Items Japan Post won't ship to any country

• Lithium batteries installed in equipment that meet the dispatch conditions specified in Annex 16 of the International Postal Convention, and the destination country handles such items → permitted as exception
• Inert explosive devices, inert military ammunition (including inert grenades and shells), and their replicas, and the destination country handles such items → permitted as exception

• Flash point exceeds 60°C and this is stated in the item description field → permitted
• Adhesive has been used and has solidified/cured → permitted

• Does not contain poisonous or deleterious substances as defined under Japan's Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, and shipper confirms this in the item description field → permitted
• Product is in a pressurized spray-can format using compressed gas (高圧ガス使用スプレー缶式) → prohibited
• Product does not contain compressed/high-pressure gas, and shipper confirms this in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Written confirmation in the item description field (品名欄) that the shipment does not contain toxic or deleterious substances (毒物・劇物) as defined under Japan's Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act; Written confirmation in the item description field (品名欄) that the shipment does not contain high-pressure gas (高圧ガス)

• Contains lithium battery and device meets international mail conditions for lithium battery shipment; no lithium battery mark/label affixed → permitted
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used; 'without lithium battery' declared in item description field → permitted
• Lithium battery mark/label is affixed to the package → prohibited
• Does not contain flammable liquid; 'Not Restricted' declared in item description field → permitted

Documents: Declaration of 'without lithium battery' in item description field when lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used; Declaration of 'Not Restricted' in item description field when no flammable liquid is contained

• Does not contain toxic or deleterious substances as defined under the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, and this is stated in the item name field → permitted
• Product is in aerosol/spray-can format using compressed gas → prohibited

• Antiperspirant in aerosol/spray-can format using compressed gas → prohibited
• Antiperspirant contains no compressed gas AND no flammable liquid, declared as such in the item name field → permitted
• Antiperspirant contains no compressed gas AND contains alcohol at 24% or below, both declared in the item name field → permitted

Documents: Declaration in the item name field that no compressed gas is contained; Declaration in the item name field that no flammable liquid is contained (if applicable); Declaration in the item name field that alcohol content is 24% or below (if alcohol is present)

• Aroma oil: flash point exceeds 60°C and this is declared in the item name field → permitted
• Aroma candle only (no aroma oil included): no additional declaration required → permitted
• Aroma candle with aroma oil included: flash point exceeds 60°C and both the inclusion of aroma oil and the flash point exceeding 60°C are declared in the item name field → permitted

• Flash point exceeds 60°C and this is stated in the item description field → permitted

• Contains no flammable liquid → permitted — must state 'contains no flammable liquid' in the item name/description field
• Contains flammable liquid with flash point above 60°C → permitted — must confirm flash point exceeds 60°C and state this in the item name/description field
• Contains flammable liquid with flash point at or below 60°C → not accepted
• Aerosol spray-can format using pressurized/compressed gas → not accepted — risk of bursting or explosion
• Contains no pressurized gas → permitted — must state 'contains no pressurized gas' in the item name/description field

Documents: Statement in the item name/description field confirming absence of flammable liquid, OR confirming flash point exceeds 60°C if flammable liquid is present; Statement in the item name/description field confirming absence of pressurized gas

• Body lotion: confirmed to contain no flammable liquids, with declaration in item name field → permitted
• Body lotion: contains alcohol at a concentration of 24% or below, with declaration in item name field → permitted
• Body care products other than body lotion: in pressurized spray can form (aerosol with compressed gas) → prohibited
• Body care products other than body lotion: confirmed to contain no compressed gas, with declaration in item name field → permitted

Documents: Declaration in the item name field that the body lotion contains no flammable liquids (if applicable); Declaration in the item name field that the body lotion alcohol concentration is 24% or below (if alcohol is present); Declaration in the item name field that the product contains no compressed gas (for body care products other than body lotion)

• Confirmed via SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent that the product is acceptable for air transport → conditional acceptance
• Does not contain toxic or deleterious substances as defined under the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, confirmed and noted in the item description field → conditional acceptance
• Flash point exceeds 60°C, confirmed and noted in the item description field → conditional acceptance

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート) confirming suitability for air transport; Written confirmation in the item description field that the product contains no toxic or deleterious substances under the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act; Written confirmation in the item description field that the flash point exceeds 60°C

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the item is acceptable for shipment → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート)

• Kishu Binchotan bearing the official '紀州備長炭証' sticker issued by the Wakayama Prefecture Charcoal Association → permitted
• Okinawa Pine Charcoal (沖縄パイン炭) bearing the designated official sticker → permitted
• Nose Kikuzumi (能勢菊炭) bearing the designated official sticker → permitted
• Any charcoal not bearing the designated official sticker for one of the three approved types → prohibited

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the item is acceptable for shipment → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート)

• Contains no flammable liquid → permitted — shipper must state this in the item name field
• Contains alcohol and alcohol concentration is 24% or below → permitted — shipper must confirm and state the alcohol concentration in the item name field

Documents: Declaration in the item name field that no flammable liquid is contained, OR that alcohol content is 24% or below

• Product is in aerosol/spray-can form using pressurized gas → prohibited
• Product contains no flammable liquid and no pressurized gas (declaration in item description field required; cleansing powder exempt from declaration) → permitted
• Product contains flammable liquid with flash point above 60 °C and no pressurized gas (flash point and absence of pressurized gas must be declared in item description field) → permitted

Documents: Declaration in the item description field confirming absence of flammable liquid (or flash point above 60 °C if flammable liquid is present); Declaration in the item description field confirming absence of pressurized gas (not required for cleansing powder)

