Foods that are forbidden to bring into Japan

All types of fresh, frozen or cooked meat are prohibited from being brought into Japan, in addition to many fruits on the list.

Nov 29, 2022 - 08:52
Feb 16, 2024 - 11:00
Foods that are forbidden to bring into Japan

Japanese newspaper Asahi recently reported that a Vietnamese girl was discovered carrying 10 kg of suspected infected pork and 360 duck eggs to Haneda Airport (Tokyo). Food was seized and this girl was also arrested to clarify the matter. This is just one of many cases of tourists, visiting relatives and Vietnamese workers coming to Japan to bring food to eat or give as gifts... without knowing the list of prohibited items from entering Japan.

According to the latest regulations, in order to protect the country's agricultural industry from diseases and avoid illegal trading, Japan has banned all types of food, food and vegetables from entering Japan without being quarantined. .

1. List of prohibited foods to bring into Japan:

  • All meats, fresh, frozen or cooked:
  • Poultry (chickens, ducks, geese, birds, etc.)
  • Livestock (swine, cow, etc.)
  • Animal organs and organs such as bones, tendons, skin, blood, nails, horns...
  • All kinds of meat products such as sausages, spring rolls, spring rolls, sausages, spring rolls ...
  • Cakes with meat inside such as banh gio, banh chung…
  • All kinds of eggs: Eggs of chickens, ducks, geese, birds... including eggshells are also prohibited.
  • Milk: All milk (except baby formula)

Vegetable:

Soursop, persimmon, longan, litchi, mango, mangosteen, jackfruit, dragon fruit, guava, grapefruit, bon bon, plum, orange, whip, papaya, breast milk, sapodilla, star fruit, apple, avocado, cucumber, peach, cherry, apple, rambutan, areca, chili, papaya, passion fruit, banana, peach, na, mangosteen, pear...

2. New checklist to be brought into Japan:

  • Some fruits: coconut, tamarind, durian, pineapple, chestnut, carrot
  • Spices: coriander, dried onion, garlic, tomato, dill, lettuce, lemongrass...
  • Spices: pepper, mustard…
  • Tea, coffee: coffee beans or fresh, packaged…
  • Rice, including rice, wheat, barley…
  • Types of ginseng…

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