Can I ship meat (wagyu, jerky) from Japan?
Japan Post rules checked across 179 destinations · last verified · guide reviewed
Short answer: Mostly no. Most destinations that have a meat rule prohibit meat and meat products by post, including the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand; Australia prohibits raw meat. A few, such as Singapore and the Netherlands, accept it only with a quarantine or veterinary certificate.
Meat is controlled by animal-health law at the destination, and a prohibition covers processed products too: jerky, sausages, canned meat and retort curry with meat are refused where fresh meat is. Raw and chilled meat is refused more widely still, and cannot survive international mail in any case.
The destinations that list meat as conditional require import authorisations or quarantine or veterinary certificates that an individual parcel rarely has. The table below shows every covered destination with its own meat rule and the exact wording.
Whether a specific product can go in a specific parcel is decided per item: the ShipMate GO app asks the follow-up questions a rule needs and gives a verdict before anything is booked.
Japan Post's carrier-wide rules
These apply to every destination, before any country's own import rules.
No carrier-wide rule names meat. The full carrier-wide list still applies to anything you send.
Destinations with their own rule for meat
71 of the 179 destinations Japan Post publishes rules for list meat in their own import rules. Each row links to that destination's full list.
| Destination | Rule | Level | Japan Post's wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Meat and Animal Products | Prohibited | Meat, offal, all animal products, and fish products are prohibited for shipment to Algeria, except for small quantities of meat and animal products (excluding… source |
| Meat and Animal Products (excluding ham and pork) | Conditional | Small quantities of meat and animal products for the recipient's personal use are conditionally permitted to Algeria, provided they meet the conditions set by… source | |
| Armenia | Raw meat and meat products | Prohibited | Sending raw meat and meat products to Armenia is prohibited. Parcels containing these items will not be returned to the sender and will be disposed of accordin… source |
| Australia | Meat (raw) | Prohibited | Raw meat is prohibited from being shipped to Australia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies to raw meat in any form. source |
| Meat products | Conditional | Australia does not admit uncanned meat by mail for personal use — fresh, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or vacuum-packed meat needs an import permit that privat… source | |
| Austria | Meat and Meat Products (Spoiled, Semi-processed, Imitation, Counterfeit, or Damaged) | Prohibited | Meat and meat products that are spoiled, semi-processed, imitation, counterfeit, or damaged are prohibited from shipment to Austria via Regular, Parcel, and EM… source |
| Animal meat and animal-origin materials | Conditional | Animal raw materials, products derived from animals (including eggs, egg yolk, milk, and semen), and items carrying pathogens that cause animal diseases requir… source | |
| Azerbaijan | Raw meat and meat products | Prohibited | Sending raw meat and meat products to Azerbaijan is prohibited. Parcels containing them will not be returned to the sender and will be disposed of according to… source |
| Belarus | Pork and pork products (manufactured in Russia) | Prohibited | Pork, pork products, pork skin, and pork intestines manufactured in Russia are prohibited from shipment to Belarus via Parcel and EMS. This restriction applies… source |
| Poultry meat and poultry products (manufactured in Switzerland only) | Prohibited | Poultry meat and products manufactured in Switzerland are prohibited from being shipped to Belarus via Parcel or EMS. This restriction applies specifically to… source | |
| Belgium | Meat, fat, etc. of solipeds (single-hoofed animals) | Prohibited | Meat of domestic solipeds (single-hoofed animals), including canned or bottled forms, as well as fat and slaughter by-products of solipeds, are prohibited from… source |
| Meat, fat, slaughter by-products, margarine, and other prepared edible fats | Conditional | Meat, fat, slaughter by-products, margarine, and other prepared edible fats are conditionally permitted provided the destination country's veterinary inspector… source | |
| Benin | Animals and Meat | Prohibited | Live animals and meat are prohibited from shipment to Benin via regular and parcel services. Live organic matter is also included in this prohibition. source |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Meat and Dairy Products | Prohibited | Meat products, milk, and other dairy products are prohibited from being shipped to Bosnia and Herzegovina via regular and parcel shipping. This restriction cov… source |
| Canada | Meat | Prohibited | Meat, meat products, and canned meat are prohibited from being shipped to Canada via regular mail, parcel, and EMS. This restriction covers all forms of meat a… source |
| China | Raw or cooked meat (including offal/organs) and meat products, as well as aquatic animal products | Prohibited | Raw and cooked meat, including offal and all meat products, as well as aquatic animal products, are prohibited from shipment to China via Regular, Parcel, and… source |
