Healthcare & medicine
Can I bring anxiety medication into Japan?
It depends on the anxiety medicine. Many benzodiazepines are controlled psychotropics with ingredient-specific quantity rules, while other anti-anxiety medicines follow ordinary prescription import limits.
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What you need to know
Requirements & exceptions
- Check the generic name and amount with the NCD list.
- Exceeding a controlled threshold can require advance permission.
- A foreign prescription is useful evidence but does not override Japanese controlled-drug law.
Documents
- Passport/ID
- Insurance information if applicable
Likely cost
No standard customs fee for lawful personal-use quantities, but medical certificates, translations, Import Confirmation/NCD documentation and replacement medicines may create costs.
Where to act
MHLW / Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare for Import Confirmation; Narcotics Control Department separately for controlled substances.