Undeliverable Items by MTY (Commonly Prohibited Articles in Each Country)
In addition to commonly prohibited articles for the countries listed below, there are articles prohibited depending on each country. Please be sure to check by contacting MTY 0725-92-5500 (Japanese, Chinese or Engliash).
| Items | Examples of Undeliverable | |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Liquor | Japanese sake, whisky, beer, regular liquor, cooking liquor, sweet cooking rice wine, etc. |
| Items that require temperature management/perishables | Unbaked cakes, etc. | |
| Fresh food | Vegetables, fruits, etc. | |
| Meat products | Instant noodles containing meat, retort-pouched curry containing meat, food boiled in soy sauce, etc. Meat extract included. | |
| Beans (Non-processed) | ||
| Health food | Supplements, vitamin pills, etc. | |
| Raw rice | *Retort-pouched rice can be sent. | |
| Dairy products | Milk, cheese, dry milk, yogurt, etc. | |
| Flora and Fauna | Cut flowers | Including traditional Japanese decorations for New Year, Shimenawa (sacred straw ropes) |
| Seeds, dirt | Bonsai plants, etc. | |
| Live animals, fish, insects, etc. | ||
| Fur | Rabbit, fox, etc. | |
| Items prohibited by the Washington Convention (CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) | Ivory, turtle shells, ostrich, leather products, etc. | |
| Hazardous Items/Medicines | Hazardous items | Lighters, fireworks, nail polish, spray, hair mousse, adhesive agents, paint, perfume, pocket warmers, coal, magnets, lithium batteries*, etc. (*Shipping products containing lithium batteries such as notebook personal computers, mobile phones, portable game players can not be sent.) |
| Knives | Scissors, kitchen knives, cutter knives, saws, etc. | |
| Gas springs | Including gas type shock absorbers for automobiles and gas spring for opening and closing rear gates | |
| Deleterious substances/poison | ||
| Narcotics/Drugs | Including medicines such as cold medicine | |
| Others | Financial securities such as cash, cheques, stocks, BLs (bill of landing) and credit cards | |
| Items that cannot be reissued such as passports and driver's licenses | ||
| Firearms and swords (including imitations) | ||
| Precious metal, precious stones, jewelry, currency of each country, and other precious items | ||
| Art, antiques | ||
| Items that are difficult to be appraised | ||
| Tobacco | ||
| Pornographic material | ||
| Goods separately sent by tourists and goods for moving | ||
| Electromagnetic wave treatment devices | ||
| Articles for ships/articles for airplanes | ||
| Confidential documents (according to Article 4 of Postal Act) | ||
| Other items stipulated by MTY Service Terms and Conditions (PDF:Japanese only) | ||
For details, please contact MTY 0725-92-5500 (Japanese, Chinese or Engliash).