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Perfume / Fragrance 🇯🇵 Japan

VERIFIED · 2026-04-25HIGH CONFIDENCE

2 ounces duty-free

ANSWER

Can I bring Perfume / Fragrance into Japan?

ALLOWEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-25HIGH CONFIDENCE

2 ounces duty-free

QUANTITY / LIMITS

2 ounces (56ml) duty-free

DOCUMENTS

  • Customs declaration form if total goods value exceeds JPY 200,000

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.mof.go.jp
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Full details

Travelers aged 20+ may bring 60 ml of personal-use perfume duty-free into Japan, plus the standard JPY 200,000 personal-allowance for total goods. Eau de toilette (under 24% alcohol-by-volume) and eau de parfum (over 24% ABV) follow IATA limited-quantity rules for the flight; 100ml carry-on container limit applies. Bulk perfume imports trigger PMDA cosmetic-import notification under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law.

ENFORCEMENT

RareEnforcement reported rarely.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

No special procedure is required for personal quantities of perfume / fragrance arriving in Japan. Quantities above duty-free allowances must still be declared. Verify current limits with Japan Customs (Ministry of Finance).

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-04-25

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

2 ounces (56ml) duty-free

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Customs declaration form if total goods value exceeds JPY 200,000

LEGAL REFERENCE

Customs Tariff Law

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

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

IATA DANGEROUS GOODS

Perfume / Fragrance is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.

Related rules

Perfume / Fragrance rules in other countries

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