| Colombia | Meat | Prohibited | Meat is prohibited from being shipped to Colombia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditions are stated in the source. source |
| Cuba | Animal products including ham, sausage, bones, milk, and dairy products | Prohibited | Animal products — including ham, sausage, bones, milk, and dairy products — are prohibited from shipment to Cuba via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exce… source |
| Fresh meat for processing or freezing | Prohibited | Fresh meat intended for processing or freezing is prohibited from shipment to Cuba via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies regardless o… source | |
| Denmark | Poultry Meat | Prohibited | Poultry meat is prohibited from being shipped to Denmark via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies to meat from poultry (birds raised for… source |
| Livestock products (margarine, butter, fat, meat, and other livestock products) | Conditional | Margarine, butter, fat, meat, and other livestock products may only be shipped to Denmark with prior permission from the destination country's Ministry of Agri… source | |
| Egypt | Meat, offal, pig fat; slaughtered birds and poultry, bird liver | Prohibited | Meat, offal, and pig fat, as well as slaughtered birds, poultry, and bird liver, are prohibited from shipment to Egypt via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. T… source |
| France | Raw meat, raw hides, raw wool (sheep), and animal hair | Prohibited | Raw meat, raw hides, raw sheep wool, and animal hair are prohibited from shipment to France via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditions… source |
| French Guiana | Raw meat, raw hides, raw wool (sheep), animal hair | Prohibited | Raw meat, raw hides, raw sheep wool, and animal hair are prohibited from being shipped to French Guiana via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or… source |
| Georgia | Raw meat and meat products | Prohibited | Sending raw meat and meat products to Georgia is prohibited for parcels. Items containing them will not be returned to the sender and will be disposed of accor… source |
| Germany | Meat and Meat Products, including Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Prohibited | Meat and meat products, as well as poultry meat and poultry meat products, are prohibited from being shipped to Germany via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services.… source |
| Meat of solipeds (single-hoofed animals) | Conditional | Meat from dead solipeds and soliped meat not intended for human consumption may only be shipped to Germany if a permit issued by the destination country's quar… source | |
| Greece | Meat | Prohibited | Meat is prohibited for shipment to Greece via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. Raw meat, pork, sausages, unprocessed animal hides, wool, animal horns, hooves… source |
| Meat and related animal products | Conditional | Raw meat, pork, sausages, unprocessed animal hides, wool, animal horns, hooves, and slaughter by-products are conditionally permitted for shipment to Greece on… source | |
| Greenland | Poultry Meat | Prohibited | Poultry meat is prohibited from shipment to Greenland via regular mail and parcel services. This restriction applies to meat derived from poultry. source |
| Livestock products (margarine, butter, fat, meat, and other livestock products) | Conditional | Margarine, butter, fat, meat, and other livestock products are conditionally permitted for shipment to Greenland, provided the sender has obtained authorizatio… source | |
| Guadeloupe | Raw meat, raw hides, raw wool (sheep), and animal hair | Prohibited | Raw meat, raw hides, raw sheep wool, and animal hair are prohibited from shipment to Guadeloupe via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditi… source |
| Indonesia | Hair, hide, and meat of ruminants or pigs | Prohibited | Hair, hide, meat, and other parts derived from ruminants or pigs are prohibited from shipment to Indonesia via regular mail, parcel, and EMS. This prohibition… source |
| Iraq | Harmful food, adulterated food, non-canned meat, and soft fruits | Prohibited | Food items that are harmful or adulterated, meat that is not canned, and soft fruits are prohibited from shipment to Iraq via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services… source |
| Italy | Meat (fresh, frozen, or preserved chicken and rabbit; other meats over 1 kg) | Prohibited | Fresh, frozen, or preserved chicken and rabbit meat (excluding canned) are prohibited. Meat of other types is also prohibited when the quantity exceeds 1 kilog… source |
| Jamaica | Meat | Prohibited | Meat is prohibited from being shipped to Jamaica via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditions are stated in the source. source |
| Kyrgyzstan | Raw meat and meat products | Prohibited | Sending raw meat and meat products to Kyrgyzstan by parcel is prohibited. Parcels found to contain them will not be returned to the sender and will be disposed… source |
| Latvia | Raw meat and meat products | Prohibited | Sending raw meat and meat products to Latvia is prohibited. Parcels containing them will not be returned to the sender and will be disposed of according to the… source |
