Codeine (Medication) 🇹🇭 Thailand
Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration
Can I bring Codeine (Medication) into Thailand?
Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration
Up to 30-day personal supply with valid prescription
- Documentation may be required
Required at the destination customs authority
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
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Leaving Thailand with codeine (medication)
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.
Carry documentation. Declare proactively at customs.
Up to 30-day personal supply with valid prescription
- Documentation may be required
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
Codeine (Medication)
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Controlled narcotic. Must declare and carry a valid prescription and Ministry of Health permit.
Codeine (Medication)
🇯🇵 Japan
Requires a Yakkan Shoumei import certificate for quantities exceeding one month's supply.
Codeine (Medication)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Controlled drug. Requires prior authorisation from HSA for amounts exceeding 3 days' supply.
Codeine (Medication)
🇦🇺 Australia
Prescription required since 2018
Codeine (Medication)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Prescription-only since 2021 reclassification
Codeine (Medication)
🇩🇪 Germany
BtM prescription required