Is Amphetamine legal in Indonesia?
- Legal status
- Narkotika Golongan I ('Amfetamina') under Narcotics Law No. 35/2009.
- Consequences if caught
- Possession (art. 112) 4–12 years. Trafficking Golongan I non-plant >5 g is DEATH-PENALTY-ELIGIBLE (arts. 113/114) — discretionary. Amphetamine carries capital exposure.
- If prescribed or medical
- Effectively unavailable as medicine. Indonesia’s assessed 2026 requirements are amfetamine 5 g and dexamfetamine 10 g — effectively no licit supply — against methylphenidate at 97,000 g. Do not expect to fill or replace a amphetamine prescription locally. Indonesia has furnished INCB no traveller regulation (“Information not yet provided by country”), so no published national rule confirms what a visitor may carry.
- Documentation
- Original prescription stating your name, the medication, dosage, and purpose; a doctor's letter; original packaging; declare on the customs form. Prescriptions for more than 14 days may not be honoured. Foreign origin or ignorance of the law is not a defence, and the zero-tolerance regime applies equally to foreigners.
- Narcotics Law No. 35/2009, arts. 113/114 (capital)
- farmalkes.kemkes.go.id
- INCB Psychotropics — Assessments of annual medical and scientific requirements, as at 21 Aug 2026: https://www.incb.org/incb/en/psychotropics/status-of-assessments.html
- INCB Country Regulations for Travellers: https://www.incb.org/incb/en/travellers/country-regulations.html
Court records
The Supreme Court database can be searched only by case number or party name, so drug cases cannot be located by substance.
Source checked Mahkamah Agung decision database · 2026-08-27
Amphetamine in related jurisdictions
Other substances confirmed in Indonesia
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Indonesia’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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