| Liechtenstein | Odd-toed and even-toed ungulates, their meat, meat products (excluding canned), and raw materials | Prohibited | Odd-toed ungulates (e.g. horses, rhinoceroses) and even-toed ungulates (e.g. cattle, pigs, sheep, deer), along with their meat, meat products (excluding canned… source |
| Meat and Meat Products | Conditional | Meat, meat products, and livestock feed are conditionally permitted into Liechtenstein; they require a permit from the competent authority (Office vétérinaire… source | |
| Luxembourg | Meat products (for commercial import) | Prohibited | Raw meat of all animal types — including livestock, fish, and edible mollusks — and meat or fish products that have not been treated to remain shelf-stable at… source |
| Meat and fish meat products | Conditional | Meat and fish meat products intended for commercial purposes are conditionally permitted, provided they have been treated to remain shelf-stable at room temper… source | |
| Marshall Islands | Animal products (ruminant/swine secretions and organs from disease-affected regions; poultry meat and products from Newcastle disease regions) | Prohibited | Milk, cream, other secretions, and organs of ruminants or swine shipped from regions affected by rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, swine fever, vesicular exa… source |
| Raw and frozen meat, and smoked or dried meat, from regions affected by rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease | Prohibited | Raw meat and frozen meat dispatched from regions where rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease is prevalent are prohibited, as are smoked or dried meat (except th… source | |
| Meat | Conditional | Meat of cattle, pigs, sheep, or poultry and their products are conditionally permitted into the Marshall Islands subject to specific processing, packaging, and… source | |
| Martinique | Raw meat, raw hides, raw wool (sheep), and animal hair | Prohibited | Raw meat, raw hides, raw sheep wool, and animal hair are prohibited from shipment to Martinique via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditi… source |
| Mexico | Meat, Ham, and Pork Products | Prohibited | Meat, ham, and pork products are prohibited from shipment to Mexico via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibition covers all forms of meat, ham, and… source |
| Micronesia | Animal products (ruminant/swine secretions and organs from disease-affected regions; poultry meat and products from Newcastle disease regions) | Prohibited | Milk, cream, other secretions, and organs of ruminants or swine dispatched from regions affected by rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, swine fever, vesicular… source |
| Raw and frozen meat (from regions with rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease); smoked or dried meat (except items listed in 2.1.3.2) | Prohibited | Raw meat and frozen meat dispatched from regions where rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease is prevalent are prohibited from shipment to the Federated States o… source | |
| Meat | Conditional | Meat from cattle, pigs, sheep, or poultry and their products is conditionally permitted into FSM under specific processing and certification requirements that… source | |
| New Zealand | Beef | Prohibited | Beef and beef products are prohibited from being shipped to New Zealand via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction covers beef in all its product… source |
| Meat | Conditional | Meat and meat products are conditionally permitted to New Zealand, provided they have been heat-treated/sterilized and sealed in airtight containers in accorda… source | |
| Nigeria | Meat, vegetables, and other foodstuffs deemed unfit for human consumption by the destination country's health authorities | Prohibited | Meat, vegetables, and other foodstuffs that have been determined unfit for human consumption by Nigeria's health authorities are prohibited from import via par… source |
| Norway | Raw Meat | Prohibited | Raw meat is prohibited from being shipped to Norway via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies to all raw meat. source |
| Sausage | Prohibited | Sausages and similar products are prohibited from being shipped to Norway via Regular and EMS services. This restriction covers sausages and analogous processe… source | |
| Sausage | Conditional | Sausages and similar products may only be shipped to Norway if prior authorization has been obtained from the destination country's Ministry of Agriculture (Mi… source | |
| Palau | Animal products (ruminant/swine secretions and organs from disease-affected regions; poultry meat and products from Newcastle disease regions) | Prohibited | Milk, cream, other secretions, and organs of ruminants or swine dispatched from regions affected by rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, swine fever, vesicular… source |
| Meat (raw, frozen, smoked, and dried) | Prohibited | Raw and frozen meat dispatched from regions affected by rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease is prohibited for shipment to Palau. Certain smoked or dried meats… source | |
