Legality
Fentanyl legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Fentanyl 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.
Confirmed legal status
Each row links to the full detail for Fentanyl in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- Aceh (Indonesia)Controlled as a Category I narcotic under Indonesia's national Narcotics Law No. 35 of 2009, which applies in...
- AfghanistanControlled under the Law on Campaign Against Intoxicants, Drugs and their Control (with the 2005...
- AlgeriaControlled under Law No. 04-18 of 25 December 2004 (as amended by Law No. 23-05 of 7 May 2023) — trafficking...
- American Samoa (US)Controlled under the American Samoa Code Annotated (Title 13) controlled-substances provisions — possession,...
- AndorraControlled under Andorra's Penal Code (Codi Penal) drug-trafficking provisions — trafficking carries...
- AngolaControlled under Lei n.º 3/99 (Lei sobre o Tráfico e Consumo de Estupefacientes, Substâncias Psicotrópicas e...
- Anguilla (UK)Controlled under Anguilla's Misuse of Drugs Act (UK-model) — possession, sale and trafficking are offences...
- Antigua and BarbudaControlled under Antigua and Barbuda's Misuse of Drugs Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine;...
- Aruba (Netherlands)Controlled under Aruba's Criminal Code and narcotics (opium) ordinance — possession, sale and trafficking are...
- AustraliaSchedule 8 controlled drug ('drug of addiction') under the Poisons Standard
- AzerbaijanControlled under the Criminal Code (adopted 30 December 1999, in force 1 September 2000) — illegal...
- BarbadosControlled under Barbados's Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- BelarusControlled under Criminal Code Article 328 (and Decree No. 6 of 2014) — possession without intent (Part 1)...
- BelizeControlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 103) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- BeninControlled under the Code des Drogues — classified a drogue à haut risque; any export regardless of quantity...
- Bermuda (UK)Controlled under Bermuda's Misuse of Drugs Act 1972 (as amended) — possession, supply and trafficking are...
- BhutanControlled under the Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance Abuse Act of Bhutan 2015 (as...
- BotswanaControlled under the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 2018 — trafficking...
- British Virgin Islands (UK)Controlled under the British Virgin Islands' Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act — possession, sale and...
- Burkina FasoControlled under Burkina Faso's national drug code (loi sur les stupéfiants) — drug use is punishable by 1 to...
- BurundiControlled under Burundi's Penal Code 2009 drug provisions (loi sur les stupéfiants) — trafficking carries...
- Cabo VerdeControlled under Lei n.º 78/IV/93 (Lusophone six-table model) — trafficking carries imprisonment; the precise...
- CameroonControlled under Loi n° 97/19 du 7 août 1997 — trafficking offences (Sections 91–95) carry 10 to 20 years...
- CanadaSchedule I substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES...
- Cayman Islands (UK)Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) — possession, sale and trafficking...
- Central African RepublicControlled under the Central African Republic's Penal Code drug provisions (national drug law) — trafficking...
- ChadControlled under Chad's drug law (Loi n° 31/PR/2018 / Penal Code drug provisions) — trafficking carries...
- ComorosControlled under Comoros' national drug law (Penal Code drug provisions) — trafficking carries imprisonment...
- CongoControlled under the Republic of the Congo's Penal Code drug provisions (national drug law) — trafficking...
- Cook IslandsControlled under the Cook Islands' Narcotics and Misuse of Drugs Act 2004 — trafficking carries imprisonment...
- Côte d'IvoireControlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 (four-table system; repealed Loi 88-686 of 1988) —...
- Curaçao (Netherlands)Controlled under Curaçao's Opium Ordinance — possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise...
- CyprusControlled under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law of 1977 (Law No. 29(I)/1977, as amended;...
- DjiboutiControlled under Djibouti's national drug law (Penal Code drug provisions) — trafficking carries...
- DominicaControlled under Dominica's Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine;...
- DR CongoControlled under the Ordonnance of 1903 on chanvre (approved by the Décret of 10 March 1917) — cultivation,...
- El SalvadorControlled under the Ley Reguladora de las Actividades Relativas a las Drogas (2003) — possession (Art. 34)...
- Equatorial GuineaControlled under Equatorial Guinea's Penal Code 2022 drug provisions (national drug law) — trafficking...
- EritreaControlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) — trafficking is graded by scale...
- EswatiniControlled under the Opium and Habit-Forming Drugs Act (with Pharmacy Act provisions) — trafficking carries...
- EthiopiaControlled under the Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Proclamation No. 414/2004)...
- Falkland Islands (UK)Controlled under the Falkland Islands' own misuse-of-drugs / crimes ordinance framework (UK-model) —...
