Dairy Products 🇯🇵 Japan
Animal quarantine inspection required
Can I bring Dairy Products into Japan?
Animal quarantine inspection required
Full details
Japan's Animal Quarantine Service (AQS) under MAFF prohibits personal import of dairy products from countries with FMD or BSE risk status. Approved-country UHT, pasteurised, and commercially packaged retail dairy under 10kg per person is generally permitted with declaration. Raw / unpasteurised dairy is prohibited. Quarantine inspection sticker required on permitted items; non-declaration triggers seizure plus possible JPY 1,000,000 fine.
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Declare all dairy. Commercially sealed products from approved countries have the best chance of acceptance.
Commercially packaged only
Animal Quarantine Service regulations
This page covers destination customs rules in Japan. Whether you can carry dairy products through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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