What you can't ship from Japan to San Marino
24 Japan Post import rules · verified · source: Japan Post
Short answer: Japan Post lists 13 item types that cannot be sent to San Marino and 11 that can be sent only under conditions. Separately, Japan Post applies 278 carrier-wide rules to every destination, covering dangerous goods and items banned from international mail — perfume, aerosols and lithium batteries among them. Rules last verified against Japan Post on August 1, 2026.
- Prohibited
- 13
- Conditional
- 11
- Carrier-wide rules
- 278
These are the destination rules Japan Post publishes for San Marino. They do not repeat the items Japan Post refuses to every country — those are on one shared page, linked below. A rule marked conditional allows the item only when the stated conditions hold; whether your product qualifies is what the ShipMate GO app works out before you book.
Chemicals
2 prohibited · 1 conditional
- Prohibited
Alcoholic beverages containing methyl alcohol, cosmetics, nail care products, and related items
San Marino prohibits the shipment of methyl alcohol, alcoholic beverages containing methyl alcohol, disinfectants, perfumes, cosmetics, volatile oils, essences, dyes, skin/hair/nail care products, formaldehyde solutions, and all preparations containing formaldehyde via regular mail, parcel, and EMS. These items are fully prohibited regardless of quantity or form.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 33
- Prohibited
Toxic Gas
Toxic gas is prohibited for shipment to San Marino via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditions are stated.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 28
- Conditional
Phosphorus and Related Substances
Yellow phosphorus, red phosphorus, phosphorus sulfide, nicotine, nicotine chloride, matches, cerium iron, and pyrophoric alloys may only be shipped to San Marino with prior authorization from the destination country's Ministry of Finance. All applicable shipping types (Regular, Parcel, EMS) are subject to this condition.
Conditions and documents
- Prior authorization obtained from the Ministry of Finance of San Marino → permitted
Documents: Authorization from the Ministry of Finance of San Marino
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 28
Food
2 prohibited · 1 conditional
- Prohibited
Harmful / Hazardous Food Products
Food products that are harmful, spoiled, or perishable are prohibited from shipment to San Marino via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This covers both already-decomposed substances and items susceptible to spoilage.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 22
- Prohibited
Meat (fresh, frozen, or preserved young chicken and rabbit)
Fresh, frozen, or preserved young chicken (broiler) meat and rabbit meat are prohibited, except when canned. Meat of other types is permitted only up to 1 kilogram.
Details and exceptions
- young chicken or rabbit meat that is canned → permitted
- meat other than young chicken or rabbit, up to 1 kilogram → permitted
- meat other than young chicken or rabbit, exceeding 1 kilogram → prohibited
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 02
- Conditional
Salt
Rock salt, crude salt, sea salt, table salt, and pure sodium chloride may only be shipped to San Marino with prior permission from the destination country's Ministry of Finance. Shipment is conditional on obtaining this authorization.
Conditions and documents
- Permission obtained from the Ministry of Finance of San Marino → permitted
Documents: Authorization from the Ministry of Finance of San Marino
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 25
Medicine & supplements
2 conditional
- Conditional
Narcotics
Narcotics such as opium, morphine, and cocaine are only permitted when sent for medical or scientific purposes, accompanied by authorization from San Marino's health authority (Ministere de la sante), and shipped as insured parcels. All other shipments of narcotics are not allowed.
Conditions and documents
- Sent for medical or scientific purposes AND authorized by San Marino's health authority (Ministere de la sante) AND shipped as an insured parcel → permitted
Documents: Authorization from San Marino health authority (Ministere de la sante)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 29
- Conditional
Pharmaceuticals / Medicinal Products
Patented medicines (including sera, vaccines, and insecticides) from countries other than San Marino, and dietetic products not registered in San Marino, are conditionally permitted when shipped in small quantities for the recipient's medical treatment or for pharmaceutical, toxicological, chemical experiments, or laboratory analysis.
Conditions and documents
- Patented medicines (sera, vaccines, insecticides) originating from a country other than San Marino, or dietetic products not registered in San Marino, shipped in small quantities for the recipient's medical treatment or for pharmaceutical, toxicological, chemical experiments, or laboratory analysis → permitted
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 30
Plants & animals
1 prohibited · 1 conditional
- Prohibited
Live Animals
Live animals are prohibited from being shipped to San Marino via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No live animals of any kind may be sent through these postal channels.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 01
- Conditional
Plants
Shipping plants to San Marino may require an export inspection by a plant protection station and an import permit from the destination country. Senders are advised to consult their nearest plant protection station or San Marino's plant protection authority in advance.
Conditions and documents
- Export inspection by plant protection station completed and import permit from destination country obtained (where required) → permitted
Documents: Export inspection certificate from plant protection station (植物防疫所による輸出検査証明); Import permit from the destination country's plant protection authority (名宛国の輸入許可証)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 06
Weapons
1 prohibited · 1 conditional
- Prohibited
Weapons and their parts
Weapons and their parts are prohibited from being shipped to San Marino via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibition covers the weapons themselves as well as any component parts.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 93
- Conditional
Weapons
Hunting, shooting, indoor shooting practice, and defensive weapons, their parts, and their ammunition are conditionally permitted for import into San Marino. Shipment is allowed only when accompanied by an import permit issued by San Marino's Ministry of the Interior (Ministere de l'interieur).
Conditions and documents
- Import permit from San Marino's Ministry of the Interior (Ministere de l'interieur) is attached → permitted
Documents: Import permit from the Ministry of the Interior of San Marino (Ministere de l'interieur)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 93
Currency & valuables
1 prohibited
- Prohibited
Currency and Bearer Securities
Italian coins, banknotes, and bearer securities are prohibited from being shipped to San Marino via regular mail or parcel, except when sent directly from a bank outside the destination country to a bank within the destination country for exchange purposes.
