Ephedrine legal status by country

Countries where the legal status of Ephedrine has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

49 confirmed countries175 not individually verifiedLatest source July 13, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Each row links to the full detail for Ephedrine in that country, including consequences and the primary source.

Aceh (Indonesia)Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
AustraliaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
BahrainRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
BangladeshRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
BrazilControlled under ANVISA Portaria SVS/MS nº 344/1998 in the precursor list (Lista D1) — NOT a...
BruneiRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
CambodiaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
CanadaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
ChinaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
EgyptRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
FranceRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
GermanyRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
GreeceRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
IndiaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
IndonesiaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
IranRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
IraqRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
IrelandRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
ItalyRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
JapanRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
JordanRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
KuwaitRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
LaosRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
MalaysiaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
MaldivesRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
MexicoControlled chemical precursor under the Ley Federal para el Control de Precursores Químicos —...
NetherlandsRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
New ZealandClass C (Part V) controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 AND a listed precursor substance;...
NigeriaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
OmanRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
PakistanRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
PhilippinesRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
PolandRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
PortugalRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
QatarRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
Saudi ArabiaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
SingaporeRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
South KoreaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
SpainRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
Sri LankaRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
SwedenRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
SwitzerlandRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
TaiwanRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
ThailandControlled under the Narcotics Code (Narcotics Act B.E. 2564): ephedrine is tightly controlled...
TurkeyRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
United Arab EmiratesRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
United KingdomRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
VietnamRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...
YemenRegulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a...

Not individually verified

For these 175 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Ephedrine specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.

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