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ALLOWED

Wine 🇯🇵 Japan

VERIFIED · 2026-05-13NOT YET GRADED

No specific import restrictions for personal wine

ANSWER

Can I bring Wine into Japan?

ALLOWEDVERIFIED · 2026-05-13

No specific import restrictions for personal wine

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Personal use

DECLARATION

Within personal allowance — no separate declaration needed

SOURCE

customs.mof.go.jp
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Full details

Wine duty-free allowances are separate from spirits in many countries and are often more generous given wine's lower alcohol content. The UK permits 18 liters of still wine duty-free for personal import. Australia allows 2.25 liters of wine duty-free. Wine is completely prohibited in Saudi Arabia, K

QUANTITY CHECK

litres

Duty-free per adult: 3 bottles of alcohol (each 760ml, total ~2.28L), 400 foreign cigarettes or 100 cigars or 500g tobacco (doubled in 2019), 2 oz/56g perfume. Other goods: total market value not exceeding JPY 200,000 (~$1,820 USD). Items brought back as souvenirs are assessed at 60% of overseas price for duty calculation.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Standard wine allowance typically 2-4L per traveler 18+. Above the allowance, excise + 10% VAT. Declare at Red Channel with purchase receipts.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-05-13

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

Personal use

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

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

IATA DANGEROUS GOODS

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

Related rules

Wine rules in other countries

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