Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Cannabis Seeds → Venezuela
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-23
Cannabis Seeds is generally prohibited for travelers entering Venezuela.
Details
Cannabis Seeds is prohibited for travelers entering Venezuela. Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT) screens baggage at all ports of entry; the item is seized regardless of quantity, and depending on item class (narcotic / weapon / counterfeit / cultural-heritage), the traveler may face administrative or criminal penalty under the destination's controlled-substances / customs act. Pacific Alliance / Mercosur / CAFTA-DR / USMCA / Andean Community preferential treatment for member-state goods. Personal-import permit pathways exist for medication categories (see Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT) guidance) but do not apply to most prohibited items.
Leaving with this item
Cannabis seed export from Venezuela is generally prohibited or heavily restricted regardless of domestic hemp / cannabis legal status.
Practical advice
Do not carry Cannabis Seeds into Venezuela. If you arrive with the item by accident, surrender at the Red Channel for seizure-only treatment rather than walking the Green Channel — the latter is treated as deliberate smuggling. Contact Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT) via http://www.seniat.gob.ve/ for current personal-import policy if your situation is exceptional (medical / diplomatic).
Customs authority
Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT) · http://www.seniat.gob.ve/