Restrictions on Shipping Alcoholic Beverages Replicated from user-provided PDF
Available shipping method for alcoholic beverage depends on Alcohol by Volume (ABV). Furthermore, restrictions of importing vary in countries/region so please make sure to check the following before purchasing.
Alcoholic beverage with ABV less than 24%
Deliver by Japan postal service (EMS/international parcel post etc.).
Examples: wine, Japanese sake, beer.
Alcoholic beverage with ABV 24.1% ~ 70%
Shipped via DHL. (As requested by DHL)
- Special Packaging is necessary — packed by special styrofoam for bottles.
- This is a charging service and the fee will be 300 JPY per bottle .
- Package may be heavier or bigger than normal package after operation.
Examples: whisky, cognac, brandy.
Availability of international shipping
Legend: ✔ = available, ✖ = unavailable
| Continent | Country / Region | Japan Post (ABV < 24%) | DHL (ABV < 70%) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Asia | Korea | ✔ | ✔ | *6 |
| Taiwan | ✔ | ✔ | *1 | |
| China | ✔ | ✖ | *2 | |
| Philippines | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Hong Kong | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Macau | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Mongolia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Guam | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Eastern Asia | Saipan | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. |
| South‑Eastern / Southwest Asia | India | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. |
| Cambodia | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Singapore | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Sri Lanka | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Thailand | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Nepal | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Pakistan | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Bangladesh | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Bhutan | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Brunei | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Vietnam | ✔ | ✖ | Only Japan Post is available. | |
| Malaysia | ✔ | ✔ | *2 | |
| Maldives | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| South‑Eastern / Southwest Asia | Lao People's Democratic Republic | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Oceania | Australia | ✔ | ✔ | |
| New Caledonia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| New Zealand | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Fiji | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| North & Central America | United States of America | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. |
| El Salvador | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Canada | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Costa Rica | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Barbados | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Puerto Rico | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Mexico | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Middle East | United Arab Emirates | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Israel | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Qatar | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Saudi Arabia | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Turkey | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Europe | Iceland | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Ireland | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Azerbaijan | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Italy | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Ukraine | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| United Kingdom | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Estonia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Austria | ✖ | ✔ | Only DHL is available. | |
| Netherlands | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Greece | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Croatia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Switzerland | ✔ | ✔ | *3 | |
| Sweden | ✖ | ✔ | *4 | |
| Spain | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Slovakia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Slovenia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Czech Republic | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Denmark | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Germany | ✔ | ✖ | Only Japan Post is available. | |
| Norway | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Hungary | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Finland | ✖ | ✔ | Only DHL is available. | |
| France | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Bulgaria | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Belgium | ✔ | ✖ | Only Japan Post is available. | |
| Poland | ✔ | ✔ | *5 | |
| Portugal | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Macedonia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Monaco | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Romania | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Luxembourg | ✔ | ✖ | Only Japan Post is available. | |
| Latvia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Liechtenstein | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Lithuania | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| South America | Argentina | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. |
| Chile | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Brazil | ✖ | ✖ | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |
| Peru | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Africa | Egypt | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Tunisia | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| South Africa | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Morocco | ✔ | ✔ |
Notice
- *1 Total liters of each package should be less than 5.0 liters (regardless the number of bottles). Multiple bottles can be split into separate packages to meet restrictions. Additional Taiwan note: alcoholic beverages made in Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi or Chiba require inspection/certification; import availability and documentation are determined by local Customs.
- *2 For China and Malaysia, importing is unavailable if a package contains more than one bottle. Split packages so each contains one bottle. Due to strict importing conditions in China, DHL shipping service for alcohol beverages is not provided .
- *3 Japan Post only accepts packages less than 5.0 kg for Switzerland. For packages exceeding 5.0 kg, only DHL is available.
- *4 For Sweden, DHL is only available for corporate entities with import license beforehand. (Japan Post unavailable.)
- *5 For Poland via DHL, only corporations with importing license may import. Individuals and corporations without such license cannot clear customs with DHL.
- *6 For Korea, only for personal use or gift, one bottle of alcoholic beverage (up to 1L ) can be shipped.
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