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.
Example: wine, Japanese sake, beer
Alcoholic beverage with ABV less than 24%
Deliver by Japan postal service (EMS/international parcel post etc.).
Example: whisky, cognac, brandy
Alcoholic beverage with ABV 24.1% ~ 70%
Shipped via DHL
As DHL requests, Special Packaging is necessary.
Packed by Special Styrofoam for bottles.
This is a charging service and the fee will be 300JPY per bottle.
Please note that package may be heavier or bigger than normal package after operation.
| Continent | Country | Japan Post(ABV less than 24%) | DHL(ABV less than 70%) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Asia | Korea | |||
| Taiwan | *1 | |||
| China | *2 | |||
| Philippines | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |||
| Hong Kong | ||||
| Macau | ||||
| Mongolia | ||||
| Guam | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |||
| Saipan | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |||
| South-Eastern Asia / 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 | ||||
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | ||||
| Oceania | Australia | |||
| New Caledonia | ||||
| New Zealand | ||||
| Fiji | ||||
| North and 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 | ||||
| Belarus | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |||
| Belgium | Only Japan Post is available. | |||
| Poland | *5 | |||
| Portugal | ||||
| Macedonia | ||||
| Monaco | ||||
| Romania | ||||
| Luxembourg | Only Japan Post is available. | |||
| Latvia | ||||
| Liechtenstein | ||||
| Lithuania | ||||
| Russia | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |||
| South America | Argentina | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | ||
| Chile | ||||
| Brazil | Importing alcoholic beverage is prohibited. | |||
| Peru | ||||
| Africa | Egypt | |||
| Tunisia | ||||
| South Africa | ||||
| Morocco |
*1 Total liters of each package should be less than 5.0 liters(regardless the number of bottles).
If you purchase multiple bottles, we can help with splitting package to meet the restrictions.
In addition, according to Taiwanese government, alcoholic beverages made in Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi or Chiba cannot be imported without inspection and certification. Alcoholic beverages made in Japan are not considered as prohibited items and can be shipped out from Japan; however, the availability of importing into Taiwan along with the requirement of additional documents or formalities will be decided by the local Customs. Thus, please contact the local Customs for details and handle the customs duties on your end.
*2 For packages destined for China and Malaysia, importing at local customs is not available when a package contains more than one bottle of alcoholic beverage.
If you purchase product bundling, we recommend to split your package by one bottle per package. If you purchase multiple bottles, we can also help with splitting package to meet up restrictions.
However, owing to the strict importing conditions in China, DHL shipping service for alcohol beverages is not provided.
*3 Japan Post only accepts packages less then 5.0 kg. For packages exceed 5.0 kg, only DHL is available.
*4 DHL is only available for corporate body that has import license beforehand. (Japan Post is unavailable)
*5 For DHL shipping, only corporations with importing license will be available. For individuals and corporations without importing license, importing will not be available for customs clearance with DHL.
