Medicines

Border customs offices at entry points shall authorize the importation of medicines carried by individuals (travelers) who are citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia or foreign citizens residing or holding an approved residence permit in the Republic of North Macedonia, provided that the quantity in question corresponds to the personal needs of the traveler or recipient.

In such cases, the competent customs officer shall require the traveler to present an appropriate certificate issued by their primary healthcare institution, containing information identifying the medicine and the patient, the type of medical condition, and the physician's signature, demonstrating the patient's need to obtain the medicines.

When goods are brought into the country by foreign individuals (travelers), the border customs offices at entry shall authorize transit and temporary import procedures, provided that the goods are intended for their personal use and that they possess a certificate issued by a primary healthcare institution in their country confirming that the medicines they are carrying, in the appropriate quantity, are required for their personal therapy.

Pursuant to Article 45-d of the Law on Control of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, persons crossing the state border may possess a medicine containing psychotropic substances classified under Lists II and III only on the basis of medical documentation and in an amount necessary for personal use for a period of no more than seven days.

Persons undergoing substitution therapy for substance dependence or symptomatic therapy during the terminal stage of a malignant disease may, when crossing the state border, possess a medicine containing substances classified under Lists II and III on the basis of medical documentation and in the quantity necessary for personal use specified in the medical documentation, for a period of no more than 15 days.