Have a certificate for carrying narcotic drugs on trips abroad certified
Bescheinigung für die Mitnahme von Betäubungsmitteln bei Auslandsreisen beglaubigen lassen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
When travelling abroad, Betäubungsmittel (narcotics/controlled substances) obtained on medical prescription may be imported and exported as travel supplies in a quantity appropriate for the duration of the trip. This requires carrying a certificate completed by the doctor, which must be certified by the highest state health authority, in Berlin the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (State Office for Health and Social Affairs).
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• The certificate for carrying narcotic drugs was issued by a practising doctor whose practice is located in the State of Berlin.
Documents you need
• Certificate for travel to countries under the Schengen Agreement, or
• Certificate for travel to other countries
(outside the Schengen Agreement)
• Identity card (Personalausweis) or passport
• Copy of BtM-Verordnung (Narcotics Prescription Ordinance) (prescription)
Forms
• Certificate for carrying narcotic drugs (Schengen Agreement) www.bfarm.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Bundesopiumstelle/Betae
• Certificate for carrying narcotic drugs (outside the Schengen Agreement) www.bfarm.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Bundesopiumstelle/Betae
Fees
5.00 euros
Legal basis
• Schengen Implementing Convention (Schengener Durchführungsübereinkommen) - Article 75 eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:42000A0
• Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG, Narcotics Act) § 4 para. 1 no. 4 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/btmg_1981/__4.html
• Betäubungsmittel-Außenhandelsverordnung (BtMAHV, Narcotics Foreign Trade Ordinance) § 15 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/btmahv/__15.html
Further information
• Contact information (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales, State Office for Health and Social Affairs) www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/i
Who is responsible
Die Beglaubigung von Betäubungsmittelverordnungen bei Auslandsreisen erfolgt im Land Berlin nur beim Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin - Kundencenter.
Certification of Betäubungsmittelverordnungen (narcotic drug prescriptions) for travel abroad is carried out in the state of Berlin only by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (State Office for Health and Social Affairs Berlin) - Kundencenter (Customer Centre).
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (Lageso)
- Versorgungsamt - Kundencenter – Bereich BeglaubigungenSächsische Str. 28, 10707 Berlin
Original
Service number 329484 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329484/