Codeine (Medication) 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration
Can I bring Codeine (Medication) into Vietnam?
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 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
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Leaving Vietnam with codeine (medication)
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.
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 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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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Controlled narcotic. Must declare and carry a valid prescription and Ministry of Health permit.
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🇯🇵 Japan
Requires a Yakkan Shoumei import certificate for quantities exceeding one month's supply.
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🇸🇬 Singapore
Controlled drug. Requires prior authorisation from HSA for amounts exceeding 3 days' supply.
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🇦🇺 Australia
Prescription required since 2018
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Prescription-only since 2021 reclassification
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🇩🇪 Germany
BtM prescription required