Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Ozempic / Semaglutide → Philippines
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-08-22
No specific restrictions for personal ozempic / semaglutide
Details
No specific restrictions for personal ozempic / semaglutide. Quantity guidance for Philippines: Personal use. Documentation: Prescription; Doctor's letter; Pharmacy dispensing label. Allowed status assumes personal-use quantities — commercial-scale amounts move the entry into formal import procedures with duty and documentation. Arrival checks are carried out by Bureau of Customs (BOC); when in doubt use the declare (red) channel — declared goods at worst attract duty or surrender, while undeclared goods attract penalties. Leaving Philippines with ozempic / semaglutide is a separate question: allowed — Ozempic (semaglutide) may be exported from Philippines for personal use with prescription documentation; cold-chain and injection-pen rules apply.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Documentation required
- Prescription
- Doctor's letter
- Pharmacy dispensing label
Leaving with this item
Ozempic (semaglutide) may be exported from Philippines for personal use with prescription documentation; cold-chain and injection-pen rules apply.
Practical advice
Ozempic / Semaglutide may be brought into Philippines for personal use accompanied by the prescription and, ideally, a doctor's letter. Quantities should be limited to the trip duration (typically ≤30-90 days' supply). Controlled-substance schedules vary between origin and destination — some products may require advance authorisation from the destination authority even for personal use. Carry in original pharmacy-labelled packaging.
Customs authority
Bureau of Customs (BOC) · https://customs.gov.ph