Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Kratom → Thailand
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
Kratom restricted; documentation or permits may apply
Details
Kratom's legal status is highly inconsistent globally. Australia classifies mitragynine as Schedule 9 (prohibited), equivalent to heroin. The UK banned kratom alkaloids under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. Most EU member states do not approve kratom as a food supplement and seizures at border
Documentation required
- Check destination requirements
Leaving with this item
Kratom's legal status varies sharply — it is lawful in Thailand but controlled at many destinations, so treat cross-border carriage as high-risk.
Practical advice
Thailand restricts import of Kratom. Personal-use quantities of sub-threshold-THC hemp CBD may clear with declaration and COA; above-threshold or full-spectrum CBD is treated as a controlled substance. Cannabis flower and plant material is prohibited for cross-border movement globally regardless of domestic legal status.
Customs authority
Thai Customs Department · https://www.customs.go.th