Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Kratom → United States
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2025-01-15
ALLOWED
No specific import restrictions for personal kratom
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
Quantity limit
Personal use
Practical advice
No special procedures required for personal quantities.
Customs authority
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) · https://www.cbp.gov