc. | |
- | Art works, antiques | |
- | Items that are difficult to be appraised | |
- | Cigarettes (including e-cigarettes) | |
- | Pornographic material | |
- | Articles for ships and airplanes | |
- | Correspondence (according to Article 4 of the Postal Act) | |
- | Other items stipulated by Door to Door Parcel Delivery Service Terms and Conditions. |
- *Based on customs laws and other related laws and regulations, the required documentation is to be submitted to customs when the parcel is clearing export customs (declaration). If documents are not approved, the parcel may not be granted permission to be exported (as outline in Article 70 of the Customs Act).
- *To ensure that no issues arise in the shipping process, we ask you to submit an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for chemicals.
Please check the "Country Guide" for information on prohibited items in each country.