Purchasing electronic products (Voltage)
Chart of voltages, plug shape, and frequencies for each individual country.
Requirements for use of electrical products.
Voltage, plug shape, and frequency may differ from country to country. If you wish to use Japanese electrical products abroad, it may be necessary to use a plug adaptor and/or a transformer. As you can see from the diagram below, there are many different plug shapes used around the world.
Electric pressure and plug shape for Asian countries
| Country |
City |
Electric (V) |
Frequency (Hz) |
Plug shape |
| Japan |
Tokyo / Osaka |
100 |
50 / 60 |
A |
| Afganistan |
Kabul |
220 |
50 |
B / C / B3 |
| India |
New Delhi |
230 |
50 |
C / B3 |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta |
220 |
50 |
C / B3 |
| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
120 |
50 |
C |
| Guam |
Agana |
120 |
60 |
A |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
230 |
50 |
B3 / BF |
| Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
230 |
50 |
B3 |
| Korea |
Seoul |
100 / 220 |
60 |
A / C / O |
| Taiwan |
Taipei |
110 |
60 |
A |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
220 |
50 |
BF / C |
| China |
Beijing |
220 |
50 |
A / B3 / BF / C / O |
| Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
220 |
50 |
B / B3 / BF |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
220 |
50 |
B3 / C |
| Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
230 |
50 |
C |
| Philippines |
Manilla |
220 / 240 |
60 |
A / C / O |
| Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
240 |
50 |
BF / B3 |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
240 |
50 |
B / BF / C |
| Myanmar |
Yangon |
230 |
50 |
B / B3 / C |
| Mongolia |
Ulan Bator |
220 |
50 |
B / B3 / C |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Vientiane |
220 |
50 |
C |
Electric pressure and plug shape for North and Central American countries
| Country |
City |
Electric (V) |
Frequency (Hz) |
Plug shape |
| United States |
Washington, D.C. |
120 |
60 |
A |
| United States(Alaska) |
Nome |
120 / 240 |
60 |
A |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
120 |
60 |
A |
| Cuba |
Havana |
110 |
60 |
A / BF / C |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
120 |
60 |
A |
| Panama |
Panama |
120 |
60 |
A / BF |
| Mexico |
Mexico City |
127 |
60 |
A |
Electric pressure and plug shape for Oceanian countries
| Country |
City |
Electric (V) |
Frequency (Hz) |
Plug shape |
| Australia |
Canberra |
240 |
50 |
O |
| New Caledonia |
Noumea |
220 |
50 |
B / C / B3 |
| New Zealand |
Wellington |
230 |
50 |
O |
| Fiji |
Suva |
240 |
50 |
O |
Electric pressure and plug shape for Middle Eastern countries
| Country |
City |
Electric (V) |
Frequency (Hz) |
Plug shape |
| Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
220 / 240 |
50 |
B / B3 / BF |
| Yemen |
Sana |
220 / 230 |
50 |
B / BF / C |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
230 |
50 |
BF / C / O |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
220 |
50 |
B / BF / C |
| Iran |
Teheran |
220 |
50 |
BF / C |
| Oman |
Muscat |
230 |
50 |
B3 / BF |
| Qatar |
Doha |
240 |
50 |
BF |
| Cyprus |
Nicosia |
240 |
50 |
BF / B3 |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
240 |
50 |
B / C |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
127 / 220 |
60 |
A / B3 / BF / C |
| Syria |
Damascus |
220 |
50 |
B / C |
| Turkey |
Ankara |
220 |
50 |
A / B / C |
| Jordan |
Amman |
220 |
50 |
B3 / BF |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
110 / 220 |
50 |
C |
Electric pressure and plug shape for European countries
| Country |
City |
Electric (V) |
Frequency (Hz) |
Plug shape |
| Iceland |
Reykjavik |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Ireland |
Dublin |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Italia |
Rome |
125 / 220 |
50 |
C |
| Austria |
Vienna |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
220 |
50 |
C / SE |
| Greece |
Athens |
220 |
50 |
C |
| United Kingdom |
London |
240 |
50 |
BF |
| Croatia |
Zagreb |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Switzerland |
Bern |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Sweden |
Stockholm |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Spain |
Madrid |
127 / 220 |
50 |
A / C |
| Slovakia |
Bratislava |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Germany |
Berlin |
220 |
50 |
C / SE |
| Norway |
Oslo |
230 |
50 |
C |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Finland |
Helsinki |
220 |
50 |
C |
| France |
Paris |
127 / 220 |
50 |
C |
| Bulgaria |
Sofiya |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
127 / 220 |
50 |
C |
| Poland |
Warsaw |
220 |
50 |
B / B3 / C |
| Malta |
Valletta |
240 |
50 |
B3 / BF |
| Monaco |
Monaco |
127 / 220 |
50 |
C |
| Romania |
Bucharest |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
120 / 220 |
50 |
C |
| Ukraine |
Kiev |
127 / 220 |
50 |
A / C |
| Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
127 / 220 |
50 |
A / C |
| Kazakhstan |
Almaty |
127 / 220 |
50 |
A / C |
| Belarus |
Minsk |
127 / 220 |
50 |
A / C |
| Russia |
Moscow |
127 / 220 |
50 |
A / C |
Electric pressure and plug shape for South American and African countries
| Country |
City |
Electric (V) |
Frequency (Hz) |
Plug shape |
| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
220 |
50 |
BF / C / O |
| Uruguay |
Montevideo |
220 |
50 |
B3 / BF / C |
| Ecuador |
Quito |
110 / 120 |
60 |
A |
| Colombia |
Bogotá |
110 / 120 |
60 |
A |
| Chile |
Santiago |
220 |
50 |
B3 / C |
| Paraguái |
Asunción |
220 |
50 |
A / C |
| Brazil |
Brasília |
127 / 220 |
60 |
A / C |
| Venezuela |
Caracas |
120 |
60 |
A |
| Peru |
Lima |
220 |
60 |
A / C |
| Bolivia |
La Paz |
110 / 220 |
50 |
A / C |
| Algeria |
Algiers |
127 / 220 |
50 |
A / BF / C |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
220 |
50 |
B / BF |
| Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
220 |
50 |
C |
| Kenya |
Nairobi |
240 |
50 |
B3 / C |
| Nigeria |
Abuja |
230 |
50 |
B / BF / C |
| South Africa |
Pretoria |
220 / 230 / 240 |
50 |
B / BF / C |
