Legality
Kratom legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Kratom 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 Kratom in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- Aceh (Indonesia)Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) follows the national Indonesian status in Aceh — it is not a narcotic; the Qanun...
- AustraliaKratom is prohibited in Australia — kratom, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are all named Schedule 9...
- BrazilKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not currently controlled in Brazil — neither the plant nor its constituents...
- CanadaKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not controlled in Canada — it is not scheduled under the Controlled Drugs and...
- ChinaControlled — kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) was placed under national control in the Supplementary Catalogue of...
- FranceKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is controlled in France — the plant and both alkaloids, mitragynine and...
- GermanyKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not controlled in Germany — it is not scheduled under the Narcotics Act (BtMG)...
- IndiaKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not a scheduled narcotic in India — it is not listed under the NDPS Act 1985,...
- IndonesiaKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not a narcotic in Indonesia — it is a lawful, recognised trade commodity that...
- IrelandKratom is controlled in Ireland through its alkaloids — mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are Schedule 1...
- ItalyKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is controlled in Italy — the plant was inserted into Table I of the narcotics...
- JapanKratom is controlled/banned in Japan — Mitragyna speciosa is a Designated Substance (shitei yakubutsu) under...
- MalaysiaKratom (ketum, Mitragyna speciosa) is controlled in Malaysia through its alkaloid: mitragynine is a scheduled...
- MexicoKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not controlled in Mexico — the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud) does...
- MyanmarKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is controlled/illegal in Myanmar — prohibited under the 1993 Narcotic Drugs and...
- NetherlandsKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not controlled in the Netherlands — it is not scheduled on either list of the...
- New ZealandKratom is restricted in New Zealand — Mitragyna speciosa is a prescription medicine under the Medicines Act...
- PhilippinesKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not controlled in the Philippines — the Dangerous Drugs Board confirmed (April...
- PolandKratom is controlled in Poland — Mitragyna speciosa plant material and mitragynine are both classified as...
- PortugalKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is controlled in Portugal as a new psychoactive substance under Decreto-Lei...
- SingaporeKratom is controlled in Singapore through its alkaloids: mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are Class A...
- South KoreaKratom is controlled in South Korea — categorised as a psychotropic under the Narcotics Control Act (reported...
- SpainKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not controlled in Spain — it is absent from the AEMPS narcotic and...
- SwedenKratom is controlled in Sweden through mitragynine, classified as a health-hazardous substance/narcotic by...
- SwitzerlandKratom is controlled in Switzerland through the isolated alkaloids — mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine...
- TaiwanKratom is controlled in Taiwan — Mitragyna speciosa is listed as a Schedule 3 controlled drug under the...
- ThailandKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is NOT a controlled narcotic in Thailand — it was removed from Narcotics Category...
- TurkeyKratom is controlled in Turkey — kratom and its principal alkaloid mitragynine were added to the national...
- United Arab EmiratesKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is controlled/prohibited in the UAE — listed under the federal narcotics...
- United KingdomKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, but its production, supply,...
Not individually verified
For these 194 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Kratom 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.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa (US)
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda (UK)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands (UK)
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
- Cayman Islands (UK)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao (Netherlands)
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (UK)
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Polynesia (France)
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK)
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guam (US)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iran
- Iraq
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- State of Palestine
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe