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Codeine (Medication) 🇹🇭 Thailand

VERIFIED · 2026-07-05MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration

ANSWER

Can I bring Codeine (Medication) into Thailand?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-07-05MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Up to 30-day personal supply with valid prescription

DOCUMENTS

  • Documentation may be required

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.go.th
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Full details

Codeine in Thailand is a Category III psychotropic substance under the Psychotropic Substances Act. Travelers may carry a 30-day supply for personal use with the original prescription, doctor's letter, and Thai FDA pre-approval (filed at least 7 days before travel). Bring the original retail packaging; loose tablets without packaging trigger immediate seizure at the Red Channel.

PENALTIES

  • Fine: 5000–500000 THB
  • Civil penalty only

ENFORCEMENT

ActiveCustoms actively enforces this rule.

Leaving Thailand with codeine (medication)

RESTRICTEDCodeine (opioid analgesic) is a controlled substance subject to personal-export limits when leaving Thailand.

Codeine-containing medications are controlled substances under the Narcotics Act B.E. 2522; Thai FDA export permit framework. Personal-use quantities accompanied by the prescription and pharmacist dispensing label are generally permitted for export. Codeine-combination cough and cold products may be over-the-counter in some jurisdictions but still controlled for cross-border movement above threshold quantities. Personal export above the standard personal-use limit requires an Thai FDA export permit for scheduled drugs. Destination-country rules on codeine import are more restrictive in many jurisdictions (Japan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, some Gulf states) and should be verified independently.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Carry documentation. Declare proactively at customs.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-07-05

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

Up to 30-day personal supply with valid prescription

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Documentation may be required

CUSTOMS AUTHORITY

Thai Customs Department

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

This page covers destination customs rules in Thailand. Whether you can carry codeine (medication) through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.

Related rules

Codeine (Medication) rules in other countries

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