How much alcohol can I bring into Japan?

Alcohol at the Japanese border

This is decided when you land in Japan, by Japan Customs. Airport security at your departure airport is a separate check.

Each adult may bring 3 bottles of alcoholic beverages duty free; a bottle is counted as about 760cc. Persons under 20 years old get no alcohol allowance. Above the allowance, simplified duty rates per litre apply.

Duty free: 3 bottles per adult (a bottle contains approximately 760cc)
Minimum age: 20: persons under 20 get no allowance
Over the allowance, per litre: whisky and brandy 800 yen; rum, gin and vodka 500 yen; liqueur 400 yen; distilled alcoholic beverages 300 yen; wine, beer and other liquor 200 yen
Simplified rates do not apply to: an article or set of articles whose customs value exceeds 100,000 yen
Channel: red channel if you have goods subject to duty or tax

If you bring more than the alcohol allowance

The green channel is for passengers with no goods subject to duty or tax; with more than the allowance, use the red channel, where the simplified rates are applied to the excess.

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