Can you bring medication to Uzbekistan?
At a glance
- Controlled medication — allowed, within limits
Declare narcotic and psychotropic medicines at the border. Narcotics: up to 7 days' supply with a medical document. Psychotropics: up to 5 medicines, 2 packs each.
- Prescription medication — allowed, within limits
Without a medical document: up to 10 different medicines, at most 5 manufacturer's packs of each, for your own use.
Controlled medication
allowed, within limitsYou must declare any narcotic or psychotropic medicines when you cross the border. Narcotic medicines: up to 7 days' supply, with a document from a medical institution in your country of residence or stay giving the medicine's name, its form and the recommended quantity for the course of treatment; show it to customs. Psychotropic medicines: up to 5 different medicines and no more than 2 packs of each, within a course of treatment, without a medical document. Which substances count as narcotic or psychotropic is set by the lists approved by Cabinet Resolution No. 330 of 12 November 2015.
Customs check the documents against what you carry and declare. Any quantity above what the medical document and your declaration show is seized and destroyed.
Doctor's letter checklist
Only what Uzbekistan's rule asks the letter or prescription to include. Tick each one off with your doctor.
Source Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, Resolution No. 191 of 8 June 2016 — Regulation on bringing in and taking out medicines and medical devices by individuals for personal use (as amended to 8 February 2026; LexUz Russian translation of the Uzbek original)Checked against the official source on 2026-10-23
Also covers: controlled substance, narcotic medication, psychotropic medication, controlled medication
Source Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, Resolution No. 191 of 8 June 2016 — Regulation on bringing in and taking out medicines and medical devices by individuals for personal use (as amended to 8 February 2026; LexUz Russian translation of the Uzbek original)Checked against the source on 2026-10-23
Prescription medication
allowed, within limitsFor personal use during your stay you can bring, without any document from a doctor, up to 10 different medicines and no more than 5 packs of each, plus up to 5 medical devices. Each pack may hold at most: 100 tablets, capsules or similar; 500 g of powder for making a solution; 50 g of homeopathic granules; 500 ml of infusion or oral solution; 10 ampoules or vials of injection; 200 ml or 200 g of a medicine for external use. Medicines must be in the manufacturer's packaging. Since 8 February 2026, customs also take into account the quantity, how often you travel with medicines, and the purpose and length of your trip.
Above these limits you declare the medicines to customs together with a document from a medical institution in your country of residence or stay. That clause was rewritten in 2025 and is published only in Uzbek; LexUz's Russian translation of it is unclear, so check the official text if you need to bring more. Medicines brought in for personal use may not be passed on or sold to anyone else.
Doctor's letter checklist
Only what Uzbekistan's rule asks the letter or prescription to include. Tick each one off with your doctor.
Source Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, Resolution No. 191 of 8 June 2016 — Regulation on bringing in and taking out medicines and medical devices by individuals for personal use (as amended to 8 February 2026; LexUz Russian translation of the Uzbek original)Checked against the official source on 2026-10-23
Also covers: prescription medication, medicine, medication, pills, tablets, medical devices
Source Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, Resolution No. 191 of 8 June 2016 — Regulation on bringing in and taking out medicines and medical devices by individuals for personal use (as amended to 8 February 2026; LexUz Russian translation of the Uzbek original)Checked against the source on 2026-10-23
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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history