Testosterone 🇯🇵 Japan
Controlled anabolic steroid; Yakkan Shoumei needed
Can I bring Testosterone into Japan?
Controlled anabolic steroid; Yakkan Shoumei needed
One month supply
- Prescription
- Yakkan Shoumei for larger quantities
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Testosterone is classified under Japan's Pharmaceutical Affairs Law as a prescription medication. Personal import for travelers requires a Yakkan-Shoumei import certificate filed at least two weeks before arrival via the regional Bureau of Health and Welfare. Without the certificate, customs at Narita / Haneda / Kansai will seize the medication. Therapeutic-replacement dose under 1-month supply has historically been processed sympathetically with a doctor's letter, but the formal rule still requires Yakkan-Shoumei.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 100000–5000000 JPY
- Civil penalty only
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Leaving Japan with testosterone
Testosterone and other anabolic steroids are controlled substances in most jurisdictions (US Schedule III; UK Class C; equivalents elsewhere) under the Narcotics Control Law; Yakkan Shoumei personal-export authorisation framework. Personal-use quantities for legitimate hormone therapy, accompanied by the prescription and doctor's letter, are generally permitted for export from Japan. Injectable formulations should stay in pharmacy packaging with needles documented. Quantities beyond personal-use supply are treated as trafficking; a Yakkan Shoumei from Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare is required for above-personal quantities.
Keep in original packaging with prescription. Apply for Yakkan Shoumei if staying more than one month.
One month supply
- Prescription
- Yakkan Shoumei for larger quantities
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act
This page covers destination customs rules in Japan. Whether you can carry testosterone through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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