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Pharmaceutical Affairs Law

The postal matter addressed to you is temporarily being held at Japan Post Co.,Ltd. Tokyo International Branch because it contains item of which the subject for the control under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law.

 

Please notify Ministry of Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Tel 048-740-0800) of the detail of the postal item and confirm all the necessary documents to import and the permissible quantity for personal importation.  If you are not sure about the contents of your postal items, please come to Tokyo Branch Customs for Overseas Mail and confirm the contents. 

 

See below how to comply with Customs.

 

If you require permission for the import and sale

 

Ø        If you already have permission

 

Please fill in the returnable postcard (located at the bottom of the arrival notice) with your name, address and telephone number (where you can be reached between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays), and mail it with the necessary documents,such as

 

  “Yunyuu-hanbai-gyou-kyoka-shou”: Permit for Import and Sales(original or photocopy),enclosed. 


Ø If you cannot get permission for the import and sale

 

You cannot import the postal items without permission. Therefore, you are required to choose the disposition of the item in question from the following 
Ø        If you wish to send your parcels back to the sender

 

In this case, you have to return all the contents of your parcel. You cannot divide the package into two; what is allowed be brought in and the other that is not.  Please fill in and mail the returnable postcard (located at the bottom of the arrival notice) with your name, address and telephone number (where you can be reached between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays) and write clearly that you wish to send back the parcel. 

 

Ø         I f you abandon the items you cannot get permission for

You can divide the package into two; what is allowed be brought in and the other that is not.  In this case, you fill in and mail the returnable postcard　(located at the bottom of the arrival notice) with your name, address and telephone number (where you can be reached between the hours of 9 am to 5pm on weekdays) and write clearly that you voluntarily abandon the goods. After receiving your postcard, Customs will send you a Declaration for Abandonment of Articles. Please fill in the declaration and return it to Customs.  Then the rest of the items will be cleared.
Reference:

 

For personal use, Pharmaceutical Affairs Law restricts the quantity of medical supplies and cosmetics.  

 

Permissible quantity for personal use:

 

Medical supplies

 

For 2 month-use

 

Poisonous substances or medicine requiring prescription

 

For 1 month-use

 

Medicine for external application

 

24 pieces for each item

 

Cosmetics

 

24 pieces for each item

 

For business use, you need to obtain the approval by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.  Please contact with Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Bureau Of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Health, Labors and Welfare (Tel 048-740-0800) after confirming quantity of your medicine or cosmetics.