# 21 CFR § 1312.11: Requirement of authorization to import

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 CFR § 1312.11
- **Heading:** Requirement of authorization to import
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 21—Food and Drugs > CHAPTER II—DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > PART 1312—IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES > Importation of Controlled Substances

## Text

(a) No person shall import, or cause to be imported, into the customs territory of the United States from any place outside thereof (but within the United States), or into the United States from any place outside thereof, any controlled substances listed in Schedule I or II, or any narcotic controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V, or any non-narcotic controlled substance listed in Schedule III which the Administrator has specifically designated by regulation in § 1312.30 or any non-narcotic controlled substance listed in Schedule IV or V which is also listed in Schedule I or II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971, unless and until such person is properly registered under the Act (or, in accordance with part 1301 of this chapter, exempt from registration) and the Administration has issued him or her a permit to do so in accordance with § 1312.13.
(b) No person shall import, or cause to be imported, into the customs territory of the United States from any place outside thereof (but within the United States), or into the United States from any place outside thereof, any non-narcotic controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V, excluding those described in paragraph (a) of this section, unless and until such person is properly registered under the Act (or, in accordance with part 1301 of this chapter, exempt from registration) and has filed an import declaration to do so in accordance with § 1312.18.
(c) A separate permit or declaration is required for each shipment of a controlled substance to be imported.
[81 FR 97026, Dec. 30, 2016]

## Nearby sections

- [21 CFR § 1312.11 § 1312.11 Requirement of authorization to import.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.11.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.12 § 1312.12 Application for import permit; return information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.12.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.13 § 1312.13 Issuance of import permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.13.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.14 § 1312.14 Distribution of import permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.14.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.15 § 1312.15 Shipments in greater or less amount than authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.15.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.16 § 1312.16 Amendment, cancellation, expiration of import permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.16.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.17 § 1312.17 Special report from importers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.17.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.18 § 1312.18 Import declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.18.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.19 § 1312.19 Distribution of import declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.19.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.21 § 1312.21 Requirement of authorization to export.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.21.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.22 § 1312.22 Application for export or reexport permit; return information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.22.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.23 § 1312.23 Issuance of export permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.23.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.24 § 1312.24 Distribution of export permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.24.md)
- [21 CFR § 1312.25 § 1312.25 Amendment, cancellation, expiration of export permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1312.25.md)

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