Is khat legal in Vietnam?
Illegal
Khat is classified as a narcotic drug and criminally prosecuted in Vietnam.
Vietnam is one of 26 countries classified “Illegal” for khat — 87% of the 30 with data. (Also searched as qat.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Khat
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Hong Kong
- Illegal Khat is a dangerous drug in Hong Kong with severe penalties for trafficking.
- Singapore
- Illegal Khat is prohibited in Singapore by the Central Narcotics Bureau.
- Taiwan
- Illegal Khat is classified as a narcotic drug and illegal in Taiwan.
- United Arab Emirates
- Illegal Khat is illegal in the UAE under federal law number 14 of 1995.
- Australia
- Illegal Khat importation is controlled in Australia, illegal for personal use without permit.
- Yemen
- Legal Khat is legal in Yemen but cultivation and sale are regulated by law.
Other laws in Vietnam
- Cannabis
- Illegal
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Decriminalized / tolerated
- Salvia Divinorum
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Sales banned
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.