Japan duty-free allowance

Your duty-free allowance is what you can bring into Japanwithout paying import duty or tax. Anything above it must be declared at customs and is taxed. The figures below were checked on 2026-07-31 against the official customs source, linked on the card.

Alcohol

3 bottles

≈760 ml each · 20+

Full rule

3 bottles (approx 760ml each), age 20+

Tobacco

200 cigarettes

or 10 heat-stick packs · 20+

Full rule

200 cigarettes OR 50 cigars OR 250g other tobacco OR 10 individual packages of heat-not-burn tobacco, age 20+

Goods & gifts

¥200,000

Full rule

other articles up to 200,000 yen total overseas market value; perfume up to 2 ounces

Cash · declare from

¥1,000,000+

Full rule

1,000,000 yen+ (cash/checks/securities) must be declared; only 100,000 yen if traveling to North Korea

Depends on: age 20 (not 18) for alcohol/tobacco; simplified duty rates apply above allowance

Good to know

alcohol measured in 760ml 'bottles' rather than litres; heat-not-burn tobacco has its own explicit category (10 packages) - Japan is ahead of most countries on vape-era rules

From Japan's official customs guidance, checked 2026-07-31 ·verify at the source · Guidance, not law — allowances change and the customs officer has the final say. Verify before you fly.

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