Prohibited Items List

Prohibited Items List
The following items are classified as prohibited and cannot be forwarded. Please be cautious when shipping your items.

List of Hazardous Materials That Cannot Be Shipped Internationally

  • Explosive Items
    Items that may pose a threat to aircraft or other postal vehicles:

    • Fireworks, crackers, ammunition, ignition devices, detonators, fuses.
  • Compressed Gas
    • Spray cans, lighter refill gas, diving tanks, camping gas stoves, gas canisters, fire extinguishers, dust removal sprays, portable oxygen tanks, helium gas, Freon gas, gas heaters, car suspensions.
  • Flammable Liquids
    • Oil lighters, Zippo lighters, lighter fuel, alcohol, paints (lacquer), thinners, varnish, perfume, nail polish, essential oils, hair growth products, adhesives, glues, rubber cement, Tempo drops.
  • Flammable Substances
    • Matches, charcoal, kerosene, kerosene fan heaters.
  • Oxidizing Substances
    • Oxygen generators, bleach, peroxides, hair dyes.
  • Poisons
    • Heated insecticides, pesticides, chloroform.
  • Radioactive Materials
    • Uranium, plutonium, cesium, thorium, radioactive waste (from facilities).
  • Corrosive Substances
    • Liquid batteries, mercury.
  • Other Materials
    • Category 1 pharmaceuticals, magnets, engines, dry ice, refrigerants, asbestos, narcotics, psychotropic drugs, obscene materials, deodorants, lottery tickets, airsoft guns, replica weapons (e.g., imitation swords), livestock feed, plants (seeds, unprocessed plants, wood, soil), agricultural products (seeds, unprocessed plants, wood, soil), fertilizers, perishable goods, animals, items restricted under the Washington Convention, precious metals (gold, silver, platinum), gold bars and gold products, jewelry (including processed items and raw stones), pearls, counterfeit, altered, or forged currency, postage stamps and revenue stamps, important cultural properties and art, copied discs, goods with false origin labeling, credit cards, gift certificates, securities, concert tickets, airline tickets.

Commonly Purchased Prohibited Items

The following are examples of prohibited items frequently delivered to our warehouse. If such items arrive, we cannot process international shipping. These items will either be discarded, shipped to a domestic address in Japan, or returned to the sender. Please be careful not to purchase these items.

  • Mobile batteries
  • Room fragrances
  • Hair dyes, gray hair dyes
  • Hair growth products, hair tonics
  • Hair sprays
  • Car window care products
  • Powder sprays
  • Electronic cigarettes
  • Wireless earphones with charging cases (as the case is considered a lithium battery, e.g., AirPods).