Can I take Ritalin to Belgium?

The rules for Ritalin (methylphenidate)

FAMHP names ADHD medicines containing methylphenidate as a worked example of a substance under the same Royal Decree of 6 September 2017 that covers opioids, and applies the same entry rule: "A traveller who needs to bring along narcotic or psychotropic substances into Belgium for medical treatment must be able to justify this with a valid medical prescription or a certificate validated by the government." Arriving from outside the Schengen area, a valid prescription is stated as sufficient and no Belgian permit applies. The Schengen declaration form that FAMHP validates is a different thing on a different leg: FAMHP states it validates those "for citizens domiciled in Belgium who must take these medicines with them during their journey to a country within the Schengen area", and that it does not validate documents for citizens domiciled abroad. A traveller domiciled elsewhere in the Schengen area needs that declaration validated by their own country's authority. Belgium's January 2025 submission to the International Narcotics Control Board marks the same two document routes, a valid medical prescription and a doctor's certificate endorsed by the health authorities of the country of residence. Sending narcotic or psychotropic substances to Belgium by post is forbidden.

Maximum supply: 90 days (FAMHP states: "The maximum amount of medicines brought along to Belgium may not exceed a treatment duration of three months." Belgium reported the same 90 day figure to the International Narcotics Control Board in January 2025, with the quantity not to exceed the appropriate amount based on the usual daily dose. A traveller domiciled in the Schengen area instead carries a Schengen declaration validated by their own country, which covers one medicine for up to 30 days per form and can reach 90 days in total with further forms.)

What to do

1. 01valid prescription
2. 02for Schengen residents, a Schengen certificate endorsed by the health authorities of the country of residence
3. 03additional forms for supplies beyond 30 days (up to 90 days)