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)Controlled under the Faroe Islands' own narcotics-control framework (distinct from Denmark) — possession,...
- FijiControlled under the Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004 — unlawful...
- French Polynesia (France)Controlled as a stupéfiant under the French Code de la santé publique as applied in French Polynesia —...
- GabonControlled under Gabon's Penal Code drug provisions (loi sur les stupéfiants) — trafficking carries...
- GambiaControlled under the Drug Control Act 2014 (as amended) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- Gibraltar (UK)Controlled under Gibraltar's Crimes Act 2011 (drug offences) — possession, sale and trafficking are offences...
- GrenadaControlled under Grenada's Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- Guam (US)Controlled under Guam's Uniform Controlled Substances Act (9 GCA Chapter 67) — possession, sale and...
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)Controlled under Guernsey's Misuse of Drugs (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1974 (UK-model Class A/B/C system) —...
- GuineaControlled under Guinea's drug-control law (Loi L/2016/035/AN; Loi sur le contrôle des drogues) — trafficking...
- Guinea-BissauControlled under Guinea-Bissau's drug-control law (Lei n.º 7/2008) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- HaitiControlled under Haiti's drug-control law / Penal Code drug provisions — trafficking carries imprisonment...
- Holy SeeControlled under Vatican City State criminal law (Law No. CCXCVII and related) — trafficking carries...
- HondurasControlled under the Código Penal (Decreto 130-2017, in force 10 November 2019) and the Ley sobre el Uso...
- IcelandControlled under the Narcotics Act No. 65/1974 — consumption itself not criminalised but possession is...
- IndiaControlled narcotic/psychotropic under the NDPS Act 1985 — illegal; quantity-graded penalties
- IndonesiaControlled — Group II narcotic, therapeutic use with a prescription (Law No. 35 of 2009)
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)Controlled under the Isle of Man's Misuse of Drugs Act (Schedule 2 Classes A/B/C) — possession, sale and...
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)Controlled under Jersey's Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978 (UK-model Class A/B/C system) — possession, sale...
- KiribatiControlled under Kiribati's Penal Code / drug-control provisions — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- KosovoControlled under the Criminal Code of Kosovo (narcotics articles) together with the Law on Narcotic Drugs,...
- KyrgyzstanControlled under the Criminal Code (No. 127 of 28 October 2021) — illegal production for sale under Article...
- LesothoControlled under the Drugs of Abuse Act No. 6 of 2008 — trafficking carries imprisonment together with a...
- LiberiaControlled under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act 2014 (as amended in 2022, reclassifying drug...
- LiechtensteinControlled under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz of 20 April 1983 (Austrian/Swiss model) — trafficking and the...
- LuxembourgControlled under the Narcotics Law of 1973 (as amended by the Law of 10 July 2023) — possession remains...
- MacauControlled under Law No. 17/2009 (amended by Law No. 10/2016, in force 28 January 2017) — trafficking (Art....
- MadagascarControlled under Loi n° 97-039 (six-table/high-risk model) — trafficking in a high-risk (Tableau I) drug...
- MalawiControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap. 35:02) — trafficking and the unlawful possession or supply of...
- MaldivesControlled under the Drugs Act (Act No. 17/2011, Third Amendment ratified 6 December 2025) — trafficking a...
- MaliControlled under Mali's national drug law (loi portant répression du trafic et de l'usage illicite des...
- MaltaControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 101) — small-quantity personal possession depenalised...
- Marshall IslandsControlled under the Marshall Islands Revised Code (Title 25 / controlled-substances provisions) —...
- MauritaniaControlled under Mauritania's national drug control statute — trafficking carries imprisonment; the precise...
- MauritiusControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act 2000 (Act No. 41 of 2000, as amended) — a three-schedule system...
- MicronesiaControlled under the FSM Code Title 11 (Crimes) / controlled-substances provisions — trafficking carries...
- MoldovaControlled under the Criminal Code (Law No. 985/2002) — illegal circulation not for the purpose of sale (Art....
- MonacoControlled under Monaco's drug law (Penal Code / Loi sur les stupéfiants) — trafficking carries imprisonment...
- MongoliaControlled under the Criminal Code of Mongolia (revised, in force 1 July 2017) — drug trafficking (illegal...
- Montserrat (UK)Controlled under Montserrat's Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act/Ordinance (UK-model) — possession, sale and...
- MozambiqueControlled under Lei n.º 3/97 (combate ao tráfico e consumo de estupefacientes e substâncias psicotrópicas) —...
