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Duty Free


The following goods may be imported into Japan without incurring customs duty:
400 cigarettes or 100 cigars or 500g of tobacco or 500g of a combination of these; three bottles (approximately 0.75l each) of spirits; 57ml of perfume; gifts up to the value of 200,000.


Note
Tobacco and alcohol allowances are for those aged 20 or over. Oral declaration is necessary on arrival at customs.

Prohibited items
Counterfeit, altered or imitated coins, paper money, banknotes or securities; all plants with soil; most meats and fruits (prohibited meats include eggs, bones, horns etc of cows, goats, sheep, bees, chickens, dogs, ducks, geese, horses, rabbits and turkeys); animals without health certificates; firearms and ammunition; narcotics; obscene articles and publications (including films).
   
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