Can I bring meat products into Japan?

In 2006, Japan issued a regulation prohibiting meat products from entering Japan, mainly for the safety of livestock, so many Chinese mainland tourists who like pork products must be careful not to bring any sausages and bacon to Japan at will. Here is a detailed strategy for you.

At present, diseases related to livestock and poultry have occurred in many countries, and it is difficult for local products or personal consumer goods to obtain inspection certificates, so almost all meat products and animal products are not allowed to be brought into Japan.

Illegal immigrants may face punishment (imprisonment of less than 3 years or a fine of less than 6.5438+0 million yen). Please pay attention.

Any goods whose import is prohibited or stopped, or goods without inspection certificate, even if they are heated and vacuum packed, even if they are bought in duty-free shops, will be prohibited from being brought into the country.

In addition, please don't bring dirty clothes and shoes used overseas into China.

Passengers who enter foreign livestock and poultry sites or intend to contact livestock and poultry in Japan should go to the' animal quarantine counter' in the baggage claim area when entering the country.

Bring animal products into Japan from overseas.

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Since April 22, 2008, strict measures have been taken to illegally carry meat products from abroad.

1. No matter you give up at will, strictly deal with illegal carrying.

2. In the luggage, the quarantine officer will be punished if he confirms that he has not declared animal products such as meat products.

In order to register the record of passport or boarding pass, quarantine inspection takes some time.

According to the provisions of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases of Livestock, those who bring livestock products into Japan without quarantine shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or a fine of not more than 6,543.8+00,000 yen.

Bring animal products into Japan from overseas.

1. Confirm whether it belongs to the animal quarantine object.

The objects include the following items from cloven-hoofed animals (cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, deer, etc.). ).), horses, poultry (*), dogs, rabbits, bees.

Poultry: chickens, quails, pheasants, ostriches, guinea fowl, turkeys, ducks, geese and other suborders.

Meat, viscera

Fresh, refrigerated, frozen or processed products after heating and conditioning. All belong to animal quarantine objects.

Processing examples: dried meat, ham, sausage, bacon, meat package, etc.

Eggs (including eggshells)

Bone, fat, blood, skin, hair, feathers, horns, hooves, tendons.

Finished products such as leather bags and wool coats are not subject to this restriction.

Raw milk, semen, fertilized eggs, unfertilized eggs, feces, urine

Dairy products (excluding portable items)

Straw and forage hay (in some areas)

2. Confirm whether the import is prohibited or stopped.

Due to livestock and poultry diseases, products from some countries or regions are prohibited from being brought into Japan.

Please read the countries or regions where imports are prohibited due to foot-and-mouth disease here.

Please read the countries or regions that have been ordered to stop importing because of the bird flu epidemic.

* In addition, pig products from countries or regions where classical swine fever has occurred and deer products from countries where CWD (chronic wasting disease) has occurred are also prohibited from being imported.

3. Obtain inspection certificate

Even for local products or personal consumption, it is strictly forbidden to bring goods into Japan that have not obtained the inspection certificate issued by the government agency of the exporting country.

In Australia, New Zealand and other countries, some goods are sold with inspection certificates for Japan.

After arriving in Japan, he will be inspected by the animal quarantine office.

Please go to the animal quarantine counter set up at the destination airport or port customs inspection field for inspection.

Even products that are allowed to be brought into Japan are not allowed to be brought into China if they are opened before inspection by the Animal Quarantine Bureau. Please pay attention.

Frequently asked questions and answers

Q 1: Can vacuum-packed commercial meat products be brought into China?

A 1: Any articles whose import is prohibited or stopped, or articles without inspection certificate, even if they are vacuum-packed, will be prohibited from being brought into the country.

Q2: Can heat-treated products be brought into China?

A2: Any articles whose import is prohibited or stopped, or articles without inspection certificate, even after being heated, will be prohibited from being brought into the country.

Q3: Duty-free shop assistants claim that they can bring them into the country. Is it true?/You don't say. /You don't say.

Q4: Can I only bring my own belongings into the country?

A4: Any articles whose import is prohibited or stopped, or articles without inspection certificate, even a small amount of local products or personal consumer goods, are strictly prohibited from being brought into the country.