• Contains no flammable liquid, and this is stated in the item name field → permitted
• Contains a flammable liquid with a flash point exceeding 60°C, and this is stated in the item name field → permitted
• Contains a flammable liquid with a flash point of 60°C or below → prohibited

Documents: Declaration in the item name field stating whether the product contains no flammable liquid, or confirming the flash point exceeds 60°C if a flammable liquid is present

• Contents are specifically described and individually prohibited items (flammable liquids such as nail polish remover, or pressurized aerosol/spray cans) are confirmed to be absent → permitted

• Contains no flammable liquid → permitted — shipper must state this in the item description field
• Contains alcohol at a concentration of 24% or below → permitted — shipper must state the alcohol concentration in the item description field
• Contains flammable liquid with alcohol concentration above 24% → not accepted
• Aerosol / spray can format using pressurized gas → not accepted
• Contains no pressurized gas → permitted — shipper must state this in the item description field

Documents: Declaration in the item description field stating the product contains no flammable liquid, OR that alcohol concentration is 24% or below; Declaration in the item description field stating the product contains no pressurized gas

• Spray-can type containing high-pressure gas or flammable gas → prohibited
• Does not contain high-pressure gas — confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted
• Does not contain flammable liquid — confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted
• Contains alcohol at a concentration of 24% or below — confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Statement in the item description field confirming absence of high-pressure gas (if applicable); Statement in the item description field confirming absence of flammable liquid (if applicable); Statement in the item description field confirming alcohol concentration is 24% or below (if product contains alcohol)

• Does not contain bleach or oxidizing substances AND is not alcohol-based → permitted — shipper must write 'Not Restricted' in the item description field
• Alcohol-based detergent with flash point exceeding 60°C → permitted — shipper must confirm flash point exceeds 60°C and state this in the item description field
• Contains bleach or oxidizing substances, or is alcohol-based with flash point of 60°C or below → not accepted

Documents: Statement in the item description field: 'Not Restricted' (for non-alcohol-based products containing no bleach or oxidizing substances); Statement in the item description field confirming flash point exceeds 60°C (for alcohol-based detergents)

• Contains no flammable liquid — shipper declares this in the item name field → permitted
• Alcohol concentration is 24% or below — shipper confirms and declares this in the item name field → permitted

• Used as a coolant for Category B infectious substances → permitted for air transport
• Outer surface of the mailpiece is marked with 'Dry ice, UN1845, NET QTY (net weight of dry ice) kg' → permitted for air transport

• Packaged in a wooden frame or wooden box → permitted
• Packaged with boards or corrugated cardboard sandwiching top and bottom, secured with metal or plastic banding → permitted

• Flash point exceeds 60°C and this fact is stated in the item description field → permitted

• alcohol content is 24% or below → permitted
• alcohol content is 24% or below → alcohol content must be stated in the item name field on the shipping declaration

• Contains no flammable liquid, declared in item name field → permitted
• Alcohol concentration is 24% or below, declared in item name field → permitted

Documents: Declaration in item name field stating no flammable liquid is contained, or that alcohol concentration is 24% or below

• Product is in a pressurized spray-can format using high-pressure gas → prohibited
• Product does not contain high-pressure gas and shipper provides written declaration stating no high-pressure gas is contained → permitted

Documents: Written declaration by shipper confirming the product contains no high-pressure gas

• Contents are described specifically and confirmed to contain no prohibited toxic or highly toxic substances (as defined under the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act) and no flammable liquids with a flash point of 60°C or below → permitted
• Flammable liquids are included and flash point exceeds 60°C, stated explicitly in the item description field → permitted
• Contents include toxic/highly toxic substances (毒物・劇物) as defined under applicable law, or flammable liquids with a flash point of 60°C or below → prohibited

Documents: Specific description of contents written in the item description field; Confirmation statement that contents contain no toxic or highly toxic substances (毒物・劇物) written in the item description field; Flash point exceeding 60°C stated in the item description field (if flammable liquids are included)

• No flammable substances (e.g. carbide) are contained, confirmed and declared in the item name field, and the body and metal rod are packaged so they do not contact each other → permitted

Documents: Declaration in the item name field stating that no flammable substances are contained

• Flash point exceeds 60°C and this is confirmed and stated in the item name field → permitted

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation is provided and reviewed to confirm the shipment is acceptable → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート)

• Container is unused (has never been used) → permitted
• Container has been used (residual flammable liquid may remain) → prohibited

• Glue in aerosol/spray-can form using compressed/pressurized gas → prohibited
• Glue containing no pressurized gas, with shipper's declaration to that effect noted in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Shipper must state 'contains no pressurized gas' in the item description field on the shipment declaration

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the product is acceptable for shipment → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート)

• Contains no flammable liquid — stated in the item name field → permitted
• Contains alcohol at a concentration of 24% or below — stated in the item name field → permitted

Documents: Statement in the item name field confirming the product contains no flammable liquid, OR that alcohol content is 24% or below

• Aerosol/spray-can type containing compressed gas or flammable gas → prohibited
• Does not contain compressed gas; confirmed free of flammable liquids; stated as such in the item description field → permitted
• Does not contain compressed gas; contains alcohol at a concentration of 24% or below; stated as such in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Statement in the item description field confirming absence of compressed/flammable gas (where applicable); Statement in the item description field confirming absence of flammable liquids or that alcohol content is 24% or below (where applicable)

• Product contains no flammable liquid → permitted — must declare 'contains no flammable liquid' in the item name field
• Product contains alcohol at 24% or below → permitted — must confirm alcohol content is ≤24% and declare this in the item name field
• Product contains no high-pressure gas → permitted — must declare 'contains no high-pressure gas' in the item name field
• Product is a spray can using high-pressure gas → prohibited

