POSTING RULE

Send Perfume / Fragrance → 🇯🇵 Japan

Q: What are the restrictions for sending Perfume / Fragrance to Japan?

Quantity/weight limits: Small quantities surface mail. Documentation required: Dangerous goods declaration.

ANSWER

Can I post Perfume / Fragrance to Japan?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-05-13HIGH CONFIDENCE

Flammable liquid restrictions; surface mail only internationally

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Small quantities surface mail

DOCUMENTS

Dangerous goods declaration

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.mof.go.jp

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Full Details

Japan Post accepts international perfume parcels under the Universal Postal Union limited-quantity exemption: total alcohol-bearing fragrance content per parcel is capped at 500ml, with each item under 150ml. Air-mail parcels must declare 'perfume' on the customs label CN22/CN23; surface-mail parcels follow the same limits. Above-threshold parcels are returned to sender. Private courier (DHL, FedEx, UPS) accepts higher quantities under DG-trained shipper rules.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Carry-on limit 100ml per container under standard liquid rule. Bulk shipments (over 500ml total per passenger) need IATA DG paperwork. Declare any commercial quantity at Japan Customs (Ministry of Finance).

OFFICIAL SOURCES

customs.mof.go.jp post.japanpost.jp customs.go.jp

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

Small quantities surface mail

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

—Dangerous goods declaration

LEGAL REFERENCE

Japan Post international restrictions, IATA DGR

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.