Food Supplements (Commercial) → Japan

No specific restrictions for personal food supplements (commercial)

Details

No specific restrictions for personal food supplements (commercial). Quantity guidance for Japan: Personal use. Documentation: Commercial invoice; Packing list; Bill of lading / AWB; HS classification. Allowed status assumes personal-use quantities — commercial-scale amounts move the entry into formal import procedures with duty and documentation. Arrival checks are carried out by Japan Customs (Ministry of Finance); when in doubt use the declare (red) channel — declared goods at worst attract duty or surrender, while undeclared goods attract penalties. Leaving Japan with food supplements (commercial) is a separate question: restricted — Commercial-quantity food supplements exported from Japan requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Quantity limit

Personal use

Documentation required

• Commercial invoice
• Packing list
• Bill of lading / AWB
• HS classification

Leaving with this item

Commercial-quantity food supplements exported from Japan requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Practical advice

Commercial-quantity Food Supplements (Commercial) may be imported into Japan through the standard commercial-import framework. Registered importers file the commercial entry via Japan Customs (Ministry of Finance) with the applicable HS classification, pay import duty and VAT, and clear at the port of entry. Personal-quantity carriage typically clears under the personal-effects allowance without duty.

Customs authority

Japan Customs (Ministry of Finance) · https://www.customs.go.jp