Testosterone 🇨🇦 Canada
Schedule IV controlled substance
Can I bring Testosterone into Canada?
Schedule IV controlled substance
Personal use with prescription
- Valid prescription
- Original packaging
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Testosterone is a Schedule IV substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Travelers may bring a single-course treatment (typically up to 90 days) for personal medical use when carrying a valid physician's prescription in the original labelled packaging. The drug must be declared to CBSA on arrival. Commercial import is prohibited without a Health Canada import licence. Bodybuilding / performance use is not a recognised medical need and may result in seizure.
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Carry prescription and doctor letter. Keep in original packaging.
Personal use with prescription
- Valid prescription
- Original packaging
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
This page covers destination customs rules in Canada. Whether you can carry testosterone through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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Testosterone rules in other countries
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🇦🇺 Australia
Prescription required, must declare at customs
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Requires MOH pre-approval
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🇺🇸 United States
Schedule III controlled substance — prescription required
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🇯🇵 Japan
Controlled anabolic steroid; Yakkan Shoumei needed
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Testosterone may require documentation or declaration
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🇳🇿 New Zealand
Testosterone may require documentation or declaration