Documents: Declaration in the item name field that the product contains no flammable liquid, OR that alcohol content is 24% or below; Declaration in the item name field that the product contains no high-pressure gas

• Spray-can type containing compressed gas (高圧ガス) → prohibited
• Does not contain compressed gas — declared as such in the item name field → permitted
• Does not contain flammable liquid — declared as such in the item name field → permitted
• Contains alcohol at a concentration of 24% or below — confirmed and declared as such in the item name field → permitted

Documents: Declaration in the item name field that the product does not contain compressed gas (if applicable); Declaration in the item name field that the product does not contain flammable liquid (if applicable); Declaration in the item name field that the alcohol concentration is 24% or below (if product contains alcohol)

• Product contains no flammable liquids AND this is stated in the item description field → permitted
• Alcohol concentration is 24% or below AND this is stated in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Statement in the item description field confirming the product contains no flammable liquids, or that alcohol concentration is 24% or below

• Contains no flammable liquid — shipper declares this in the item description field → permitted
• Contains flammable liquid with flash point (closed-cup) above 60°C — shipper declares this in the item description field → permitted
• Contains flammable liquid with flash point (closed-cup) 60°C or below → prohibited (classified as dangerous goods)

Documents: Statement in the item description field confirming either: (a) no flammable liquid is contained, or (b) flammable liquid is contained and its flash point (closed-cup) exceeds 60°C

• Contains poisonous or deleterious substances as defined under Japan's Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act → prohibited
• Aerosol/spray-can format using compressed gas → prohibited
• Free of poisonous/deleterious substances (as defined under Japan's Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act) AND free of compressed gas, with confirmation noted in the item name field → permitted

Documents: Written confirmation in the item name field that the shipment does not contain poisonous or deleterious substances as defined under Japan's Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act; Written confirmation in the item name field that the shipment does not contain compressed gas

• Incense does not contain ignition agents (flammable/firestarter substances) and this is stated in the item description field → permitted

• Item contains no igniting agent / flammable substance (着火剤) → permitted — must also be declared in the item description field

Documents: Declaration in the item/goods description field confirming the item contains no igniting agent (着火剤が含まれていないことの品名欄への記載)

• Item is confirmed as approved for air transport via SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirming the item is approved for air transport

• Fumigation-type (燻煙式) insecticide → prohibited
• Aerosol spray-can format using pressurized gas (高圧ガス使用スプレー缶式) → prohibited
• Contains substances classified as poisons or deleterious substances under the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act (毒物及び劇物取締法) → prohibited
• Does not use pressurized gas, is not fumigation-type, and does not contain classified poisons or deleterious substances — with confirmation noted in the item description field → permitted
• Insect repellent sticker/patch (虫よけシール) → permitted

Documents: Written confirmation in the item description field (品名欄) that the item does not contain pressurized gas; Written confirmation in the item description field (品名欄) that the item does not contain substances classified as poisons or deleterious substances under the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act

• Container is unused (never been filled) → permitted
• Container has been used (may retain residual flammable liquid) → prohibited

• Flash point exceeds 60°C and this is stated in the item description field → permitted

• Shipper provides a specific itemized description of contents and confirms no prohibited items (e.g. flammable liquids or pressurized aerosol/high-pressure gas containers) are included → permitted

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the item is acceptable for shipment → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート)

• Contains no flammable liquid AND is not a pressurized spray-can product containing compressed gas → permitted — shipper must declare absence of flammable liquid and compressed gas in the item-name field
• Contains alcohol at a concentration of 24% or below AND contains no compressed gas AND is not in spray-can format → permitted — shipper must declare the alcohol concentration (≤24%) and absence of compressed gas in the item-name field
• Contains compressed gas (pressurized spray-can format) → prohibited — not accepted under any circumstances

Documents: Declaration in the item-name field stating that no flammable liquid is present (if applicable); Declaration in the item-name field stating that alcohol concentration is 24% or below (if product contains alcohol); Declaration in the item-name field stating that no compressed gas is present (if applicable)

• Contains no flammable liquid — shipper declares this in the item name field → permitted
• Contains flammable liquid with flash point exceeding 60°C — shipper confirms and declares this in the item name field → permitted

• Does not contain flammable liquid (acetone) AND flash point confirmed to exceed 60 °C AND item description field marked "Not Restricted" → permitted

• Item is unused (no residual flammable liquid) → permitted

• Oil paint (油絵具): confirmed to contain no painting oil (ペインティングオイル / solvent medium) and this confirmation is stated in the item description field → permitted
• Mineral pigment (岩絵具): verified as air-transportable via SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirming air-transportability (required for mineral pigments / iwa-enogu); Written statement in the item description field confirming absence of painting oil/solvent medium (required for oil paints)

• item contains pathogens → must comply with the conditions set out in the International Postal Conditions (国際郵便約款)

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the item is acceptable for shipment → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート)

• Does not contain flammable liquids → Permitted — shipper must state that no flammable liquids are contained in the item description field
• Contains flammable liquids with flash point exceeding 60°C → Permitted — shipper must confirm flash point exceeds 60°C and state this in the item description field
• Item is acrylic resin → Permitted — shipper must state 'acrylic resin' in the item description field; no flash point declaration required

Documents: Declaration in the item description field stating whether flammable liquids are contained or not; Statement in the item description field confirming flash point exceeds 60°C (required when flammable liquids are present); Statement in the item description field identifying the item as acrylic resin (required for acrylic resin shipments)

• contains flammable liquid with flash point above 60°C → permitted, provided flash point above 60°C is declared in the item description field
• contains flammable liquid with flash point at or below 60°C → not accepted

• Shampoo in aerosol/spray-can format using pressurized gas → prohibited
• Shampoo containing no pressurized gas, with a declaration in the item description field stating it contains no pressurized gas → permitted

