What are some of the items that cannot be imported into Japan?

The following 12 categories of items are prohibited for import under Japan's Customs Law.

1. Narcotics, psychotropic substances, psychedelics, stimulants and marijuana inhalation devices.
2. Designated substances (except those imported for medical purposes, etc.)
3. Handguns, rifles, machine guns, cannons, and their bullets and handgun parts
4. Explosives
5. Gunpowder, etc.
6. Designated substances specified in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Law Concerning Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Regulation of Specified Substances
7. Class I pathogens as defined in Article 6, Paragraph 20 of the Law Concerning Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases and Class II pathogens as defined in Article 6, Paragraph 21 of the same law
8. Counterfeit, altered or imitated coins, paper money, banknotes, revenue stamps, postage stamps and securities, as well as cards encoded with fraudulent electromagnetic records (including their materials)
9. Books, paintings, sculptures and other items deemed detrimental to public safety or morals
10. Child pornography
11. Items that infringe patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, copyrights, rights related to copyrights, circuit layout rights or breeder's rights
12. Items falling under unfair competition listed in items 1-3 or 10-12 of Article 2-1 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law (excluding items listed in items 1-5, 7 or 8 of Article 19-1 of the same law)

External website
Customs website

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