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Send Gold Jewellery → 🇯🇵 Japan

Q: Can I post Gold Jewellery to Japan?

Postal restrictions apply for gold jewellery Sending gold jewellery by post to Japan requires compliance with carrier dangerous goods policies and destination customs regulations. Verify current regulations with the destination customs authority. Rules change frequently and enforcement varies by port of entry and individual officer.

Q: What are the restrictions for sending Gold Jewellery to Japan?

Quantity/weight limits: Gold bullion over 1 kg must be declared; jewellery imports subject to Japan Customs duty (tariff rate 0% for gold bullion, 5.2% for gold jewellery under HS 7113). Documentation required: Japan Customs Import Declaration (C-5020), Commercial invoice with declared weight, purity, and value, Certificate of origin for preferential tariff rates.

ANSWER

Can I post Gold Jewellery to Japan?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-05-13

Postal restrictions apply for gold jewellery

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Gold bullion over 1 kg must be declared; jewellery imports subject to Japan Customs duty (tariff rate 0% for gold bullion, 5.2% for gold jewellery under HS 7113)

DOCUMENTS

Japan Customs Import Declaration (C-5020)
Commercial invoice with declared weight, purity, and value
Certificate of origin for preferential tariff rates

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.mof.go.jp

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Full Details

Sending gold jewellery by post to Japan requires compliance with carrier dangerous goods policies and destination customs regulations. Verify current regulations with the destination customs authority. Rules change frequently and enforcement varies by port of entry and individual officer.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Personal-wear gold jewellery (typically 20g for men / 40g for women in India; varies elsewhere) clears duty-free. Above the threshold: declare at Japan Customs (Ministry of Finance) Red Channel; duty + VAT computed on excess. Bring purchase receipts.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

customs.mof.go.jp

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

Gold bullion over 1 kg must be declared; jewellery imports subject to Japan Customs duty (tariff rate 0% for gold bullion, 5.2% for gold jewellery under HS 7113)

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

—Japan Customs Import Declaration (C-5020)
—Commercial invoice with declared weight, purity, and value
—Certificate of origin for preferential tariff rates

DESTINATION CUSTOMS

Japan Customs (Ministry of Finance)

COUNTRY POSTING NOTES

Japan Post and customs assess duties and consumption tax on international parcels above JPY 10,000. Prohibited items cannot enter via post. Japan Post coordinates with Japan Customs for inspection.