| Meat | Conditional | Meat from cattle, pigs, sheep, or poultry and their products are conditionally permitted into Palau, subject to specific requirements depending on the type of… source | |
| Philippines | Meat products (beef and related) | Prohibited | Beef, beef offcuts, animal feed made from cattle, sheep, or goat, and bovine embryos are prohibited from being shipped to the Philippines via Regular, Parcel,… source |
| Poland | Beef | Prohibited | Beef and beef products are prohibited from being shipped to Poland via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies to all beef products. source |
| Meat products and dairy products | Conditional | Meat, meat products, and dairy/milk products are conditionally permitted when accompanied by a quarantine certificate from the country of origin; items listed… source | |
| Qatar | Meat and Fish (fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, or brined; perishable foods liable to emit foul odors or leak liquids/oils) | Prohibited | All types of meat (fresh, chilled, and frozen only) and fish (fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, or brined only) are prohibited. Perishable foodstuffs that… source |
| Réunion | Raw meat, raw hides, raw wool (sheep), and animal hair | Prohibited | Raw meat, raw hides, raw sheep wool, and animal hair are prohibited from shipment to Réunion via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditions… source |
| San Marino | Meat (fresh, frozen, or preserved young chicken and rabbit) | Prohibited | Fresh, frozen, or preserved young chicken (broiler) meat and rabbit meat are prohibited, except when canned. Meat of other types is permitted only up to 1 kilo… source |
| Saudi Arabia | Beef | Prohibited | Beef and beef products are prohibited from being shipped to Saudi Arabia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies to all forms of beef p… source |
| Slovakia | Raw Meat | Prohibited | Raw meat is prohibited from being shipped to Slovakia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditions are stated in the source. source |
| South Korea | Meat, meat products, and dairy products | Prohibited | Meat, meat products (including dried beef or pork products, poultry products, and sausages), and dairy products are prohibited from shipment to the Republic of… source |
| Sri Lanka | Meat and Meat Products | Prohibited | Meat and meat products are prohibited from being shipped to Sri Lanka unless the relevant authorities of the destination country have granted permission. This… source |
| Sweden | Preparations of meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, or other aquatic invertebrates | Prohibited | Prepared or processed products made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, or other aquatic invertebrates are prohibited from shipment to Sweden via Regular,… source |
| Switzerland | Odd-toed and even-toed ungulates, their meat, meat products (excluding canned), and raw materials | Prohibited | Odd-toed ungulates (e.g. horses, donkeys, rhinos) and even-toed ungulates (e.g. cattle, pigs, sheep, deer), along with their meat, meat products (excluding can… source |
| Meat and meat products | Conditional | Meat, meat products, and livestock feed require a permit from the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (Office vétérinaire fédéral) to be imported into Switzerland.… source | |
| Taiwan | Meat and meat products (including poultry) | Prohibited | Beef, beef trimmings, animal fat, other meat (including poultry), animal feed, foods containing raw meat, and embryos and blood of cattle, sheep, and goats are… source |
| Food products (excluding Chinese mitten crab / Shanghai crab, and beef products whose import is prohibited) | Conditional | Food products shipped to Taiwan are conditionally permitted, but require an import inspection application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department… source | |
| Tajikistan | Raw meat and meat products | Prohibited | Sending raw meat and meat products to Tajikistan by parcel is prohibited. Parcels containing these items will not be returned to the sender and will be dispose… source |
| Thailand | Meat | Prohibited | Meat and meat products are prohibited from shipment to Thailand via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. Retort/sterilized packaged meat products are addressed s… source |
| Turkey | Salted and spiced beef and sausages | Prohibited | Beef and sausages that have been salted and spiced are prohibited from shipment to Turkey via Regular and EMS services. This restriction applies to these cured… source |
| Ham and Sausage | Conditional | Ham and sausage sent to Turkey are subject to inspection upon arrival and may be returned or destroyed depending on the results. Items accompanied by a quarant… source | |
| Ukraine | Raw meat and meat products | Prohibited | Sending raw meat and meat products to Ukraine is prohibited. Postal items containing them will not be returned to the sender and will be disposed of according… source |
| United Kingdom | Meat and meat products, poultry and poultry products | Prohibited | Meat, meat products, poultry, and poultry products are prohibited from being shipped to the United Kingdom via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibit… source |