• Product is in aerosol / spray-can form containing pressurized gas → prohibited
• Product contains no pressurized gas AND contains no flammable liquid AND absence of both is declared in the item description field → permitted
• Product contains alcohol at ≤ 24% ABV AND this is declared in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Declaration in the item description field that the product contains no pressurized gas (高圧ガスが含まれない旨の記載); Declaration in the item description field that the product contains no flammable liquid (引火性液体が含まれない旨の記載), or confirmation that alcohol content is 24% ABV or below with that fact stated in the item description field

• Contains no flammable liquid — confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted
• Contains alcohol at a concentration of 24% or below — confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted
• Contains no pressurized gas — confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted
• Spray-can format using pressurized gas → prohibited

Documents: Confirmation that no flammable liquid is contained, noted in the item description field (if applicable); Confirmation that alcohol concentration is 24% or below, noted in the item description field (if alcohol is present); Confirmation that no pressurized gas is contained, noted in the item description field (if applicable)

• Acceptability confirmed via SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート) or equivalent documentation confirming the item is acceptable for shipment

• Urea concentration verified via SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent document confirming urea concentration

• Product contains no alcohol → permitted — shipper must state that no alcohol is contained in the item name field
• Product contains alcohol and alcohol content is 24% or below → permitted — shipper must confirm alcohol content is 24% or below and state this in the item name field
• Product contains alcohol and alcohol content exceeds 24% → not accepted

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the battery is acceptable for shipment → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート) or equivalent documentation confirming shipment eligibility

• Acceptability confirmed via SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation → conditional acceptance
• Insulation or other short-circuit prevention measures implemented → conditional acceptance

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート)

• Device contains a lithium battery and meets international mail conditions for lithium battery shipment, and no lithium battery mark/label is affixed → permitted
• Device has a lithium battery mark/label affixed → prohibited
• Lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used → permitted — 'without lithium battery' must be written in the item description field
• Device with built-in speaker contains no magnetic materials → permitted — absence of magnetic materials must be stated in the item description field

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' if the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used; Item description field must state that no magnetic materials are present if the amplifier (with built-in speaker) contains no magnetic materials

• Contains lithium battery: must satisfy international mail shipping conditions for lithium-battery-containing devices; lithium battery mark/label must NOT be affixed → permitted
• Lithium battery mark/label is affixed to the package → prohibited
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used → permitted — declare 'without lithium battery' in the item name field
• Does not contain flammable liquid → permitted — state absence of flammable liquid in the item name field

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used: write 'without lithium battery' in the item name/description field on the customs declaration; If no flammable liquid is contained: state that no flammable liquid is included in the item name/description field on the customs declaration

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Write 'without lithium battery' in the item description field when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Contains lithium battery → Accepted only if international postal conditions for lithium battery-containing devices are met; items bearing a lithium battery mark/label are not accepted
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used → Accepted; shipper must write 'without lithium battery' in the item description field
• Item with speakers confirmed to contain no magnetic materials → Accepted; shipper must state the absence of magnetic materials in the item description field

Documents: Declaration of 'without lithium battery' in the item description field (when lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used); Declaration that no magnetic materials are present in the item description field (when applicable)

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or non-lithium battery is used: item description field must state 'without lithium battery'

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used, the item name field must state 'without lithium battery'

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state "without lithium battery" when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must include 'without lithium battery' if the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' when the item does not contain a lithium battery

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used: write 'without lithium battery' in the item name/description field on the shipping label or customs form

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Engine-powered (fuel/flammable-liquid) model → prohibited
• Lithium-battery-powered model that meets the conditions for sending lithium battery-containing devices via international mail, AND does not bear a lithium battery mark/label → permitted
• Lithium-battery-powered model bearing a lithium battery mark/label → prohibited
• Lithium battery has been removed, or device uses a battery type other than lithium → permitted — shipper must write 'without lithium battery' in the item description field

Documents: When lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used: write 'without lithium battery' in the item name / description field on the shipping label

• Contains lithium battery → Accepted only if conditions for international postal shipment of lithium battery-containing equipment are met; lithium battery mark must NOT be displayed/affixed
• Lithium battery mark is displayed/affixed on the package → Not accepted
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used → Accepted; shipper must write 'without lithium battery' in the item description field
• Model includes amplifier or speakers (potential magnetic materials) and magnetic materials are not present → Accepted; shipper must state absence of magnetic materials in the item description field

Documents: Declaration of 'without lithium battery' in the item description field when lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used; Declaration in the item description field that magnetic materials are not present, when applicable

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' if lithium battery is removed or not used; Item description field must specify the battery type if a non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used: customs description field must include the notation 'without lithium battery'

• Contains lithium battery → Accepted only if conditions for international postal shipment of lithium-battery-containing devices are met; lithium battery mark must NOT be affixed
• Lithium battery mark is affixed to the package → Not accepted
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used → Accepted; shipper must write 'without lithium battery' in the item description field
• Does not contain magnetic materials → Accepted; shipper must state the absence of magnetic materials in the item description field

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' if lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used; Item description field must state that no magnetic materials are contained, if applicable

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used, the item name field on the customs declaration must state 'without lithium battery'

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Narcotics or psychotropic substances sent as parcel post to a destination country that permits their dispatch for medical or scientific purposes → permitted

• Contains no flammable liquid → permitted — shipper must state absence of flammable liquid in the item description field
• Contains flammable liquid with flash point above 60°C → permitted — shipper must confirm flash point exceeds 60°C and state this in the item description field
• Contains alcohol at concentration of 24% or below → permitted — shipper must confirm alcohol concentration is ≤24% and state this in the item description field
• Spray can type using compressed/high-pressure gas → prohibited — not accepted due to risk of rupture or explosion
• Contains no compressed/high-pressure gas → permitted — shipper must state absence of compressed gas in the item description field

