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Codeine (Medication) 🇻🇳 Vietnam

VERIFIED · 2026-07-23NOT YET GRADED

Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration

ANSWER

Can I bring Codeine (Medication) into Vietnam?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-07-23

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.gov.vn
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Full details

Codeine in Vietnam is classified as a Group III psychotropic substance under Decree 73/2018/ND-CP. Travelers may carry a 7-day personal supply with original prescription; quantities above require Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) pre-arrival permit. Vietnam Customs at NBA / SGN / DAD inspects medication-bearing baggage; without documentation, carriage is treated as smuggling under Article 248.

PENALTIES

  • Fine: 1000000–100000000 VND
  • Civil penalty only

ENFORCEMENT

ActiveCustoms actively enforces this rule.

Leaving Vietnam with codeine (medication)

RESTRICTEDCodeine is a controlled opioid analgesic subject to personal-export limits when leaving Vietnam.

Codeine-containing medications are controlled substances under the Penal Code Art. 249-252; Law on Customs 54/2014 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 a Drug Administration of Vietnam (MoH) authorisation.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Carry documentation. Declare proactively at customs.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-07-23

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

Up to 30-day personal supply with valid prescription

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Documentation may be required

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

This page covers destination customs rules in Vietnam. 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.

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