Can I bring some medicine with me to Japan? Will it be detained at customs upon entry?

You can bring medicines. However, some Chinese medicines are also prohibited from being brought into the country.

It is generally not recommended to bring medicines with you when going abroad, because some medicines may contain contraband. Including:

1. Traditional Chinese medicine. Anything containing animal ingredients, such as bezoar detoxification pills, bear bile powder, etc.

2. Strychnine. Stychnine has a certain stimulant effect on the cerebral cortex and spinal cord. Such drugs include Diwanhuayou, Weierkang tablets, etc.

3. Narcotic drugs or psychotropic drugs. Such as calming and sleeping, analgesic and cough, cold capsules, etc.

4. Precursors. Such as Baijiahei, etc. Although Baijiahei is a classic cold medicine, it contains more ephedrine, and ephedrine is the main raw material of methamphetamine.

If you really need to take these medicines because of illness, then you must remember:

1. The medicines must be placed in the original packaging;

2. Don’t bring too much, just enough for your personal use during your trip abroad, and bring the doctor’s prescription as proof;

3. Declare all the medicines you bring with you to the customs in advance.

Extended information

Japan’s Immigration Control Law stipulates that if one of the following circumstances occurs, the port inspector may refuse entry:

1. Leprosy illness or mental illness;

2. Those who continue to stay in Japan beyond the prescribed period of stay;

3. Those who have violated the relevant laws and regulations on alien registration and been sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment or more , except those with suspended execution;

4. Juveniles (persons under 20 years old) have been sentenced to criminal detention or imprisonment for more than 3 years;

5. Sentenced for violating relevant laws prohibiting drugs Those who are convicted (including those who are sentenced to a fine or a suspended sentence);

6. Except for (3)-(5), those who are sentenced to indefinite detention or imprisonment for a term of more than 1 year, but who are suspended Except;

7. Those who engage in prostitution or business activities directly related to prostitution;

8. Those who incite, instigate or assist other foreigners to smuggle into Japan or enter illegally;

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9. Those who attempt to undermine the Constitution and government of Japan by violence, or have such ideas; and those who form such political parties or other groups, or join such groups;

10. Those who form or Joining political parties and other groups that incite violence against public officials, inciting the destruction of public facilities, inciting obstruction of the normal operation of safety and security facilities, and those closely related to them;

11. In order to achieve (9 ) and (10) To produce printed matter, movies, and other documents and pictures, as well as to distribute or display them for the purposes of the groups specified in (10);

12. Other matters deemed by the Minister of Justice to be harmful to Japan’s interests or public security Committing harmful acts.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Japan Entry Regulations