Legality
Tramadol legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of Tramadol 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 Tramadol in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- Aceh (Indonesia)In Aceh tramadol is governed by national law as an Obat-Obat Tertentu (OOT) under BPOM Regulation 10/2019...
- AustraliaTramadol is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), listed in Appendix...
- BahrainTramadol is a controlled opioid in Bahrain under Law 15/2007 on Narcotics and the NHRA controlled-substances...
- BangladeshTramadol is a controlled prescription opioid regulated by the DGDA and Department of Narcotics Control under...
- BrazilTramadol is a controlled narcotic in List A2 of ANVISA Portaria 344/98 — dispensed on a two-copy yellow...
- BruneiTramadol is regulated in Brunei as a controlled prescription medicine; it is not specifically listed in the...
- CambodiaTramadol is handled as a controlled prescription medicine under Cambodia's Law on Drug Control (four Tables...
- CanadaTramadol is a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and item 19 of...
- ChinaTramadol is a Category II Psychotropic Controlled Substance in China (single-ingredient since 2007;...
- EgyptTramadol is a Schedule I narcotic (most-dangerous tier) under Egypt's Anti-Narcotics Law 182/1960, added by...
- FranceTramadol is a Liste I prescription medicine (substances vénéneuses, Code de la santé publique); since 1 March...
- GermanyTramadol is a prescription-only medicine (verschreibungspflichtig) under the AMG/AMVV but is deliberately NOT...
- GreeceTramadol is a controlled narcotic medicine under Greece's drug law (Law 3459/2006), placed on the narcotic...
- IndiaTramadol is a notified psychotropic scheduled under the NDPS Act 1985 (S.O. 1761(E) dated 26 April 2018, item...
- IndonesiaTramadol is regulated as an Obat-Obat Tertentu (OOT) under BPOM Regulation 10/2019 and as a prescription-only...
- IranTramadol is a nationally controlled prescription medicine in Iran (regulated by the Iran FDA since 2007)...
- IrelandTramadol is a prescription-only medicine (POM) in Ireland; it is not placed in the controlled-drug schedules...
- ItalyTramadol is in the 'Tabella dei medicinali' of DPR 309/90 — oral forms in Sezione D on a non-repeatable...
- JapanTramadol is an ordinary prescription (ethical) medicine under the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act and...
- JordanTramadol is placed under national control in Jordan by the JFDA (named among countries controlling tramadol...
- KuwaitTramadol is a scheduled controlled narcotic in Kuwait under Decree-Law 159/2025 on Combating Narcotics (in...
- LaosTramadol is a controlled prescription medicine in Laos under Law 07/NA and the MoH...
- MalaysiaTramadol is a psychotropic controlled under the Poisons Act 1952 and the Poisons (Psychotropic Substances)...
- MaldivesTramadol is a controlled prescription medicine under the MFDA and the strict Drug Act (Law 17/2011), which...
- MexicoTramadol is a controlled medicine in Mexico — COFEPRIS reclassified it under Fracción III of Article 226 of...
- MyanmarTramadol is a controlled/prescription medicine governed by Myanmar's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
- NetherlandsTramadol is a prescription-only medicine (uitsluitend recept, UR) under the Geneesmiddelenwet and is...
- New ZealandTramadol was reclassified as a Class C2 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 effective October...
- NigeriaTramadol is a Nationally Controlled Drug under NAFDAC's Controlled Medicines Regulations 2019, with only the...
- OmanTramadol is a controlled narcotic/psychotropic medicine in Oman under the national narcotics law and MOH...
- PakistanTramadol is a controlled prescription medicine registered under the Drugs Act 1976 (regulators moving it...
- PhilippinesTramadol is a controlled 'dangerous drug' on the Dangerous Drugs Board list under RA 9165, and prescribing it...
- PolandTramadol is a prescription medicine in the ordinary Rp category (not Rpw) and is deliberately NOT placed on...
- PortugalTramadol is a prescription-only medicine (MSRM) in Portugal and is generally not listed in the...
- QatarTramadol is a controlled narcotic/psychotropic medicine regulated by Qatar's MOPH Pharmacy and Drug Control...
- Saudi ArabiaTramadol is a controlled narcotic/psychotropic in Saudi Arabia under the Law of Combating Narcotics (Royal...
- SingaporeTramadol is a Prescription-Only Medicine (POM) under Singapore's Health Products Act / Poisons framework...
- South KoreaTramadol is a prescription (ETC) medicine in South Korea and — unusually for an opioid — is NOT classified as...
- SpainTramadol is a prescription-only medicine (receta médica) in Spain and is deliberately NOT scheduled as an...
- Sri LankaTramadol is a prescription-only medicine (POM) under the NMRA (Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs Act), and its...
- SudanTramadol is reported to be nationally scheduled/controlled in Sudan under its Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
- SwedenTramadol is narcotic-classified (narkotikaklassat) in Sweden — listed in förteckning V under LVFS 2011:10 —...
- SwitzerlandTramadol was added to the Swiss narcotics lists (Verzeichnis b, Annex 3 BetmVV-EDI) effective 1 March 2023...
- TaiwanTramadol is a Schedule 4 (Class IV) controlled drug under the Controlled Drugs Act (reclassified Schedule 3...
- ThailandTramadol is a controlled medicine in Thailand — oral tramadol was reclassified as a 'Specially Controlled...
- TurkeyTramadol is a controlled medicine in Turkey, dispensed on a green prescription (yeşil reçete) under MoH/TİTCK...
- United Arab EmiratesTramadol is a scheduled controlled narcotic/psychotropic in the UAE under Federal Decree-Law 30/2021 and the...
- United KingdomTramadol is a Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and sits in Schedule 3 of the Misuse...
- VietnamTramadol is a special-control prescription medicine in Vietnam — a single-ingredient addictive-active ('gây...
Not individually verified
For these 175 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that Tramadol 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
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda (UK)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands (UK)
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- 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
- 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)
- Grenada
- Guam (US)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iraq
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- State of Palestine
- 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
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe