Gold Jewellery 🇯🇵 Japan
Personal-effects allowance JPY 200,000 total; declare excess
Can I bring Gold Jewellery into Japan?
Personal-effects allowance JPY 200,000 total; declare excess
JPY 200,000 personal-effects allowance
Personal-effects simplified rate; consult Japan Customs
- Customs declaration form above JPY 200,000
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Japan Customs applies a JPY 200,000 personal-effects exemption to all unaccompanied or accompanied imports including jewellery. Single items above JPY 200,000 are dutiable in full at the personal-effects rate. Gold bullion (1 kg or more) is subject to a separate gold-import declaration regime, distinct from jewellery. Failure to declare gold purchased abroad has been a repeated focus of National Tax Agency enforcement.
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Declare on the customs form on arrival; valuation is on declared CIF / purchase value. Keep receipts; bringing the same jewellery you departed Japan with is exempt with proof.
JPY 200,000 personal-effects allowance
- Customs declaration form above JPY 200,000
Personal-effects simplified rate; consult Japan Customs
Customs Tariff Law of Japan, Personal-Effects Exemption
This page covers destination customs rules in Japan. Whether you can carry gold jewellery through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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🇮🇳 India
Duty-free allowance for residents; duty applies above threshold
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Personal jewellery allowed; declaration required for high values
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Personal jewellery allowed; counts toward duty-free allowance
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🇹🇷 Turkey
Must declare; Turkey has strict gold import monitoring
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🇨🇭 Switzerland
Two watches duty-free; gold above CHF 300 declared
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🇺🇸 United States
No specific restrictions for personal gold jewellery