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Fresh Fruit 🇯🇵 Japan

VERIFIED · 2025-01-15NOT YET GRADED

Strict plant quarantine; most fruit prohibited

ANSWER

Can I bring Fresh Fruit into Japan?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2025-01-15

Strict plant quarantine; most fruit prohibited

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Only from approved origins with certificate

DOCUMENTS

  • Phytosanitary certificate

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.mof.go.jp
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Full details

Japan's Plant Protection Station enforces strict quarantine on fresh fruit. Most fruits from most countries are prohibited due to pest concerns (Mediterranean fruit fly, codling moth, etc.). Some fruits from specific countries are permitted with phytosanitary certification. Inspection at port of entry is mandatory.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Most fresh fruit is prohibited. Check MAFF approved lists for specific fruit-country combinations.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2025-01-15

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

Only from approved origins with certificate

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Phytosanitary certificate

LEGAL REFERENCE

Plant Protection Act

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

This page covers destination customs rules in Japan. Whether you can carry fresh fruit through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.

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