Can I bring Percocet to Korea?

Q: Can I bring Percocet to Korea?

Percocet requires prior approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) before you travel. Korea lists oxycodone in annex 1 of the Narcotics Control Act enforcement decree, its narcotics schedule. You need written MFDS approval before entering with it: apply online at nedrug.mfds.go.kr or by email, allow 10 business days, and note the permit covers at most a 90-day supply. Carry the approval and your prescription, keep the medication in its original packaging, and declare it at customs. Source: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Permit to Bring in Narcotics) (last verified 2026-08-23).

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Approval
Required사전 승인 필요

MFDS permit

Required, 3-4 wks ahead

Max quantity

Approved amount, max 90-day supply

Declare at customs

Yes, goods-to-declare channel

How many can I bring? Enter your daily dose:

tablets/capsules per day

Percocet (active ingredient: Oxycodone) requires prior approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) before you travel.

Korea lists oxycodone in annex 1 of the Narcotics Control Act enforcement decree, its narcotics schedule. You need written MFDS approval before entering with it: apply online at nedrug.mfds.go.kr or by email, allow 10 business days, and note the permit covers at most a 90-day supply. Carry the approval and your prescription, keep the medication in its original packaging, and declare it at customs.

How to apply for MFDS approval →

How Korea classifies it

Under the Narcotics Control Act, Oxycodone is a narcotic (마약), listed in annex 1 of the enforcement decree, the decree's first narcotics schedule, which covers opium-derived and related substances. The classification attaches to the substance itself, so it applies to every product, brand, and dosage form that contains it. That is why the entry rule does not depend on how much you carry or whether your home prescription is valid: the substance triggers the permit requirement on its own.

Before you fly

1.Apply for the MFDS self-treatment permit at least 3 to 4 weeks before departure, online at nedrug.mfds.go.kr or by email to narcotics@korea.kr. Results are issued within 10 business days.
2.Prepare a passport copy, your flight itinerary, the prescription, and a doctor's note stating diagnosis and daily dose, in Korean or English. The permit covers up to a 90-day supply.
3.Pack the medication in its original packaging with the pharmacy label attached. Loose pills in an unmarked container invite questions you do not want at the border.
4.On arrival, take the goods-to-declare channel and show the permit with the medication.

If you refill in Korea

옥시콘틴서방정10밀리그램(옥시코돈염산염), the Oxycodone product sold in Korea, official MFDS photo — 옥시콘틴서방정10밀리그램(옥시코돈염산염) (한국먼디파마 유한회사), as dispensed in Korea. Photo: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety pill identification database. The product you carry from home may look different; this is what a Korean pharmacy would hand you.

Questions

Is oxycodone used in Korean hospitals?

Yes. OxyContin is approved and prescribed in Korea for severe pain, so a Korean doctor can take over your pain management for a longer stay. Bring your medical records to the first appointment.

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Source Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Permit to Bring in Narcotics)
Verified 2026-08-23

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