| United States | Beef | Prohibited | Beef and beef products are prohibited from being shipped to the United States via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies to beef products… source |
| Meat | Prohibited | Raw meat, frozen meat, and certain smoked or dried meat products shipped from regions where cattle plague (rinderpest), foot-and-mouth disease, hog cholera, sw… source | |
| Meat | Conditional | Meat (beef, pork, sheep, and poultry) and meat products may be imported into the United States under specific conditions depending on origin and processing: sa… source | |
| Vanuatu | Raw Meat, Raw Hides/Skins | Prohibited | Raw meat and raw hides/skins are prohibited from being shipped to Vanuatu via regular and parcel shipping. No exceptions are stated in the source. source |
| Vatican City | Meat (young chicken and rabbit — fresh, frozen, or preserved, excluding canned) | Prohibited | Fresh, frozen, or preserved young chicken meat and rabbit meat (excluding canned) are prohibited for regular shipments to Vatican City. Other types of meat are… source |
| Cook Islands | Meat | Conditional | Meat and meat products are conditionally permitted to the Cook Islands, provided they have been heat-sterilized and sealed in airtight containers in accordance… source |
| Finland | Mammals, Birds (live), Raw Meat, Milk, Milk Fat, and Bird Eggs | Conditional | Live mammals, live birds, their raw meat, milk, milk fat, and bird eggs are conditionally permitted for shipment to Finland, but only when authorization has be… source |
| Meat and Meat Products | Conditional | Meat and meat products may be sent to Finland only with authorization from the Veterinary Director General of the destination country's Ministry of Agriculture… source | |
| Ireland | Lard, Ham, and Other Pork Products | Conditional | Lard, ham, and other pork products may only be shipped to Ireland if permission has been obtained from the destination country's Ministry of Agriculture. Shipm… source |
| Israel | Meat | Conditional | Canned meat products destined for Israel are conditionally permitted, but only as commercial samples, provided they have received approval from the relevant Is… source |
| Kuwait | Canned meat, milk, and dairy products | Conditional | Canned meat, milk, and dairy products require a permit issued by the competent authorities of the destination country (Kuwait). Shipment is conditional upon ob… source |
| Lebanon | Pork | Conditional | Pork is conditionally permitted for shipment to Lebanon. It is allowed only when the shipper has obtained authorization from Lebanon's Ministry of Public Healt… source |
| Mauritania | Meat | Conditional | Meat and meat products from cattle, sheep, goat, and pig are conditionally permitted for import into Mauritania by parcel, provided authorization is obtained f… source |
| Netherlands | Meat and Meat Products | Conditional | Meat and meat products (including poultry) are conditionally permitted for both personal and commercial imports, provided a veterinary certificate issued by a… source |
| Portugal | Foodstuffs (meat, milk, butter, margarine, fish) | Conditional | Certain foodstuffs shipped to Portugal are subject to sanitary inspection upon arrival. The affected items are fresh, salted, or smoked meat; milk; butter; mar… source |
| Samoa | Meat | Conditional | Meat and meat products may only be shipped to Samoa if they have been heat-sterilized in accordance with the destination's Importation of Livestock Regulations… source |
| Singapore | Meat (beef and pork only) | Conditional | Beef and pork may be sent to Singapore for personal use only, with parcels limited to 5 kg; an export quarantine certificate issued by the Animal Quarantine Se… source |
| Spain | Animals, Meat, and Related Products | Conditional | Animals, meat, hides, tallow, horns, hooves, and their products, as well as marine mammals, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and parts thereof, are conditionally p… source |
| Vietnam | Dried meat, salted meat | Conditional | Dried meat and salted meat may each be shipped to Viet Nam, but neither may exceed 1,000 grams per shipment. Both types are subject to this quantity limit acro… source |
No destination-specific rule for meat in the other 108 destinations
Japan Post's carrier-wide rules above still apply to each of them, and so does the destination's general customs law. No rule is not a statement that the item can be sent.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bonaire, Saba & Sint Eustatius
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cayman Islands
- Chad
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Iran
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Liberia
- Lithuania
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Pitcairn Islands
- Romania
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Suriname
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Wallis and Futuna
Not sure about a specific item?
This page lists Japan Post's rules. The ShipMate GO app checks your actual item against them, asks the one or two questions a conditional rule needs, and tells you the outcome before anything is charged. Sending a parcel from Japan? Booking is free and you pay once, after weighing. Shopping from abroad with Shop for Me? Anything that can't ship is dropped from your order before you pay for the goods.
