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Can you bring cannabis or CBD to South Africa?

Short answer
Prohibited

  • Cannabis

    prohibited

    SARS's traveller guide lists 'narcotics and habit-forming drugs' among goods that may not be imported at all, with no exception described for cannabis or CBD. South African domestic law separately decriminalises private personal cannabis use/cultivation within the country's borders, but that does not extend to importation across the border. We could not independently confirm, against a SAHPRA primary source, the low-dose (Schedule 0) CBD exemption some secondary sources describe — treat any cannabis or CBD product as prohibited for import until that is verified.

    Also covers: cannabis, marijuana, weed, thc, cbd, cbd oil

    Checked 2026-08-11 — Source: SARS — SC-PA-01-03 Duty Free Allowances for Travellers (External Guide, Rev. 8, eff. 1 July 2026)

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