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Testosterone 🇺🇸 United States

VERIFIED · 2026-04-24NOT YET GRADED

Schedule III controlled substance — prescription required

ANSWER

Can I bring Testosterone into United States?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-24

Schedule III controlled substance — prescription required

QUANTITY / LIMITS

90-day supply

DOCUMENTS

  • Valid prescription
  • Original packaging

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

deadiversion.usdoj.gov
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Full details

Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance under the US Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 812). Travelers may personally import up to a 90-day supply for a valid medical need (FDA Personal-Importation Policy) when the medication is in original labelled packaging accompanied by the physician's prescription or equivalent. Bulk quantities, powders, or anabolic-steroid compounds sold as non-prescription supplements are routinely seized by CBP; DEA Form 486 may be required for documented therapeutic use above the 90-day window.

ENFORCEMENT

ActiveCustoms actively enforces this rule.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Keep in original pharmacy packaging. Carry a copy of your prescription.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-04-24

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

90-day supply

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Valid prescription
  • Original packaging

LEGAL REFERENCE

21 USC 812 Schedule III

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

This page covers destination customs rules in United States. 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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