Common questions
- Is packaged or dried meat treated differently from raw?
- Rarely in the sender's favour. A destination that prohibits meat products refuses jerky, sausages and canned meat as well as fresh meat. Where a destination's rule names raw meat only, processed products still fall under its general food rules.
- Which destinations list meat as conditional?
- The table on this page lists them with Japan Post's wording and the conditions, typically an import authorisation or a quarantine or veterinary certificate. Singapore and the Netherlands are examples.
- What happens if customs finds undeclared meat?
- The parcel is held or destroyed at the destination and the sender may be fined. ShipMate declares contents accurately and does not carry items a rule prohibits.
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- JSON
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- MCP
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Site-wide guidance for agents is at /llms.txt.
Sources
Japan Post's page for each carrier-wide and destination rule above (99)
- Armenia
- Raw meat and meat products
- Australia
- Meat (raw) · Meat products
- Austria
- Meat and Meat Products (Spoiled, Semi-processed, Imitation, Counterfeit, or Damaged) · Animal meat and animal-origin materials
- Azerbaijan
- Raw meat and meat products
- Belarus
- Pork and pork products (manufactured in Russia) · Poultry meat and poultry products (manufactured in Switzerland only)
- Belgium
- Meat, fat, etc. of solipeds (single-hoofed animals) · Meat, fat, slaughter by-products, margarine, and other prepared edible fats
- Benin
- Animals and Meat
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Meat and Dairy Products
- Canada
- Meat
- China
- Raw or cooked meat (including offal/organs) and meat products, as well as aquatic animal products
- Colombia
- Meat
- Cuba
- Animal products including ham, sausage, bones, milk, and dairy products · Fresh meat for processing or freezing
- Denmark
- Poultry Meat · Livestock products (margarine, butter, fat, meat, and other livestock products)
- French Guiana
- Raw meat, raw hides, raw wool (sheep), animal hair
- Georgia
- Raw meat and meat products
- Germany
- Meat and Meat Products, including Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products · Meat of solipeds (single-hoofed animals)
- Greece
- Meat · Meat and related animal products
- Greenland
- Poultry Meat · Livestock products (margarine, butter, fat, meat, and other livestock products)
- Jamaica
- Meat
- Kyrgyzstan
- Raw meat and meat products
- Liechtenstein
- Odd-toed and even-toed ungulates, their meat, meat products (excluding canned), and raw materials · Meat and Meat Products
- Marshall Islands
- Animal products (ruminant/swine secretions and organs from disease-affected regions; poultry meat and products from Newcastle disease regions) · Raw and frozen meat, and smoked or dried meat, from regions affected by rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease · Meat
- Micronesia
- Animal products (ruminant/swine secretions and organs from disease-affected regions; poultry meat and products from Newcastle disease regions) · Raw and frozen meat (from regions with rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease); smoked or dried meat (except items listed in 2.1.3.2) · Meat
- Palau
- Animal products (ruminant/swine secretions and organs from disease-affected regions; poultry meat and products from Newcastle disease regions) · Meat (raw, frozen, smoked, and dried) · Meat
- Philippines
- Meat products (beef and related)
- Poland
- Beef · Meat products and dairy products
- Saudi Arabia
- Beef
- Slovakia
- Raw Meat
- South Korea
- Meat, meat products, and dairy products
- Sri Lanka
- Meat and Meat Products
- Switzerland
- Odd-toed and even-toed ungulates, their meat, meat products (excluding canned), and raw materials · Meat and meat products
- Taiwan
- Meat and meat products (including poultry) · Food products (excluding Chinese mitten crab / Shanghai crab, and beef products whose import is prohibited)
- Tajikistan
- Raw meat and meat products
- Thailand
- Meat
- Ukraine
- Raw meat and meat products
- United Kingdom
- Meat and meat products, poultry and poultry products
- Vanuatu
- Raw Meat, Raw Hides/Skins
- Cook Islands
- Meat
- Israel
- Meat
- Lebanon
- Pork
- Mauritania
- Meat
- Netherlands
- Meat and Meat Products
- Samoa
- Meat
- Singapore
- Meat (beef and pork only)
- Vietnam
- Dried meat, salted meat