Bringing outdoor food to Japan

In august I will go to Japan to visit relatives and to make a trekking. In europe I usualy bring trekking meals with me, the kind of meals that you can easily prepare on a stove by just adding water.

Those meals are sealed in plastic and usually look like this: enter image description here

I've never had any problems in Europe, but when I look up the regulations on traveling to Japan, I read various restriction, ranging from not being allowed to bring in any meat products, up onto dissolowence of milk, vegetable or egg products.

I could live without meat (there are vegetarian meals available), but the other ingredients would be a problem.

Does anyone have experience with bringing food into japan?

Best Answer

Bringing that product shouldn't be a problem at all. I brought oats and other packaged food- no problem at all. There are very few restrictions- only plants are restricted materials and then they are only concerned with non-commercial products.

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What food can be taken into Japan?

You don't need to have an import inspection for highly processed foods and items such as wooden furniture, tea, canned or bottle products. For example, it is fine to bring Tim Tams and chocolate or lollies into Japan. Customs / Quarantine will let you take these items into Japan with no certification/permission.

Can you bring your own food to Japan?

It is usually not necessary to declare store-bought canned, bottled or packaged food items that are highly processed and do not contain any meat. Some examples may include crackers, dried pasta, candy, jam, tea or coffee. Oh the other hand, some products may be prohibited for import depending on the origin of contents.

What can you not bring into Japan?

Narcotics such as opium, cocaine, heroin, MDMA, magic mushrooms, stimulant drugs (stimulant drugs contained in an inhaler or items containing stimulant drug ingredients), cannabis, opium smoking paraphernalia and psychotropic drugs are not allowed in Japan.

Can I bring canned meat into Japan?

Re: Can I bring in canned meat into Japan? Yes, you can (no pun intended). Canned meat, fruit, or vegetable products are allowed.

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