Codeine (Medication) 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration
Can I bring Codeine (Medication) into Indonesia?
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 Indonesia is a Group III Psikotropika substance under the Psychotropic Drugs Act. Travelers may carry a 30-day personal supply with original prescription and a doctor's letter; quantities above 30 days require pre-arrival permit from Badan POM (BPOM). Bea Cukai at major airports inspects medication-bearing luggage; without documentation, carriage is treated as smuggling. Enforcement in Indonesia carries fines from IDR 1,000,000 to IDR 100,000,000 under Law No. 17/2006 on Customs Art. 82 (ordinary personal cases are handled as civil infringements). Leaving Indonesia with codeine (medication) is a separate question — restricted: Codeine is a controlled opioid analgesic subject to personal-export limits when leaving Indonesia.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 1000000–100000000 IDR
- Civil penalty only
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Leaving Indonesia with codeine (medication)
Codeine-containing medications are controlled substances under the Law No. 35 of 2009 on Narcotics 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 BPOM / Ministry of Health (Indonesia) 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 Indonesia. 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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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