Taking khat out of United Arab Emirates
Khat is a controlled substance in United Arab Emirates — cathinone scheduling means there is no lawful personal export.
Details
Khat (Catha edulis) contains cathinone and cathine, which are scheduled substances in United Arab Emirates under Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2021 on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances — fresh khat is treated as a controlled drug, so possession and export are offences. Khat found at departure screening is seized and the carrier prosecuted under the same framework as at arrival. The plant is a licit commodity only in a small number of producing countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen); everywhere in this site's coverage of this route, carrying it across the border is unlawful.
Quantity limits
Zero — controlled substance
The other direction
Bringing khat into United Arab Emirates(prohibited)