Documents: Declaration in the item description field stating whether flammable liquid is present or absent; Declaration in the item description field confirming flash point exceeds 60°C (if flammable liquid is present); Declaration in the item description field confirming alcohol concentration is 24% or below (if alcohol is present); Declaration in the item description field stating whether compressed/high-pressure gas is present or absent

• Item description is specific, clearly identifying the actual contents, and none of the individual contents fall under prohibited or restricted categories → permitted

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the item does not contain flammable liquids or other hazardous substances precluding acceptance → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート) or equivalent documentation confirming the item's hazardous substance content

• Contains no flammable liquid — shipper states this in the item description field → permitted
• Alcohol concentration is 24% or below — shipper confirms and states this in the item description field → permitted

• Inhaler uses pressurized/compressed gas (aerosol canister type) → prohibited
• Inhaler does not contain compressed gas, and the absence of compressed gas is stated in the item name field → permitted

Documents: Statement confirming absence of compressed gas written in the item name field on the shipment

• Flash point exceeds 60°C and this is stated in the item name/description field → permitted

• Item contains no poisons, deleterious substances, flammable liquids, or compressed gases, AND the specific product name (e.g. cold medicine, stomach medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, eye drops) is stated in the item description field → permitted

• alcohol concentration is 24% or below AND alcohol concentration is stated in the item name field → permitted

• unused only → permitted

• Shipment is limited to cases involving infectious substances → conditional acceptance
• Air carriage → conditions as specified in the International Mail Convention provisions apply

• Item is hay or straw → Refer to the separate 'Hay / Straw' category entry
• Feed other than hay or straw; SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent provided confirming no harmful substances → Acceptance possible

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirming the feed does not contain harmful substances

• Edible oil in pressurized spray can format → prohibited
• Edible oil containing no pressurized gas, with declaration to that effect written in the item name field → permitted

• Air transport: safety verified via SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirming flammability classification → permitted
• Product contains only a minor/trace amount of fish meal (e.g. katsuobushi or dashi powder) → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirming suitability for air transport

• Item description is specific (exact contents identified and individually verified against applicable restrictions) → permitted
• Item description is generic / non-specific (declared only as 'food' or 'foodstuffs') → not accepted

• The hay/straw is not wet (not moist) AND is not contaminated with oil, and this is stated in the item description field → permitted

• Animal is a honeybee, leech, or silkworm, shipped via ordinary mail (not registered or insured) or EMS (declared value not exceeding 20,000 yen) → permitted
• Animal is a pest-parasitizing or pest-predatory insect used for pest control and exchanged between authorized facilities, shipped via ordinary mail (not registered or insured) or EMS (declared value not exceeding 20,000 yen) → permitted
• Animal is a Drosophilidae fly used for biomedical research and exchanged between authorized facilities, shipped via ordinary mail (not registered or insured) or EMS (declared value not exceeding 20,000 yen) → permitted
• Any live animal not falling within the listed exceptions → prohibited

• All applicable conditions under international postal conditions, Plant Protection Act, and related laws and regulations are confirmed and met → permitted

• Alcohol by volume ≤ 24% AND item description field includes 'Not Restricted, as per Special Provision A58' → permitted

• Keg is the barrel body only, with absolutely no accessories (e.g. gas cylinder, gas cartridge, server/tap parts, pressure-reducing device, etc.) → permitted
• Keg is not a type with a built-in pressurized gas device → permitted
• Confirmation of the above conditions must be noted in the item description field on the shipping label/documentation → permitted

Documents: Written confirmation in the item description field stating that the keg is the barrel body only with no accessories and does not contain a built-in pressurized gas device

• Sent as registered mail (書留) or insured mail (保険付), amount does not exceed 2,000,000 JPY, and destination country permits it → permitted

• Valuables classified as money or documents, sent in a sealed envelope as registered mail, and permitted by the laws of both origin and destination countries → permitted
• Valuables other than money or documents sent as registered small packet → prohibited (service ended 31 December 2025)
• Any valuables enclosed in uninsured ordinary mail, uninsured parcels, or EMS → prohibited

• Contains lithium battery: must meet international mail conditions for lithium batteries; lithium battery mark must NOT be affixed → permitted
• Lithium battery removed or non-lithium battery used: must state 'without lithium battery' in the item description field → permitted
• Contains flammable liquid: flash point must exceed 60 °C and this must be declared in the item description field → permitted
• Lithium battery mark is affixed to the package → prohibited

Documents: Declaration of 'without lithium battery' in item description field (when lithium battery is removed or non-lithium battery is used); Declaration that flash point exceeds 60 °C in item description field (when flammable liquid is present)

• Paper cigarettes (conventional cigarettes) only → accepted
• Electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products, waterpipe/shisha/hookah tobacco → not accepted

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Declaration of 'no high-pressure gas' in item description field (if no high-pressure gas is present); Declaration of 'without lithium battery' in item description field (if lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used)

• Does not use gunpowder and contains no explosive/gunpowder component, with this confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted

• Printed matter or literature for the blind contains a pre-addressed, prepaid reply postcard, envelope, or wrapper bearing the sender's or their agent's address in the country of origin or destination → permitted
• Small packet contains an unsealed accompanying note or invoice attached to the contents (not addressed to a specific person as personal correspondence) → permitted

