What you can't ship from Japan to Slovenia
25 Japan Post import rules · verified · source: Japan Post
Short answer: Japan Post lists 17 item types that cannot be sent to Slovenia and 8 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 September 1, 2026.
- Prohibited
- 17
- Conditional
- 8
- Carrier-wide rules
- 278
These are the destination rules Japan Post publishes for Slovenia. 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.
Food
3 prohibited
- Prohibited
Coffee (exceeding 5 kg per parcel addressed to an individual)
Coffee sent to an individual recipient in Slovenia is prohibited when the quantity exceeds 5 kilograms per parcel. Shipments of 5 kg or less per parcel addressed to an individual are not covered by this prohibition.
Details and exceptions
- quantity exceeds 5 kg per parcel addressed to an individual → prohibited
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 09
- Prohibited
Foodstuffs containing 0.035% or more sulfuric acid
Foodstuffs with a sulfuric acid content of 0.035% or more are prohibited from shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies regardless of food type when the specified sulfuric acid threshold is met or exceeded.
Details and exceptions
- sulfuric acid content ≥ 0.035% → prohibited
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 21
- Prohibited
Yeast (certain restricted types)
Yeast containing harmful substances such as gypsum, chalk, or saccharin, and yeast that is non-viable (ineffective), are prohibited from shipment to Slovenia. These restrictions apply across regular mail, parcel, and EMS services.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 21
Medicine & supplements
2 prohibited · 1 conditional
- Prohibited
Abortifacient drugs
Abortifacient drugs (medications used to induce abortion) are prohibited for shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibition applies to all such pharmaceutical products.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 30
- Prohibited
Medicines / Pharmaceutical Products
Medicines and pharmaceutical products are prohibited from shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions are indicated in the source.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 30
- Conditional
Narcotics
Narcotics such as opium, morphine, and cocaine are only permitted when sent for medical or scientific purposes addressed to an authorized institution in Slovenia. Shipments not meeting this condition are not allowed.
Conditions and documents
- Sent for medical or scientific purposes and addressed to an authorized institution in the destination country → permitted
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 29
Alcohol
2 prohibited
- Prohibited
Alcoholic beverages containing sulfuric acid
Alcoholic beverages that contain sulfuric acid are prohibited from shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies specifically to alcoholic beverages with sulfuric acid as a component.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 22
- Prohibited
Essences for the manufacture of artificial alcoholic beverages
Essences intended for the manufacture of artificial alcoholic beverages are prohibited from shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibition applies specifically to such essences used in producing artificial spirits or liquors.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 33
Currency & valuables
2 prohibited
- Prohibited
Currency (Slovenian)
Currency of the destination country (Slovenia) is prohibited from being shipped to Slovenia via regular mail and parcel services. This restriction applies to Slovenian/local currency.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 49
- Prohibited
Metal tokens closely resembling the coins of the destination country
Metal tokens that closely resemble the coins of Slovenia are prohibited from shipment via Regular and EMS services. Items bearing a strong likeness to Slovenian coinage are not accepted for mailing.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 83
Plants & animals
1 prohibited · 1 conditional
- Prohibited
Silkworm eggs (silkworm seed)
Silkworm eggs are prohibited from being shipped to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. No exceptions or conditions are stated in the source.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 01
- Conditional
Plants
A wide range of plants — including plants for cultivation, bulbs, seeds for sowing, cut flowers, cut branches, fruits (excluding pineapple, coconut, durian, banana, and date palm), vegetables, timber, and bark — require a phytosanitary certificate to be imported into Slovenia; importation is not permitted without one. Export inspection by a plant protection station and an import permit from the destination country may also be required.
Conditions and documents
- phytosanitary certificate is attached → import permitted
- no phytosanitary certificate → import not permitted
- item is pineapple, coconut, durian, banana, or date palm → phytosanitary certificate requirement does not apply (these fruits are excluded)
Documents: phytosanitary certificate (植物検疫証明書); export inspection by plant protection station (植物防疫所による輸出検査) — may be required; import permit from destination country (名宛国の輸入許可証) — may be required
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 06
Weapons
1 prohibited · 1 conditional
- Prohibited
Weapons and Ammunition
Weapons, their parts and components, and ammunition are prohibited from shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibition covers the complete range of weapons and related items including parts.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 93
- Conditional
Hunting rifle
Hunting rifles and their ammunition are permitted only when authorization has been obtained from the relevant authorities of the destination country. This condition applies to regular mail, parcel, and EMS shipments.
