Question:
Is it legal or illegal to buy Jintropin and import it to my country?
Answer:
Each country has different rules. Some countries like Australia, Canada, Italy strictly forbid any importing of HGH. Other countries are flexible and generally there is no problem as long as the Jintropin is for personal use.
USA example:
The following information was copied from FDA’s website (http://www.fda.gov/ola/2002/drugimportation0725.html)
At mail facilities, Customs officials identify parcels that may violate the FD&C Act for FDA examination. FDA inspectors then determine if these products should or should not be permitted to enter the country. If detained, FDA must issue a notice to the addressee describing the potential Federal violation and provide the individual with an opportunity to respond and provide reasons why the drug parcel should be allowed entry. If the addressee does not respond or provides an inadequate response, FDA will give the parcel back to Customs to have it returned to the exporter. Due to the requirements for notice and an opportunity to respond, the detention and further processing of mail parcels consumes large amounts of FDA resources. In addition, considerable storage space is needed to hold the large number of detained parcels until replies are received from the addressees.
As a general matter, it is illegal to import an unapproved drug into the U.S. However, under FDA’s personal importation policy, FDA has authorized its inspectors to use their enforcement discretion to allow U.S. residents to import certain products under certain limited conditions. Under this policy, FDA may allow a U.S. resident to bring into this country an unapproved drug for their personal use for a serious condition, if there has been no commercialization or promotion of the drug to U.S. residents.
Due to the huge volume of drug parcels entering the U.S. through the international mail and courier services, the requirements for notice and hearing, and our limited resources, it is difficult for FDA to detain and refuse mail imports for personal use. As a consequence, tens of thousands of parcels that FDA does not review are eventually released by Customs and sent on to their addressees, even though the products contained in these parcels may violate the FD&C Act
NOTE: Jintropin is generally released by US Customs with no problems. Should there be delays with customs and you receive a letter asking about the shipment, you have a choice to either respond and try to get the product released (by above mentioned ways) or you can chose not to respond. In that case the shipment will be returned to the sender.