Can I bring Gold and Precious Metals to Japan?
Gold and Precious Metals→Japan
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⚠️ Declaration Required
⚠️ Declaration Required
📋 Carrying Limits
- Quantity Limit:Declaration required when precious metal (gold with over 90% purity) exceeds 1 kg in total weight
✅ Declaration Requirements
✅Required
📌 Quick Summary
Status:⚠️ ⚠️ Declaration Required
Limit:Declaration required when precious metal (gold with over 90% purity) exceeds 1 kg in total weight
Declaration:✅ Required
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Last Updated:September 6, 2026
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📝 Important Notes
- •📋 DECLARE ABOVE 1 KG: Japan Customs treats gold as a means of payment once it passes a weight and purity threshold.
- •📋 Quick Summary:
- •Threshold: a Declaration of Carrying of Means of Payment is required when precious metal (gold with over 90% purity) exceeds 1 kg in total weight
- •Form: Declaration of Carrying of Means of Payment
- •Also on the same form: cash in Japanese or foreign currencies, checks including traveller's checks, promissory notes, and securities such as stock certificates and government bonds, when they exceed ¥1,000,000
- •Penalties: Japan Customs states that the penalties for gold smuggling include a maximum of five years' imprisonment with work, a fine of up to five times the value of the gold, or both
- •💡 Two thresholds, two units:
- •Gold is measured by weight and purity: over 90% purity and more than 1 kg in total
- •The other means of payment are measured by value: more than ¥1,000,000
❓ More Questions
How much gold can I bring into Japan without declaring?
A Declaration of Carrying of Means of Payment is required once precious metal, meaning gold with over 90% purity, exceeds 1 kg in total weight. Below that threshold the form is not triggered.
What is the penalty for gold smuggling in Japan?
Japan Customs states that the penalties for gold smuggling include a maximum of five years' imprisonment with work, a fine of up to five times the value of the gold, or both.
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