- NamibiaControlled under the Abuse of Dependence-Producing Substances and Rehabilitation Centres Act 41 of 1971 —...
- NauruControlled under Nauru's drug law (Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004 / Crimes Act 2016 drug provisions) —...
- New Caledonia (France)Controlled as a stupéfiant under the French Code de la santé publique as applied in New Caledonia —...
- NicaraguaControlled under the Penal Code (Law No. 641) and the Law for the Prevention, Investigation and Prosecution...
- NigerControlled under Niger's drug law (Loi n° 99-42 du 23 septembre 1999 sur la lutte contre la drogue) —...
- North KoreaControlled under the DPRK Criminal Code (2013 revision and later amendments) — serious drug production and...
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)Controlled under the Northern Mariana Islands' Commonwealth controlled-substances code — possession, sale and...
- PalauControlled under Palau's National Code Title 34 (Crimes) controlled-substances provisions — trafficking...
- Papua New GuineaControlled under the Controlled Substances Act 2021 (which replaced the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952) — the 2021...
- Puerto Rico (US)Controlled under Puerto Rico's Controlled Substances Act (Ley de Sustancias Controladas de Puerto Rico, 24...
- RwandaControlled under Law n° 03/2012 of 15/02/2012 and the Penal Code (Law n° 68/2018) — unlawful...
- Saint Helena (UK)Controlled under Saint Helena's misuse-of-drugs ordinance (UK-model; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da...
- Saint Kitts and NevisControlled under Saint Kitts and Nevis's Drugs (Prevention and Abatement of the Misuse and Abuse) Act —...
- Saint LuciaControlled under Saint Lucia's Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesControlled under Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act — trafficking carries...
- SamoaControlled under the Narcotics Act 1967 — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise terms are...
- San MarinoControlled under San Marino's Penal Code drug provisions — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- Sao Tome and PrincipeControlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law — trafficking carries...
- SenegalControlled under the Code des Drogues (Loi No. 97-18 of 1997, amended by Loi Latif Guèye No. 2007-31 of 27...
- SeychellesControlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 2016 — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine, with aggravated...
- Sierra LeoneControlled under the National Drugs Control Act 2008 (Prohibited/High-Risk/Risk schedules) — trafficking...
- SingaporeClass A controlled drug — Misuse of Drugs Act, First Schedule (Part 1)
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)Controlled under Sint Maarten's Opium National Ordinance of 1960 — possession, sale and trafficking are...
- Solomon IslandsControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap. 98) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- SomaliaControlled under the Somali Penal Code of 1964 (unrevised) — Somalia has ratified the UN narcotic conventions...
- South SudanProhibited under the Penal Code Act, 2008 — high-level/aggravated drug trafficking is a CAPITAL offence...
- State of PalestineControlled in the State of Palestine — in the Hamas-administered Gaza Strip serious drug trafficking is...
- SurinameControlled under Suriname's drug law (Penal Code / Opium Act — Wet Verdovende Middelen — drug provisions) —...
- TajikistanControlled under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, as amended to 2020) — illegal...
- TanzaniaControlled under the Drug Control and Enforcement Act No. 5 of 2015 (as amended by Act No. 15 of 2017) —...
- ThailandControlled — Narcotics Category 2, medical use with an FDA permit (Narcotics Code B.E. 2564)
- Timor-LesteControlled under the Penal Code of Timor-Leste (drug-trafficking articles), with the country adhering to the...
- TogoControlled under the Code des Drogues (loi sur les stupéfiants) — trafficking carries imprisonment; the...
- TongaControlled under Tonga's Illicit Drugs Control Act (as amended in 2020 and 2021) — trafficking and serious...
- TurkmenistanControlled under the Criminal Code (No. 222-1 of 1997, as amended) — illegal...
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)Controlled under the Turks and Caicos Islands' Control of Drugs Ordinance — possession, sale and trafficking...
- TuvaluControlled under Tuvalu's Penal Code / drug-control provisions — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)Controlled under the U.S. Virgin Islands Code (Title 19) controlled-substances provisions — possession, sale...
- UgandaControlled under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, 2016 (Act No. 3 of 2016) —...
- United Arab EmiratesProhibited — Table No. 1 narcotic (Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2021)
- United KingdomClass A controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
- UzbekistanControlled under the Criminal Code (Articles 270–276) and the Law on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
- VanuatuControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap. 12) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- ZambiaControlled under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act No. 35 of 2021 (which repealed Cap. 96 of...
- ZimbabweControlled under the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (dangerous-drugs provisions,...
Not individually verified
For these 95 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Fentanyl 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.
- Albania
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen