Alert: Restrictions on bringing meat products, vegetables or fruits into Japan
2024/2/16
Bringing meat products, vegetables or fruits is strictly restricted. In case of bringing such products into Japan illegally, persons shall be punished with serious penalty, for example, imprisonment for a term of up to 3 years or a fine of up to 3 million JPY (up to 50 million JPY for corporate businesses).
Recently, there was a case in which a male Myanmar national was arrested for repeatedly bringing meat products, vegetables and fruits into Japan illegally. Please do not to bring any meat products, vegetables or fruits when travel Japan.
（Leaflet）「This is a message to you who come to Japan.」
【Japanese】
【English】
【Myanmar】
Regarding bringing meat products, vegetables or fruits into Japan, please check the following websites of the Animal Quarantine Service and Plant Protection Station of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Recently, there was a case in which a male Myanmar national was arrested for repeatedly bringing meat products, vegetables and fruits into Japan illegally. Please do not to bring any meat products, vegetables or fruits when travel Japan.
（Leaflet）「This is a message to you who come to Japan.」
【Japanese】
【English】
【Myanmar】
Regarding bringing meat products, vegetables or fruits into Japan, please check the following websites of the Animal Quarantine Service and Plant Protection Station of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
- Website of Animal Quarantine Service：https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/product/import.html
- Contact information of Animal Quarantine Service：https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/contactus.html
- Website of Plant Protection Station： https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/information/language_top.html
- Contact information of Plant Protection Station：https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/trip/top1en.html