• 3D printer unit does not contain lithium batteries or toner, and this is declared in the item description field → permitted
• Materials/filaments are included in the shipment → Each included material must be specifically listed in the item description, and contents must be individually verified to ensure no prohibited items are included
• 3D printer unit contains lithium batteries or toner, or included materials contain flammable or otherwise prohibited substances → not accepted

Documents: Declaration in the item description field confirming that the 3D printer unit does not contain lithium batteries or toner; Specific listing of any included printing materials in the item description field

• Item does not contain magnetic materials, and this is explicitly stated in the item name/description field on the shipment → permitted

• Tank (release) valve is loosened and this is noted in the item description field → permitted

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• No spray cans included and item is unused → permitted

Documents: Statement in the item description field confirming no spray cans are included and the item is unused

• Contents are specifically described and confirmed to contain no individually prohibited items (e.g. tires, fuel tanks, airbag-equipped handlebars) → permitted

• Wheel is not attached to the tire, and shipper notes this in the item description field → permitted
• Wheel is attached to the tire → prohibited

• Contents are described specifically and individually, and none of the individual items are prohibited or restricted → permitted

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Analog barometer contains mercury → prohibited
• Analog barometer does not contain mercury → permitted
• Digital barometer contains a lithium battery and meets the conditions for shipping lithium-battery devices via international mail, and does not bear a lithium battery mark → permitted
• Digital barometer contains a lithium battery and bears a lithium battery mark → prohibited
• Digital barometer with lithium battery removed or using a non-lithium battery → permitted — contents field must state 'without lithium battery'

Documents: Contents field must state 'without lithium battery' when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• Product contains no flammable liquid and this is declared in the item name field → permitted
• Product contains alcohol and alcohol concentration is ≤ 24%, declared in the item name field → permitted
• Product contains no pressurized gas and this is declared in the item name field → permitted
• Product is in aerosol spray-can format using pressurized gas → prohibited

Documents: Declaration in the item name field stating the product contains no flammable liquid, OR that alcohol content is ≤ 24%; Declaration in the item name field stating the product contains no pressurized gas

• Item description is specific and contents are confirmed to contain no prohibited items (e.g. items containing flammable liquids) → permitted

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or non-lithium battery is used: item description field must include the text "without lithium battery"

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Confirmation that the seller/manufacturer appears on the designated approved-seller list for internationally mailable disposable warmers (使い捨てカイロの場合); Item description field must include the notation 'without lithium battery' when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• Contains high-pressure gas → prohibited — cannot be accepted due to risk of bursting or explosion
• Does not contain high-pressure gas, and this is stated in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Statement in the item description field confirming that the item contains no high-pressure gas

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Lens shipped without a camera → permitted
• Camera body included in the same package → refer to camera entry conditions

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Energy storage capacity is 0.3 Wh or less AND '0.3Wh以下' is noted in the item description field → permitted for air transport

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Declaration of 'no high-pressure gas' in the item description field when no high-pressure gas is present; Declaration of 'without lithium battery' in the item description field when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• Item is unused (new) → permitted
• Item is used → prohibited

• Item is unused → permitted
• No flammable gas cartridges or canisters (e.g. cassette gas canisters) are included → permitted
• Shipper confirms unused status and absence of flammable gas components in the item description field → permitted
• Item has been used (risk of residual flammable gas) → prohibited

Documents: Statement in the item description field confirming the item is unused and contains no flammable gas cartridges or canisters

• Engine-powered (petrol/gas) chainsaw — contains flammable liquid → prohibited
• Contains lithium battery AND meets applicable international postal conditions for lithium batteries AND does not bear a lithium battery mark/label → permitted
• Bears a lithium battery mark/label → prohibited
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used — customs description field must state "without lithium battery" → permitted

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used: item description field on customs declaration must state "without lithium battery"

• Child car seat does not contain an airbag → permitted
• Child car seat contains an airbag → prohibited

• Analog thermometer containing mercury → prohibited
• Digital thermometer containing lithium battery and meets international postal lithium-battery conditions and does NOT bear a lithium battery mark/label → permitted
• Digital thermometer containing lithium battery and bears a lithium battery mark/label → prohibited
• Digital thermometer with lithium battery removed or using non-lithium battery — 'without lithium battery' must be written in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' when lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Item contains no gunpowder AND no flammable gas canister or pressurized gas component, confirmed in writing in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Written declaration in the item description field confirming the item contains no gunpowder; Written declaration in the item description field confirming the item contains no flammable gas canister or pressurized gas component

• Shipper provides a specific, concrete description of the actual contents and confirms none of the contents are prohibited or restricted → permitted

• Dehumidifier is not of the compressor type and not of the hybrid type, and absence of refrigerant gas is stated in the item description field → permitted
• Dehumidifier is of the compressor type or hybrid type (i.e. may contain refrigerant gas) → prohibited

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must specify the exact contents of the package; For tanks/cylinders: item description field must state that the tank is empty and the valve is open; For devices without a lithium battery or using a non-lithium battery: item description field must state 'without lithium battery'

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the item does not fall under hazardous substances that may explode when dispersed in air → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート) or equivalent documentation confirming hazardous substance status

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: When lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used: description field on the mail item must state 'without lithium battery'

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' if the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Does not contain adhesive (flammable liquid), and shipper confirms this in the item description field → permitted
• Contains adhesive (flammable liquid) → refer to the 'Adhesive' restriction entry

• Item has been previously used → prohibited (refused) due to risk of residual flammable material
• Item is unused/new, contents described in detail on declaration, and 'without Flammable items' is written on the item name field → permitted

Documents: Detailed description of contents on the customs/shipping declaration; Notation of 'without Flammable items' in the item name/description field

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Description field must state "without lithium battery" if the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• Does not contain pressurized/high-pressure gas → permitted — shipper must state 'contains no pressurized gas' in the item description field
• Spray-can type using high-pressure gas → prohibited