Details and exceptions
- Sent directly from a bank in a country other than the destination country to a bank in the destination country for exchange purposes → permitted
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 49
Tobacco
1 prohibited
- Prohibited
Tobacco
Tobacco products — including cut tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes — are prohibited from being shipped to San Marino via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions are stated in the source.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 24
Other items
5 prohibited · 5 conditional
- Prohibited
Contaminated Articles (Clothing and Bedding from Disease-Origin Areas)
Clothing and bedding dispatched from areas where plague, cholera, typhus, or smallpox has broken out are prohibited from shipment to San Marino. This prohibition applies across regular mail, parcel, and EMS services.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 63
- Prohibited
Gold (unworked): ingots, bars, lumps, powder, and foil
Unworked gold in the form of ingots, bars, lumps, powder, or foil is prohibited from being shipped to San Marino via regular mail and parcel services. No processed or manufactured gold items are specified; the restriction applies to raw/unrefined gold in these physical forms only.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 71
- Prohibited
Items contrary to public order and morals
Records, books, newspapers, printed matter, photographs, paintings, and other items that are contrary to public order and morals are prohibited from shipment to San Marino via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 49
- Prohibited
Karuta (Japanese Playing Cards)
Karuta (Japanese playing cards) are prohibited from shipment to San Marino via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditions are noted in the source.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 95
- Prohibited
Weighing instruments and measuring rules/rulers that violate the laws of the destination country
Scales, weighing instruments, and measuring rules/rulers that violate the laws and regulations of San Marino are prohibited from shipment via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. Only those instruments that do not comply with San Marino's applicable legislation are subject to this prohibition.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 90
- Conditional
Film (Motion Picture Film)
Motion picture film may only be shipped to San Marino if it is intended for personal projection use. Shipments for any other purpose are not permitted.
Conditions and documents
- Intended for personal projection use → permitted
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 37
- Conditional
Lighters and Other Ignition Devices (and Their Parts)
Lighters, other ignition devices, and their parts may only be shipped to San Marino if authorization has been obtained from the destination country's Ministry of Finance. Shipment is conditional upon holding this official permission.
Conditions and documents
- Authorization obtained from the Ministry of Finance of San Marino → permitted
Documents: Authorization from the Ministry of Finance of San Marino
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 96
- Conditional
Postage stamps
Postage stamps sent to stamp dealers are conditionally permitted, but only when the shipment is accompanied by a customs declaration form CN22 (C1) or CN23/CP3 (C2). Shipments to stamp dealers without the required customs declaration are not allowed.
Conditions and documents
- Addressed to a stamp dealer and accompanied by customs declaration CN22 (C1) or CN23/CP3 (C2) → permitted
Documents: Customs declaration CN22 (C1) or CN23/CP3 (C2)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 97
- Conditional
Precious metals and jewellery
Platinum products, gold products, gemstones, and other valuables may only be shipped to San Marino if sent as insured parcels.
Conditions and documents
- shipped as an insured parcel → permitted
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 71
- Conditional
Wireless Telegraphy Equipment and Similar Devices
Wireless telegraphy equipment, wireless telephones, radios, televisions, and their component parts may only be shipped to San Marino if authorization has been obtained from the destination country's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications). Shipment is conditional upon holding this official permit.
Conditions and documents
- Authorization obtained from the destination country's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications) → permitted
Documents: Authorization from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of San Marino (Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 85
Applies to every destination, including San Marino
Japan Post applies 278 carrier-wide rules to every country on top of the rules above — outright bans on dangerous goods such as perfume, aerosols and lighters, and conditions on items such as lithium batteries.
Not sure about a specific item for San Marino?
This page lists Japan Post's rules. The ShipMate GO app checks your actual item against them, asks the one or two questions a conditional rule needs, and tells you the outcome before anything is charged. Sending a parcel from Japan? Booking is free and you pay once, after weighing. Shopping from abroad with Shop for Me? Anything that can't ship is dropped from your order before you pay for the goods.
Common questions
- What can't I ship from Japan to San Marino?
- Japan Post's import rules for San Marino prohibit 13 item types, including Toxic Gas; Karuta (Japanese Playing Cards); Tobacco; Weighing instruments and measuring rules/rulers that violate the laws of the destination country; Contaminated Articles (Clothing and Bedding from Disease-Origin Areas); Currency and Bearer Securities; Gold (unworked): ingots, bars, lumps, powder, and foil; Items contrary to public order and morals; and 5 more. On top of these, Japan Post refuses dangerous goods such as perfume, aerosols and loose lithium batteries to every destination.
- Which items can be shipped to San Marino only under conditions?
- 11 item types are allowed only when Japan Post's stated conditions are met — for example Film (Motion Picture Film); Lighters and Other Ignition Devices (and Their Parts); Phosphorus and Related Substances; Pharmaceuticals / Medicinal Products; Salt; Precious metals and jewellery; Plants; Weapons; and 3 more. Whether a specific product qualifies depends on the item, which is what the ShipMate GO app checks before you book.
- Does an item that isn't listed here ship freely to San Marino?
- Not necessarily. This page lists the import rules Japan Post publishes for San Marino; an item that isn't named has no specific rule here, but it may still fall under Japan Post's carrier-wide bans or a general category such as food or medicine. Check the exact item in the ShipMate GO app, which reads these rules live and asks the follow-up questions a conditional rule needs.