Hydrocodone in Vietnam: not individually verified

Not individually verified

We have not confirmed that Hydrocodone specifically is scheduled in Vietnam, so this page gives no legal status. Publishing a guess here would be worse than publishing nothing. What we do know is the governing national drug law, below.

What is on record: Not confirmed. The dossier this batch is written from prints Hydrocodone as an entry in List IIA of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP and quotes it as “Hydrocodone”, but it gives no item number and no CAS number for that row, while every other List IIA row in the same document carries both. The published 2cb entry, dated three days later, records the opposite finding: that Hydrocodone was not found in any danh mục, and that dihydrocodeinone appears only inside the chemical names of codoxime and thebacon. This pass did not reopen the decree and cannot settle which read is right, so it asserts neither as the answer. The Criminal Code reaches only a chất ma túy, so which read is right decides whether it reaches Hydrocodone at all. Hydrocodone is expressly named in List IIA and therefore follows the general narcotic thresholds rather than the special heroin/cocaine/amphetamine group.

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What Vietnam HAS confirmed for related substances

Buprenorphinea related compound, not Hydrocodone
Controlled. Buprenorphine is printed in List III of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, which is the list the Criminal Code's own definition of chất ma túy points at, and the entry reads “Buprenorphine”. Buprenorphine is expressly named in List III; despite medical uses, unauthorized production, transport or sale is analyzed as a listed narcotic under the general bands.
Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, danh mục chất ma túy và tiền chất, issued and in force 19 January 2026 · vbpl.vn · Bộ luật Hình sự số 100/2015/QH13 as amended by Luật số 86/2025/QH15, khoản 18 Điều 1, in force 1 July 2025 · vbpl.vn · văn bản hợp nhất số 135/VBHN-VPQH, the consolidated Criminal Code text used for the article wording · thuvienphapluat.vn · placement for Buprenorphine: List III in the dossier, item number III #11 carried forward from the published 2cb entry and not re-derived from the decree text in this pass · read as those lists stand after Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, and this reading does not rule out a later amendment made under Điều 3 khoản 6 of that decree · dossier date checked 17 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026
Codeinea related compound, not Hydrocodone
Controlled. Codeine is printed in List IIA of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, which is the list the Criminal Code's own definition of chất ma túy points at, and the entry reads “Codeine; 3-methylmorphine (dẫn xuất của morphine)”. Codeine is an express List IIA narcotic, but it is not one of the eight specially named Penal Code substances, so the general solid/liquid thresholds apply.
Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, danh mục chất ma túy và tiền chất, issued and in force 19 January 2026 · vbpl.vn · Bộ luật Hình sự số 100/2015/QH13 as amended by Luật số 86/2025/QH15, khoản 18 Điều 1, in force 1 July 2025 · vbpl.vn · văn bản hợp nhất số 135/VBHN-VPQH, the consolidated Criminal Code text used for the article wording · thuvienphapluat.vn · placement for Codeine: List IIA in the dossier, item number IIA #27 carried forward from the published 2cb entry and not re-derived from the decree text in this pass · read as those lists stand after Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, and this reading does not rule out a later amendment made under Điều 3 khoản 6 of that decree · dossier date checked 17 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026
Fentanyla related compound, not Hydrocodone
Controlled. Fentanyl is printed in List IIA of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, which is the list the Criminal Code's own definition of chất ma túy points at, and the entry reads “Fentanyl”. Fentanyl is an express List IIA narcotic and one of the eight Penal Code substances with special 3 kg production/trading and 100 g transport top thresholds.
Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, danh mục chất ma túy và tiền chất, issued and in force 19 January 2026 · vbpl.vn · Bộ luật Hình sự số 100/2015/QH13 as amended by Luật số 86/2025/QH15, khoản 18 Điều 1, in force 1 July 2025 · vbpl.vn · văn bản hợp nhất số 135/VBHN-VPQH, the consolidated Criminal Code text used for the article wording · thuvienphapluat.vn · placement for Fentanyl: List IIA in the dossier, item number IIA #55 carried forward from the published 2cb entry and not re-derived from the decree text in this pass · read as those lists stand after Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, and this reading does not rule out a later amendment made under Điều 3 khoản 6 of that decree · dossier date checked 17 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026
Heroina related compound, not Hydrocodone
Controlled. Heroin is printed in List IA of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, which is the list the Criminal Code's own definition of chất ma túy points at, and the entry reads “Heroin, Diacetylmorphine (dẫn xuất của morphine)”. Heroin is expressly named in List IA and is one of the Penal Code’s eight specially named narcotics for quantity purposes.
Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, danh mục chất ma túy và tiền chất, issued and in force 19 January 2026 · vbpl.vn · Bộ luật Hình sự số 100/2015/QH13 as amended by Luật số 86/2025/QH15, khoản 18 Điều 1, in force 1 July 2025 · vbpl.vn · văn bản hợp nhất số 135/VBHN-VPQH, the consolidated Criminal Code text used for the article wording · thuvienphapluat.vn · placement for Heroin: List IA in the dossier, item number IA #14 carried forward from the published 2cb entry and not re-derived from the decree text in this pass · read as those lists stand after Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, and this reading does not rule out a later amendment made under Điều 3 khoản 6 of that decree · dossier date checked 17 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026
Methadonea related compound, not Hydrocodone
Controlled. Methadone is printed in List IIA of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, which is the list the Criminal Code's own definition of chất ma túy points at, and the entry reads “Methadone”. Methadone is expressly named in List IIA; it is a controlled narcotic but not one of the eight substances receiving the Penal Code’s special lower thresholds.
Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, danh mục chất ma túy và tiền chất, issued and in force 19 January 2026 · vbpl.vn · Bộ luật Hình sự số 100/2015/QH13 as amended by Luật số 86/2025/QH15, khoản 18 Điều 1, in force 1 July 2025 · vbpl.vn · văn bản hợp nhất số 135/VBHN-VPQH, the consolidated Criminal Code text used for the article wording · thuvienphapluat.vn · placement for Methadone: List IIA in the dossier, item number IIA #72 carried forward from the published 2cb entry and not re-derived from the decree text in this pass · read as those lists stand after Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, and this reading does not rule out a later amendment made under Điều 3 khoản 6 of that decree · dossier date checked 17 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026
Morphinea related compound, not Hydrocodone
Controlled. Morphine is printed in List IIA of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, which is the list the Criminal Code's own definition of chất ma túy points at, and the entry reads “Morphine”. Morphine is expressly listed in IIA and is governed by the general narcotic mass/volume bands rather than heroin’s special named thresholds.
Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, danh mục chất ma túy và tiền chất, issued and in force 19 January 2026 · vbpl.vn · Bộ luật Hình sự số 100/2015/QH13 as amended by Luật số 86/2025/QH15, khoản 18 Điều 1, in force 1 July 2025 · vbpl.vn · văn bản hợp nhất số 135/VBHN-VPQH, the consolidated Criminal Code text used for the article wording · thuvienphapluat.vn · placement for Morphine: List IIA in the dossier, item number IIA #81 carried forward from the published 2cb entry and not re-derived from the decree text in this pass · read as those lists stand after Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, and this reading does not rule out a later amendment made under Điều 3 khoản 6 of that decree · dossier date checked 17 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026
Oxycodonea related compound, not Hydrocodone
Controlled. Oxycodone is printed in List IIA of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, which is the list the Criminal Code's own definition of chất ma túy points at, and the entry reads “Oxycodone”. Oxycodone is expressly listed in IIA and therefore uses the general other-narcotic thresholds for production, transport and trading.
Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, danh mục chất ma túy và tiền chất, issued and in force 19 January 2026 · vbpl.vn · Bộ luật Hình sự số 100/2015/QH13 as amended by Luật số 86/2025/QH15, khoản 18 Điều 1, in force 1 July 2025 · vbpl.vn · văn bản hợp nhất số 135/VBHN-VPQH, the consolidated Criminal Code text used for the article wording · thuvienphapluat.vn · placement for Oxycodone: List IIA in the dossier, item number IIA #103 carried forward from the published 2cb entry and not re-derived from the decree text in this pass · read as those lists stand after Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, and this reading does not rule out a later amendment made under Điều 3 khoản 6 of that decree · dossier date checked 17 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026
Tramadola related compound, not Hydrocodone
Controlled. Tramadol is printed in List IIA of the danh mục annexed to Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, which is the list the Criminal Code's own definition of chất ma túy points at, and the entry reads “Tramadol”. Tramadol is expressly named in List IIA, so unauthorized production, transport and trading are analyzed under the general narcotic bands.
Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, danh mục chất ma túy và tiền chất, issued and in force 19 January 2026 · vbpl.vn · Bộ luật Hình sự số 100/2015/QH13 as amended by Luật số 86/2025/QH15, khoản 18 Điều 1, in force 1 July 2025 · vbpl.vn · văn bản hợp nhất số 135/VBHN-VPQH, the consolidated Criminal Code text used for the article wording · thuvienphapluat.vn · placement for Tramadol: List IIA in the dossier, item number IIA #132 carried forward from the published 2cb entry and not re-derived from the decree text in this pass · read as those lists stand after Nghị định 28/2026/NĐ-CP, in force 19 January 2026, and this reading does not rule out a later amendment made under Điều 3 khoản 6 of that decree · dossier date checked 17 September 2026 · Verified September 21, 2026

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