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Send Tobacco Cigarettes → 🇯🇵 Japan

Q: Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to Japan?

Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes Sending tobacco cigarettes 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 Tobacco Cigarettes to Japan?

Quantity/weight limits: Japan Post prohibited item; personal carry: 400 cigarettes duty-free; postal import prohibited; commercial: Japan Tobacco (JT) monopoly rules apply. Documentation required: Ministry of Finance import permit for commercial tobacco, JT import designation letter if not JT-designated brand.

ANSWER

Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to Japan?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-25

Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Japan Post prohibited item; personal carry: 400 cigarettes duty-free; postal import prohibited; commercial: Japan Tobacco (JT) monopoly rules apply

DOCUMENTS

Ministry of Finance import permit for commercial tobacco
JT import designation letter if not JT-designated brand

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.mof.go.jp

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Full Details

Sending tobacco cigarettes 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

Declare quantities above the standard 200-cigarette / 50-cigar / 250g personal allowance to Japan Customs; bring the purchase receipt to compute excise + VAT. Keep duty-free purchases sealed in the original retailer bag for audit.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

customs.mof.go.jp

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

Japan Post prohibited item; personal carry: 400 cigarettes duty-free; postal import prohibited; commercial: Japan Tobacco (JT) monopoly rules apply

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

—Ministry of Finance import permit for commercial tobacco
—JT import designation letter if not JT-designated brand

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.