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PROHIBITED
AND RESTRICTED GOODS
Firearms, swords, narcotics,
pornographic magazines/photographs/films, pictures or sculpture, special
animals and vegetable (animal and vegetable quarantine to be
required).
CUSTOMS
REGULATIONS
Documents
required
- "Declaration
of Accompanied Personal Effects and Unaccompanied Articles" supplied in
aeroplane or at arrival airport. This form must be declared to airport
customs and must be authorised with customs officer's stamp. The
"Declaration" should be completed by property owner in filling up the
items/number of packages, and so forth. This Declaration is required by
customs officer at clearance. (Very important and only one chance to
declare).
- Passport
Copy - face,
more than one year stay visa in Japan
and entry dated stamp for the proof of above declaration.
- Visa
- Packing
List (inventory) in English or Japanese.
- Keys
if suitcases or trunks are locked.
- Disembarkment /
Arrival Stamp
Limit
for exemption of import duty (per adult) - Combines
quantity for both accompanied and unaccompanied baggage lump
sum.
Alcoholic beverage : 3
bottles
Cigars
: 100 pieces for non resident (in case there is no other kind of
tobacco)
Cigarettes
: 400 pieces for non resident (id.)
Pipe
tobacco etc. : 500 gs
for non-resident (in case there are more than 2 kinds of tobacco, up to
500gs. in total weight) Perfume : 2 oz.
Tax on
Alcohol
Whisky: �600/bottle (750
cc)
Gin/Liquor: �375/bottle (750
cc)
Wine: �150/bottle (750
cc)
Brandy: �560/bottle (700
cc)
Motor
Vehicles
(Also motorbikes)
Qualified tax free entry per
family provided that:
- Working
Visa in Japan.
- C-5360-2
was declared.
- Registration
certificate by shipper name.
- Bill
of Sale or receipt.
- Alien
Registration Card
- Original
Passport
- Customs
Form 1280 (3 copies)
After
customs clearance, car must be modified to meet Japanese exhaust emission
and safety regulation, said "SHAKEN" (Japanese car registration) is very
expensive for non Japanese car to be examined and registered.
Pets
Cats
& Dogs
Need certificate of
vaccination which must be dated not less than 30 days but not more than 6
months before the entry into Japan. The period
of stay at the Animal Quarantine kennel at Airport for inspection is 14
days but may differ according to the country of origin, plus health
certificate. | 
