Taking khat out of United States

Details

Khat (Catha edulis) contains cathinone and cathine, which are scheduled substances in United States under 21 USC § 956 (personal-use exception); DEA Diversion regulations — 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

Sources

• cbp.gov