Tramadol (Medication) 🇯🇵 Japan
Designated drug — one month supply limit
Can I bring Tramadol (Medication) into Japan?
Designated drug — one month supply limit
One month supply without permit
- Prescription
- Yakkan Shoumei for larger quantities
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Tramadol is regulated as a prescription medication under Japan's Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. Personal-use carriage of up to a 1-month supply 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. Quantities over 1 month require formal Yakkan-Shoumei application with consulate authentication.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 100000–5000000 JPY
- Civil penalty only
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Leaving Japan with tramadol (medication)
Tramadol is a Schedule IV controlled substance in the US and equivalent schedules in most other jurisdictions (rescheduled in many countries during 2014-2020). Personal-use quantities accompanied by the prescription and doctor's letter are generally permitted for export under Narcotics Control Law; Yakkan Shoumei personal-export authorisation. Above these limits, an Yakkan Shoumei from Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare is required. Destination-country rules on tramadol import are more restrictive in Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and several other jurisdictions — verify independently before travel.
Carry in original container with prescription label + doctor's letter. Japan Customs (Ministry of Finance) may require destination authority pre-approval (Yakkan-Shoumei for Japan, HSA for Singapore, FDA for Thailand, MOH for UAE). Declare at Red Channel.
One month supply without permit
- Prescription
- Yakkan Shoumei for larger quantities
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act
This page covers destination customs rules in Japan. Whether you can carry tramadol (medication) through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Related rules
Tramadol (Medication) rules in other countries
Tramadol (Medication)
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Controlled — requires MOH pre-approval
Tramadol (Medication)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Controlled substance — prescription required
Tramadol (Medication)
🇹🇭 Thailand
Category 2 narcotic — requires FDA pre-approval
Tramadol (Medication)
🇮🇳 India
Schedule H drug — prescription required
Tramadol (Medication)
🇺🇸 United States
Tramadol (Medication) may require documentation or declaration
Tramadol (Medication)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Tramadol (Medication) may require documentation or declaration