• Shipper provides a specific, concrete description of the actual contents and confirms none of the contents are prohibited or restricted → permitted

• Item is unused and contains no flammable materials (e.g. charcoal, fire-starting agents), and shipper writes 'without Flammable items' in the item name field → permitted
• Item has been previously used (risk of residual flammable substances) → prohibited

Documents: Specific description of contents on the customs/shipping declaration; Statement 'without Flammable items' written in the item name field

• Item is unused → permitted
• Item has been used → prohibited (risk of residual flammable gas)

• Item is unused (never used) → permitted
• Item has been used → prohibited

• Gas-powered model using high-pressure gas → prohibited
• Device with installed or built-in lithium battery meeting required conditions → permitted
• Device shipped without lithium battery, with 'without lithium battery' stated in the item name field → permitted

• Smoke balls confirmed to contain no explosive powder, and this is stated in the item name/description field → permitted

• Lithium battery is attached to or built into the device → prohibited
• Lithium battery has been removed, or device uses a non-lithium battery → permitted — must write 'without lithium battery' in the item description field
• Device uses pressurized gas → prohibited
• Device contains no pressurized gas → permitted — must state that no pressurized gas is contained in the item description field

• Handle contains no airbag → permitted

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet) for disposable type, to confirm acceptance eligibility

• Contains lithium battery and meets the conditions for sending devices containing lithium batteries via international mail; lithium battery mark/label must NOT be affixed → permitted
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used; item name field states 'without lithium battery' → permitted
• Flammable materials (e.g. charcoal) present and item has been previously used (residual flammable material possible) → prohibited
• No flammable materials remain; item name field states 'without Flammable items' → permitted
• Lithium battery mark/label is affixed to the package → prohibited

Documents: Item name field on customs declaration must state 'without lithium battery' when lithium battery is removed or non-lithium battery is used; Item name field on customs declaration must state 'without Flammable items' when confirming absence of flammable materials

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' if the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used; Item description field must state that no high-pressure gas is contained if the unit does not contain high-pressure gas

• Ink cartridges are NOT included or built in → Permitted — shipper must state the absence of ink cartridges in the item name field
• Ink cartridges ARE included or built in → Refer to the 'Ink Cartridge' restriction entry for applicable conditions

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Confirmation that item contains no poisons or deleterious substances as defined by the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, stated in the item name field; If lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used: notation of 'without lithium battery' in the item name field

• Dry specimen — must be stated as dry in the item description field → permitted
• Fluid-preserved (wet) specimen stored in 70–80% ethanol/alcohol → prohibited

• Contains lithium battery → Accepted only if conditions for sending via international mail are met; lithium battery mark must NOT be displayed/affixed
• Lithium battery mark is displayed/affixed on the package → Not accepted
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used → Accepted; shipper must write 'without lithium battery' in the item name field
• Contains built-in speakers (possible magnetic materials) → Accepted only if magnetic material conditions are met; if no magnetic material is present, shipper must state that in the item name field

Documents: Entry of 'without lithium battery' in the item name field on the customs declaration, if lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used; Statement in the item name field that no magnetic material is contained, if applicable

• Specific item name is provided in the item description field AND confirmed not to be an air dangerous good → permitted
• Declared only as 'Kitchen supplies' or equivalently vague description → not accepted

• Gasoline or kerosene (fuel-based) lantern → prohibited — cannot be accepted due to flammable liquid content
• Battery-powered lantern containing lithium batteries, and the item meets the conditions for international mail shipment, and no lithium battery mark is affixed → permitted
• Battery-powered lantern containing lithium batteries, and a lithium battery mark is affixed → prohibited — cannot be accepted
• Battery-powered lantern with lithium battery removed, or using non-lithium batteries → permitted — item description field must state 'without lithium battery'
• Gas-type lantern that is unused and contains no gas canister, with confirmation of both conditions stated in the item description field → permitted

Documents: For battery-powered lanterns without lithium batteries or using non-lithium batteries: item description field must state 'without lithium battery'; For gas-type lanterns: item description field must confirm the lantern is unused and contains no gas canister

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• Life jacket contains compressed gas cylinder or tank → prohibited
• Life jacket does not contain compressed gas, and a declaration to that effect is written in the item name field → permitted

Documents: Declaration that the item contains no compressed gas, written in the item name field on the shipping form

• Item does not contain magnetic substances → permitted, provided this is stated in the item description field

• Does not contain adhesive (flammable liquid) and absence of adhesive is stated in the item description field → permitted
• Contains adhesive (flammable liquid) → must follow adhesive (flammable liquid) restrictions separately

• Motor contains flammable liquid (hydraulic type) → Permitted only if flash point exceeds 60°C and that fact is declared in the item description field
• Motor does not contain magnetic material → Permitted if 'Not Restricted' is declared in the item description field

• No igniting agents (flammable substances) are contained, and this is confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted

• Item is unused → permitted
• Item has been used → prohibited

• Cooling-liquid type: flash point confirmed to exceed 60 °C and that fact stated in the item description field → permitted
• Battery-powered type with lithium battery: meets all conditions for sending lithium-battery-containing devices by international mail and no lithium battery mark is affixed → permitted
• Battery-powered type with lithium battery: lithium battery mark is affixed → prohibited
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used: item description field states 'without lithium battery' → permitted

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Item description is specific enough to identify all contents, and none of the contents are restricted or prohibited → permitted

• Items requiring export permit, approval, or inspection under applicable laws → Must prove completion of such permit/approval/inspection to customs before export is permitted
• Items prohibited from import at the destination country under CITES (e.g. ivory, ivory products) → Not accepted for shipment
• Shipment declared as shark fin (フカヒレ / SHARK FIN) on any service (air including EMS, SAL, or surface) → Not accepted for shipment

