Nationals from Andorra, Australia, Barbados, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, New Zealand, and the United States. Allowances are made for certain other articles within the limits. Such household effects may include automobiles, boats, and other vehicles, provided that a registration certificate or sales receipt is presented to prove that the automobile is used and that the boat has been in use for more than one year prior to its arrival in Japan. Articles purchased tax-free will be checked with the card by a Customs officer, who will collect the card at the time of your departure from Japan. When you take out guns, swords, or high-quality personal computers subject to export licenses, you must receive such a license from the Ministry of International Trade and Industries prior to export.
Laws are very strict for bringing in or taking out drugs and other banned substances.
Bringing in any amount of marijuana carries a 5-year jail sentence. Plants and animals must be presented to the plant or animal quarantine officer for quarantine inspection prior to Customs examination. You can take up to 1 million yen in currency into or out of Japan without declaring it. There is no limit on the total declared amount that may be brought into or taken out of Japan. All forms are available at Departure and Arrival counters.