Covers medicine sold without a prescription in japan — for example eye drops, cold medicine, stomach medicine.
| Service | Can it ship? | What the published rules say | Total if it ships |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROM JAPAN | With conditions | “Category 1 pharmaceuticals and medical devices that require a license for sale in Japan (including contact lenses and fashion color contact lenses)” Category 1 is the strictest class of medicine sold without a prescription in Japan. Other over-the-counter medicine is not on the list. | ¥16,500 |
| Buyee | Not stated | Buyee's list names narcotics, psychoactive drugs and pharmaceuticals containing blood, but not ordinary medicine. | ¥16,500 |
| ZenMarket | Not stated | ZenMarket refuses prescription medicine and illegal drugs, and says nothing about medicine sold over the counter. | ¥17,409 |
| Doorzo | No | “Medicines and medical devices, such as contact lenses, massagers, and hearing aids, can only be sold by licensed professionals.” Listed under Doorzo's prohibited item categories. | — |
| Neokyo | No | “Medicine” Listed under various prohibited items. | — |
Does the destination change the answer?
No. We checked all nine destinations this site covers and the five services give the same answer to every one of them, because the rule is about the item rather than the route.
| Destination | Can it ship? | Cheapest that will take it |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥16,500 |
| Canada | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥15,600 |
| United Kingdom | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥18,480 |
| Australia | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥17,160 |
| Germany | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥18,336 |
| France | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥18,480 |
| Singapore | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥15,642 |
| Taiwan | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥14,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 of 5 will | FROM JAPAN — ¥14,350 |
What you lose if it is refused
With FROM JAPAN, Buyee, ZenMarket, Neokyo and Doorzo, this is the money at risk on a ¥10,000 Yahoo! Auctions win if the item is turned away at the warehouse. It has already been spent by the time anyone looks inside the box.
| Service | Its rule | Already spent | Disposal charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROM JAPAN | With conditions | ¥11,200 | not published |
| Buyee | Not stated | ¥11,200 | not published |
| ZenMarket | Not stated | ¥11,500 | ¥300 per kg plus ¥1,000 per 15 minutes |
| Neokyo | Refused | ¥11,050 | not published |
| Doorzo | Refused | ¥11,000 | not published |
"Already spent" is the item, ¥700 of postage inside Japan and the service fee. International postage is not included because the parcel never ships.
Why this matters before you bid
A proxy will happily accept the order and buy the item for you. The refusal happens later, when the parcel reaches their warehouse and is inspected. At that point you have already paid for the goods, the domestic shipping inside Japan and the service fee, and none of it comes back. The item is disposed of or returned to the seller at your cost.
On the ¥10,000 order priced above that is ¥11,200 gone before the parcel ever leaves Japan — the item, ¥700 of domestic postage and the service fee — with disposal charged on top at some services. The international postage is the only part you save, because the parcel never ships. It is the one mistake on this site that costs you the whole purchase rather than a few hundred yen of margin.
Rules checked against each company's own prohibited-items page on 2026-10-05. Where a company publishes nothing on a category we say so rather than guessing.