Documents: Proof of export permit or approval issued under applicable laws (presented to customs); Proof of completion of export inspection or fulfilment of required conditions under applicable laws (presented to customs)

• Paraglider includes an engine or fuel tank → prohibited
• Paraglider does not use an engine or any power unit, and this is stated in the item description field → permitted

• No toxic or deleterious substances (as defined under Japan's Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act) are contained, and this is confirmed in the item description field → permitted
• Any flammable liquid component has a flash point exceeding 60°C, and this is confirmed in the item description field → permitted

• Item description is made specific and contents are confirmed to contain no prohibited items → permitted

• Shipper provides a specific description of the actual contents and confirms that none of the contents are prohibited or restricted → permitted

• SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent documentation confirms the item is acceptable for shipment → permitted

Documents: SDS (Safety Data Sheet / 安全データシート) or equivalent documentation

• Seatbelt does not contain a pyrotechnic (explosive powder) pretensioner, and this is declared in the item description field → permitted

• Flammable liquids are not contained, confirmed and stated in the item name field → permitted
• Flammable liquids are contained and flash point exceeds 60°C, confirmed and stated in the item name field → permitted
• Adhesive has been applied and solidified (no liquid adhesive present) → permitted
• Oil-based ink refills containing flammable liquids, transported by air → prohibited
• Contains liquid adhesive → refer to adhesives guidelines

Documents: Written confirmation in the item name field that flammable liquids are not contained, or that any flammable liquid present has a flash point exceeding 60°C

• Unit is confirmed to be non-gas-type (no high-pressure gas shock absorber) and this is stated in the item description field → permitted

• Ball is made of plastic (not celluloid), and material is stated as plastic in the item description field → permitted
• Ball is made of celluloid → prohibited

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Analog thermometer containing mercury → prohibited
• Digital thermometer containing lithium battery, confirmed eligible for air transport and properly declared without lithium battery mark affixed → permitted for air transport
• Digital thermometer with lithium battery mark displayed/affixed → cannot be accepted
• Digital thermometer with lithium battery removed or using non-lithium battery → permitted, provided item description states 'without lithium battery'

Documents: Lithium battery declaration (proper declaration confirming eligibility for air transport, without lithium battery mark affixed); Item description must state 'without lithium battery' if lithium battery is removed or non-lithium battery is used

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• Contains no explosives or gunpowder, and this is confirmed and stated in the item description field → permitted
• Uses a high-pressure gas spray-can mechanism → prohibited
• Contains no high-pressure gas, and this is stated in the item description field → permitted (with respect to high-pressure gas)
• Contains a lithium battery and meets the conditions for international mail shipment of lithium-battery-containing devices, with no lithium battery mark affixed → permitted
• Contains a lithium battery and has a lithium battery mark displayed/affixed → prohibited
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used, and 'without lithium battery' is written in the item description field → permitted (with respect to lithium battery)

Documents: Item description field must state that no gunpowder/explosives are used or contained (if applicable); Item description field must state that no high-pressure gas is contained (if applicable); Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' if the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• Contents are described specifically and confirmed to contain no restricted or prohibited items → permitted

• Contains lithium battery: device meets the conditions for international postal shipment of lithium-battery-containing equipment, AND no lithium battery mark/label is affixed → permitted
• Contains lithium battery: lithium battery mark/label is affixed → prohibited
• Lithium battery has been removed, or a non-lithium battery is used: 'without lithium battery' is stated in the item description field → permitted
• Contains flammable liquid: flash point exceeds 60°C and this is declared in the item description field → permitted

Documents: Declaration of 'without lithium battery' in the item description field if lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used; Declaration in the item description field confirming that any flammable liquid has a flash point exceeding 60°C

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: If lithium battery is removed or a non-lithium battery is used: declaration of 'without lithium battery' in the item/goods description field on the customs/postal form; If no refrigerant gas is present: declaration to that effect in the item/goods description field on the customs/postal form

• The lithium battery is shipped loose, as a spare, or packed alongside the equipment instead of installed in it → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The destination is not on Japan Post's list of countries and regions that accept lithium batteries by air mail, SAL and EMS (equipment whose only lithium batteries are installed button cells is exempt) → Cannot be sent by air mail, SAL or EMS
• A lithium-ion/polymer battery pack exceeds 100 Wh (or a cell exceeds 20 Wh), or a lithium-metal pack contains more than 2 g of lithium (or a cell more than 1 g) → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The mail item contains more than 2 lithium battery packs or more than 4 lithium cells → Cannot be sent by international mail
• The lithium battery is installed in or built into the equipment, within the capacity and quantity limits, and addressed to a destination that accepts lithium batteries → Permitted — pack as listed and declare the item contents
• The only lithium batteries are button (coin) cells installed in the equipment → Permitted by air or surface mail — not classified as dangerous goods
• The equipment is packed so the battery is protected from damage, short circuit and accidental activation → Required
• Lithium-ion battery packs show their watt-hour (Wh) rating on the battery casing → Required
• The package does not bear the lithium battery handling mark (UN3481 / UN3091 label) → Required — Japan Post refuses marked mail items
• Batteries are of a UN 38.3-tested type, undamaged, not recalled, and weigh at most 5 kg in total → Declaration by the sender
• Items may still be returned under the destination's latest rules, and some destinations refuse specific electrical appliances → Advisory

Documents: Item description field must state 'without lithium battery' when the lithium battery has been removed or a non-lithium battery is used

• Item does not contain magnetic materials → Permitted — shipper must state the absence of magnetic materials in the item description field