Conditions and documents
- Authorization has been obtained from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Slovenia) → permitted
Documents: Authorization from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Slovenia)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 93
Books & printed matter
1 prohibited
- Prohibited
Printed matter (for distribution)
Sending printed matter intended for distribution (whether paid or free) to Slovenia is prohibited. Only three specifically named bookshops in Slovenia are permitted to receive such printed matter.
Details and exceptions
- Recipient is Invalidsko preduzece 《Jugoreklam》, Ljubljana → permitted
- Recipient is Drzavna zalozba Slovenije, Ljubljana → permitted
- Recipient is Knjizarsko preduzece 《Lipa》, Koper → permitted
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 49
Chemicals
1 conditional
- Conditional
Toxic substances and acetic acid
Toxic substances and acetic acid are conditionally permitted to Slovenia, but only if the sender or recipient has obtained authorization from the relevant authorities of the destination country.
Conditions and documents
- Authorization obtained from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Slovenia) → permitted
Documents: Authorization from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Slovenia)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 28
Tobacco
1 prohibited
- Prohibited
Cigarette rolling paper
Cigarette rolling paper is prohibited from being shipped to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibition applies to paper specifically intended for rolling cigarettes.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 48
Other items
4 prohibited · 4 conditional
- Prohibited
Goods with falsified or fraudulent country-of-origin markings
Goods bearing false or fraudulent indications of their country of origin are prohibited from shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibition applies regardless of the type of product involved.
- Prohibited
Lottery tickets (foreign)
Lottery tickets, advertisements, and other materials relating to lotteries of countries other than Slovenia are prohibited from shipment via Regular and EMS mail. This prohibition covers all such lottery-related items originating from any country outside the destination country.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 49
- Prohibited
Military uniforms (of countries other than Slovenia)
Military uniforms belonging to countries other than the destination country (Slovenia) are prohibited from shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This restriction applies specifically to uniforms of foreign armed forces.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 62
- Prohibited
Tableware with lead content of 10% or more
Tableware containing 10% or more lead by content is prohibited from shipment to Slovenia via Regular, Parcel, and EMS services. This prohibition applies regardless of material or type of tableware.
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 69
- Conditional
Inherited goods and contract-supplied goods
Goods inherited abroad and goods supplied under an inter-state contract may be imported into Slovenia only when the importation is carried out in accordance with the relevant inheritance or contract terms. These items are conditionally permitted subject to compliance with those specific conditions.
Conditions and documents
- Goods inherited abroad → Permitted only when imported in accordance with the inheritance
- Goods supplied under an inter-state contract → Permitted only when imported in accordance with that contract
- Conditional
Maps
Maps are conditionally permitted for shipment to Slovenia. They are only allowed when authorization has been obtained from the relevant authorities of the destination country.
Conditions and documents
- Authorization has been obtained from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Slovenia) → permitted
Documents: Authorization from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Slovenia)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 49
- Conditional
Occupational Articles for Intellectual Professions
Articles (instruments, reproductions, and parts) intended for use in an intellectual profession and addressed to an individual engaged in that profession are conditionally permitted. Importation is allowed only when specific conditions are met.
Conditions and documents
- Articles are addressed to an individual engaged in an intellectual profession and are intended for use in that profession, and special/specific conditions are satisfied → conditional
- Conditional
Telephone sets and telegraph apparatus
Telephone sets and wireless telegraph apparatus may only be shipped to Slovenia if the relevant authorities of the destination country have granted permission. Shipment is conditional on obtaining this prior authorization.
Conditions and documents
- Prior permission obtained from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Slovenia) → permitted
Documents: Authorization/permission from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Slovenia)
Source: Japan Post · HS chapter 85
Applies to every destination, including Slovenia
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 Slovenia?
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 Slovenia?
- Japan Post's import rules for Slovenia prohibit 17 item types, including Essences for the manufacture of artificial alcoholic beverages; Coffee (exceeding 5 kg per parcel addressed to an individual); Medicines / Pharmaceutical Products; Printed matter (for distribution); Currency (Slovenian); Metal tokens closely resembling the coins of the destination country; Military uniforms (of countries other than Slovenia); Goods with falsified or fraudulent country-of-origin markings; and 9 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 Slovenia only under conditions?
- 8 item types are allowed only when Japan Post's stated conditions are met — for example Plants; Occupational Articles for Intellectual Professions; Inherited goods and contract-supplied goods; Maps; Telephone sets and telegraph apparatus; Toxic substances and acetic acid; Narcotics; Hunting rifle. 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 Slovenia?
- Not necessarily. This page lists the import rules Japan Post publishes for Slovenia; 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.