Will it make it through customs back home?
Pick where you're flying home to. We check souvenirs from Japan's airports, supermarkets and convenience stores against your country's import rules, ingredient by ingredient.
Check your souvenirsEasy to hand out
Individually wrapped, OK in all 4
Sweets and snacks you can share with friends and coworkers back home, whichever border you cross.
Souvenir checker
- OK to bring
Tokyo Banana
東京ばな奈
Sponge cake with banana custard. Short shelf life. At Narita you can still buy it after security.
Narita and HanedaIndividually wrapped
- OK to bring
Ginza Tamaya Goma Tamago
銀座たまや ごまたまご
Egg-shaped sweets with a black sesame filling. Haneda Terminal 3 also sells an airport-only box with a matcha version.
Narita and HanedaIndividually wrapped
- Check first
Royce' Nama Chocolate
ロイズ 生チョコレート
Allowed, but it must stay chilled, which is hard on a long trip. The main shop is before security in the domestic terminal.
New Chitose
- OK to bring
Shiroi Koibito
白い恋人
White chocolate sandwiched in thin biscuits.
New ChitoseIndividually wrapped
- OK to bring
LeTAO Maaru Blanchère
ルタオ まああるブランシェール
Sold only at LeTAO's New Chitose Airport shop and the airport duty-free shop.
New ChitoseAirport onlyIndividually wrapped
- OK to bring
Hakata Torimon
博多通りもん
Buttery bun with white bean paste. Also sold in the international duty-free shop.
FukuokaIndividually wrapped
- OK to bring
Kit Kat Matcha
キットカット 抹茶味
Matcha chocolate wafer, a Japan-only flavor.
Supermarkets and convenience storesIndividually wrapped
- Risky
Potato Chips Consommé Punch
ポテトチップス コンソメパンチ（カルビー）
Looks like a plain potato snack, but the seasoning contains chicken consommé (with pork) and beef consommé.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- OK to bring
Jagapokkuru
じゃがポックル
Potato sticks seasoned with salt and kelp extract. No meat or dairy. Sold in the duty-free shop after departure at Narita.
Narita and New ChitoseIndividually wrapped
- OK to bring
Keishindo Sweet Shrimp Crackers
桂新堂 甘海老煎餅
Shrimp crackers in an airport-only package.
NaritaAirport only
- OK to bring
Menbei
めんべい
Spicy cod roe crackers with squid and octopus. No meat. Sold in the domestic terminal.
FukuokaIndividually wrapped
- Risky
Karaage Senbei
から揚げせんべい（越前海鮮倶楽部）
Octopus and squid crackers. The Tokyo-only two-bag set lists chicken and pork among its allergens, likely from the sweet-salty squid seasoning.
Haneda
- OK to bring
Kakinotane
柿の種
Spicy rice crackers, often mixed with peanuts.
Supermarkets and convenience storesIndividually wrapped
- Risky
551 Horai Pork Buns
551蓬莱 豚まん
Pork filling, sold chilled at Terminal 1. Enjoy it before you fly.
Kansai
- Risky
Cup Noodle
カップヌードル（日清）
Pork and egg toppings, plus chicken and pork extract in the noodles and soup.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- Risky
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen
博多ラーメン（豚骨）
Pork-bone soup base, even without meat pieces. Sold in the international duty-free shop.
Fukuoka
- Risky
Ramen Dojo Instant Noodles
ラーメン道場の袋麺
Many flavors use a meat-based soup. Check the flavor you pick.
New Chitose
- Check first
Spicy Mentaiko
辛子明太子
Fish roe is allowed in more places, but it needs chilling and counts as a liquid in carry-on. Sold in the domestic terminal.
Fukuoka
- OK to bring
Dried Salmon and Scallops
鮭とば・ホタテ貝柱
Dried seafood. Taiwan requires you to declare dried animal products.
New Chitose
- Check first
Sake (720 ml)
日本酒
Fine within your duty-free allowance. Over it, you pay tax. Bought before security, it has to go in checked baggage.
Fukuoka, duty-free; other airports being confirmed
- Check first
Japanese Whisky (700 ml)
ジャパニーズウイスキー
Same duty-free rules as sake.
Fukuoka, duty-free; other airports being confirmed
- OK to bring
Itoya Stationery
伊東屋 文具
Pens and paper goods, including Narita-only pen designs. The shop is in Terminal 2.
Narita
- Check first
Kitchen Knife
包丁
Not allowed in carry-on. Pack it in checked baggage.
Airport being confirmed
- OK to bring
Pocky
ポッキー（グリコ）
Chocolate-coated biscuit sticks. Look for the Japan-only flavors.
Supermarkets and convenience storesIndividually wrapped
- OK to bring
Kinoko no Yama and Takenoko no Sato
きのこの山・たけのこの里（明治）
Chocolate-topped biscuits shaped like mushrooms and bamboo shoots.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- OK to bring
Black Thunder
ブラックサンダー
Chocolate bar with cookie pieces.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- OK to bring
Hi-Chew
ハイチュウ（森永）
Chewy fruit candy. If you avoid animal products, check the label for gelatin.
Supermarkets and convenience storesIndividually wrapped
- OK to bring
Kaju Gummy
果汁グミ（明治）
Fruit-juice gummies. Gummies often use gelatin, so check the label if you avoid animal products.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- OK to bring
Jagarico Salad
じゃがりこ サラダ（カルビー）
Crunchy potato sticks in the original Salad flavor, with milk powder, carrot and parsley. No meat. Other flavors differ, so check them separately.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- Risky
Umaibo Corn Potage
うまい棒 コーンポタージュ味
The most popular flavor of the cheap corn puff. The seasoning contains chicken and pork. Other flavors differ, so check them separately.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- Risky
House Vermont Curry Roux
バーモントカレー 中辛（ハウス食品）
Japan's best-known curry roux. The fat is a blend of beef tallow and lard, and it also contains chicken and pork. Other brands differ, so check them separately.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- Risky
Marumiya Noritama Furikake
のりたま（丸美屋）
Japan's classic rice sprinkle of egg, seaweed and sesame. It also contains chicken powder, chicken fat and mackerel flakes. Other furikake differ, so check them separately.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- OK to bring
Dashi Stock Packs
かつお節・だしパック
Bonito flakes and fish stock packs. Taiwan requires you to declare dried animal products.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
- OK to bring
Umeboshi
梅干し
Pickled plums. A processed food, so it is treated differently from fresh fruit.
Supermarkets and convenience stores
Rules at a glance: United States
The short version of what your border checks. Every product page links the sources.
- MeatMostly prohibited, including meat in noodle seasoning packets.
- DeclareDeclare all food. Undeclared items can mean a fine of up to US$1,000 on a first offense. Declared items carry no fine.
- AlcoholDuty-free: 1 L per adult aged 21 or over. More is allowed, but you pay duty and tax on it.
How we check
Consommé chips aren't just potato.
Popular snacks can carry chicken, pork or beef in the seasoning. We read the ingredient list so you don't have to.
See how we check