MongoliaTravelling with ADHD medication: rules, permits and documents
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Mongolia treats these medications differently. Of the 7 we track, 4 are not allowed in at all and 3 need only your prescription.
Serious penalties: Article 13.1.5 of Mongolia's 2002 Law on Control of the Circulation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances prohibits an individual from importing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances across the border, with no traveller exemption for personal prescribed medication written into the law; only a licensed organisation may import (Article 6.1).
By medication
Brand names first, generic in brackets. Each line resolves the drug class rule below, plus anything Mongolia records specifically for that medication.
- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)Banned
Mongolia's own legal definition of a 'psychotropic substance' is a substance listed in the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances that has 'an addictive or other grave psychological effects, subject to the control according the legislations in Mongolia' (Article 3.1.1) — a definition that reaches methylphenidate, dexamfetamine, mixed amphetamine salts and lisdexamfetamine, all of which are 1971 Schedule II. The definition's closing clause conditions scope on Mongolian control legislation, and Article 4.3 provides that the Government approves the list of controlled substances; that Government list was not retrieved (see Gaps), so this finding rests on the conventions plus the statutory definition rather than on Mongolia's own enumeration. The same Article 13.1.5 ban on individual import and Article 6 licensed-organisation-only import route that apply to opioids apply here. There is no traveller permit to apply for.
- Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate)Banned
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
- Dexamphetamine (dexamfetamine)Banned
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
- Strattera (atomoxetine)Prescription
Atomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally controlled; carry with a valid prescription in original packaging and declare if asked.
- Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts)Banned
The same rule as Vyvanse above.
- Intuniv (guanfacine)Prescription
The same rule as Strattera above.
- Qelbree (viloxazine)Prescription
The same rule as Strattera above.
Rules by drug class
Narcotic (opioids)
Banned- Quantity
- No quantity is published because an individual is barred from importing narcotic drugs across the border at all (Article 13.1.5 of the 2002 narcotics law); import is restricted to licensed organisations (Article 6).
- Permit
- Not published. This is a statutory prohibition on individual import, not a permit question. Only a licensed organisation may import narcotic drugs under an approved agreement (Article 6.1-6.4); no route exists for an individual traveller to apply for permission.
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
Banned- Quantity
- No quantity is published because the same statutory ban on individual import (Article 13.1.5) applies to psychotropic substances, which by the law's own Article 3.1.1 definition includes methylphenidate, dexamfetamine, mixed amphetamine salts and lisdexamfetamine.
- Permit
- Not published. Same reasoning as the narcotic class: this is a prohibition, not a permit question, and no individual traveller route exists.
Not internationally controlled
PrescriptionAtomoxetine, guanfacine and viloxazine are not internationally controlled; carry with a valid prescription in original packaging and declare if asked.
Leaving Mongolia
Mongolia publishes a different rule for taking these medicines out than for bringing them in. Only the differences are below. Anything not listed here is the same as the rule above.
Narcotic (opioids)
The two legs are not worded identically. The individual-specific prohibition, Article 13.1.5, names only 'importing … through the border of Mongolia' — it is inbound only. Leaving rests on Article 13.1.8, which prohibits 'importing, exporting, producing, selling or storing … without a license', a licence-conditioned prohibition rather than an individual-specific one, and on Article 6.2-6.3, which restricts export to licensed organisations acting under an agreement with the importing party. No traveller export exemption is published, and a traveller holds no licence, so the practical outcome is the same in both directions even though the statutory route differs.
Psychotropic (ADHD stimulants, benzodiazepines, sleep)
As with the narcotic class, the legs differ in wording: Article 13.1.5's individual-specific prohibition covers importing only, while leaving rests on Article 13.1.8's licence-conditioned prohibition on 'importing, exporting, producing, selling or storing … without a license' and on Article 6.2-6.3's licensed-organisation export route. No traveller export exemption is published, and a traveller holds no licence.
Responsible authority
Mongolian Customs General Administration; Ministry of Health (medicines regulation)
Sources
The source behind everything above, so you can check it yourself rather than take our word for it. Always confirm the current rule with the source before you travel.
Your trip pack
A doctor's letter for Mongolia, filled in with your medications and your stops, ready to sign.
The rules above are free and stay free. The pack is the paperwork that goes with them: a checklist for each stop in travel order, a printable PDF, and the letter to take to your GP.
Build your trip packThis page organises publicly available government information and links. It is not legal or medical advice. Rules change and enforcement varies, so always confirm with the official sources above or the Mongolia embassy or consulate before travelling.