Is Kratom legal in Indonesia?
- Legal status
- Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not a narcotic in Indonesia — it is a lawful, recognised trade commodity that may be grown, processed and exported (Permendag 20/2024 and 21/2024, in force 29 September 2024); BNN's 2022 push to place it in Narkotika Golongan I was not adopted. Neither mitragynine nor 7-hydroxymitragynine is scheduled; BPOM only bars kratom's use in medicines and supplements.
- Consequences if caught
- No narcotics penalty — kratom is a regulated commodity, not a scheduled drug; offences arise only from trade-regulation or BPOM medicinal/supplement breaches, not from possession of the plant.
- If prescribed or medical
- No lawful medicinal or supplement use — BPOM bars kratom from medicines and dietary supplements, though the plant itself is a legal commodity.
- Documentation
- Kratom is a legal trade commodity; export is governed by Ministry of Trade rules (Permendag 20/21-2024), and a minimum mitragynine concentration is set as a quality (not control) spec.
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