Are Sex Dolls Legal (to Buy/Use)? Why A Love Doll Might Be Illegal?

Don’t buy your first sex doll until you finish this post focusing on the legality of adult love dolls. Sex dolls can keep you fulfilled and excited physically or emotionally with their hyper-realistic nature and maybe advanced high-tech features. But is this product permitted to buy and use anywhere? If not, what places restrict or ban adult dolls? What makes a sex doll illegal? Read to find out answers to these questions so that you can make a wise decision on the purchase.

Is (Buying/Using) Sex Doll Legal?

In most places and cases, yes, normal adult sex dolls are legal to buy and use. Adult sex dolls are legal to purchase and use in a majority of countries on the earth, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Korea, and most EU countries. However, it’s still strictly controlled or banned in a small portion of regions like some Middle East, Muslim, and Asian countries. That said, you should be more careful to buy or use real dolls in those areas because improper actions might put you in a risky situation, getting fine punishment, or even imprisonment. In short, it depends on where you are now and what the love doll really looks like. Sex dolls are illegal in countries or territories in which governments practice severe regulations on synthetic sexual products. They take using such sex toy products to derive sexual satisfaction as immoral behavior, so a nationwide ban might be carried out. Even in some regions adult sex doll is legal, considering some small sex dolls look quite like children, to help stop children from abusing material, they also prohibit mini sex dolls under a certain height or with a “child-like” appearance. Of course, the exact illegal doll’s height or look varies from countries.

Are Mini Sex Dolls Legal?

Mini sex dolls refer to dolls that have a shorter height (see sex doll height guide), such as less than 140cm. Many doll lovers choose to get one due to the sex doll price reason. As to the legality of tiny sex dolls, it’s different from countries and situations. – In the United Kingdom, only sex dolls that are over 125cm with mature mature-looking are legal – In Australia, the legal sex doll’s height is over 158cm – In Canada, people are prohibited to get or ship child-like sex dolls – In Norway, illegal mini sex dolls are childlike ones and less than 125cm in height – How about the sex doll laws in US? In the United States, small pre-pubescent love dolls are illegal in states like Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Dakota, Utah and Hawaii, with related laws outlawing child love dolls since 2016. In 2023, during National Child Abuse Prevention Month – April, state senators put up with legislation banning the sale of sex dolls resembling children and making possessing such a doll a felony. And The CREEPER (Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots) Act 2.0 will ban  the sale of lifelike child sex dolls to help protect children and families. In March, 2024, there was an outrage that a Kentucky Democrat suggested allowing pedophiles to have child sex dolls to stop them from abusing real kids. However, it seems this idea won’t make any sense, just like what others comment – “This type of disturbing proposition has no place in the Commonwealth”. Beyond the listed places, please don’t try child-like mini sex dolls easily in case there’s unnecessary trouble (be arrested, sentenced, or put into prison for years), even when there’s no explicit lawsuit on the height of illegal dolls or the appearance of “child-like” dolls. If you are truly tight on a budget, you can buy shorter and cheaper TPE sex dolls with non-child-like characteristics, torso, or so.

Are Fake Sex Dolls Legal?

Fake or counterfeit sex dolls refer to those products that are claimed as original dolls from popular brands like WM Doll, Irontech Doll, and AI-tech AI Doll but are produced by small (unauthorized) manufacturers. Undisputedly, selling fake sex dolls is illegal because it steals the intellectual property of official product owners and breaks the law. We know that many reputable love doll brands are from China. However, China has long been known as a hub for producing fake goods, so in 2020, many consumers became the victims of knockoff sex dolls. To protect the rights of both customers and doll companies, the doll makers adopt the anti-fake system for doll confirmation and also collect related evidence for filing lawsuits while the big e-commerce platforms like Amazon have helped destroy several millions of counterfeit items in the last few years. For common doll buyers, before buying a doll, investigating is important if there’s enough budget and high quality is the top concern.

Where Are Sex Dolls Illegal?

No matter you are a native who plans to get your first sex doll online or you’ve already had a doll and want to travel abroad with it if you don’t want to get yourself into unexpected trouble, please check the following country list where all sex dolls are illegal. Don’t buy any love dolls in these locations.

• Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, all sex toys belong to “pornographic material” and are prohibited by Islamic law, so sex dolls are certainly illegal products. Once the real love doll is found imported, it will be confiscated. For those who refuse to hand over the doll, they will get fined according to the actual situation.

• United Arabic Emirates/UAE

Similarly, the UAE (including Dubai) doesn’t take sex dolls as a legal item. Governed by Islamic law, this country bans all kinds of sex toys, including sex dolls. Anyone who’s unaware of this and brings or buys a love doll from a foreign place won’t receive the product at all, because it will be confiscated by Dubai Customs once it arrives here. Sometimes, prosecution might occur.

• Qatar

Sex dolls are among the banned items listed in Qatar. In the past 2022 FIFA World Cup, this nation just delivered a jail threat for visitors who came with sex toys, porn, pork, alcohol, and many other materials for “fun”.

• Malaysia

According to the Malaysian Penal Code, people who possess, import, sell, or distribute obscene objects shall be punished with imprisonment, fine, or both. Without a doubt, sex dolls are such objects, therefore, it’s illegal to get a love doll in Malaysia, buy it from an overseas website, or take it along for a holiday.

• Maldives

Maldives is heaven for travel, however, the possession of sex dolls and all other types of sex toys is completely illegal since Maldives Customs Service puts all of these items under the “pornographic material” heading.

• India

In India, any toys or products for the purpose of sexual pleasure can be termed as obscene objects (For more detailed information, please refer to Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code/IPC), selling sex dolls with explicit packages or importing sex doll from abroad may violate the law and result in a fine. Nevertheless, if you simply buy the toy from a domestic retailer and use it privately, it’s lawful.

• Indonesia

Sex dolls are illegal in Indonesia, too. This country has one of the largest Muslim populations, so it’s easy to understand their conservative attitude towards sex and related products. From time to time, there’s news about Bali airport officials burning collected items that are restricted from entering this country, among which various sex toys are included.

• Pakistan

Pakistan also runs on Islamic values in many aspects. Like other Islamic countries do, it officially banned the manufacturing, selling, and buying of sex toys like adult sex dolls. The merchants who have a business of such sex products and have been caught will face fines or jail punishment. Even so, you can still find some native toy sellers and users. Many customers wonder whether it’s safe to bring sex dolls through airport security, and the answer is absolutely NO.

• Bangladesh

Despite no exact law prohibiting sex dolls in Bangladesh, Section 292 of the Penal Code 1860 explains effects that affect public health and morals, and sex dolls obviously fall under the category of obscene objects. In early 2021, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh police arrested multiple people for illegally importing sex toys from foreign countries and selling them online across the nation. But until now, no punishment case on sex doll or toy users has been reported.

• Vietnam

Early in 2011, Vietnam banned sex toy imports for personal use or as present. That said, if the customs detect a sex doll in one’s luggage, the passenger must hand the item over to be destroyed. Alternatively, one can ship the real doll to any doll-legal country immediately. Although later on, the Vietnamese government loosened the ban, no further regulations were updated on the illegality of sex toys.

• Thailand

Speaking of Thailand, what comes to one’s mind first must be its tourism, ladyboys, and the sex industry. Nevertheless, you might not be informed that sex dolls are unexpectedly illegal items in Thailand, and so do other instruments to satisfy sexual cravings.

• Brazil

The Brazilians are claimed to have the most stamina, but some still want to get different sex dolls to spice up their sexual life. Unfortunately, importing sex dolls from other countries to Brazil is illegal currently, and none of the sex doll related activities are allowed by the government.

• Mexico

Don’t buy sex doll products online from foreign stores here because Mexican officials don’t permit its residents to get this kind of sexual toy for pleasure exploration. Exactly, sex dolls are illegal in Mexico.

• Algeria

In October 2016, well-known imam Cleric Chemseddine Bouroubi warned about the phenomenon of using sex dolls in Algeria. He took having sex with a love doll as fornication and asked the government to intervene and ban real dolls. Now, it’s commonly taken as an illegal action to buy and import real dolls from abroad.

• Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan, selling sex dolls is regarded as unacceptable action, therefore to a large degree importing them from love-doll-manufacturing countries like the United States and China is illegal and risky.

• Bahrain

Bahrain is a Muslim country and as you can imagine, real love dolls are illegal to create, sell, and buy. There are cases of Bahraini men being arrested and charged for showing and selling synthetic sex organs on social media platforms.

• Egypt

“Pornography and vulgar or objectionable materials of any kind” are prohibited items to be imported into Egypt. No exact words about whether a sex doll is legal or not, but to a large degree, if you buy it externally, once the customs detect it, the doll will be confiscated. In case you will be put into Egyptian jail, you will probably need to pay for the bribe.

• Iran

Nobody would recommend you to buy sex dolls from top love doll brands outside Iran or take such sex toys to Iran while traveling. That’s because sex dolls and toys are forbidden things in Iran. You will get into trouble if you insist on buying or bringing one to Iran.

• Iraq

The way how Iraq treats sex dolls is similar to that of Iran. It’s impossible for a Muslim nation to accept sexual products publicly, so don’t expect that you can buy solid love dolls normally just like in many other countries. Years ago, Iraqi forces found sex dolls, drugs, and alcohol in an IS/Islamic State’s tunnel. It’s hard to tell whether general residents have special approaches to get those banned items, and it must raise the attention of the government to discover and handle this problem with more effort.

• Jordan

All erotic goods including sex dolls are banned in Jordan’s import list. If you buy it from foreign places, the customs will confiscate the doll or you just pay more money to ship it to elsewhere accepting it.

• Kazakhstan

Anybody heard the news that a Kazakhstan body-builder had dated a female sex doll, then married the doll, finally divorced the doll, and started to date another doll? Big surprise, right? Nobody knows whether the man is serious about this special “marriage” or just grabbing people’s eyeballs, where did he pay for this silicone love doll. But actually, one thing is for sure, the sex doll is banned to import or trade in Kazakhstan. (See also: Reasons to have a love doll)

• Kuwait

Kuwait, as an Islamic country, doesn’t allow citizens to import or export sex toys including sex dolls. If you order it from foreign e-commerce sites and be recognized by the customs, they will hold and confiscate it, and get you fined. From Kuwait’s subreddit, you can find some real cases of sex toy confiscation thing.

• Lebanon

You are disallowed to buy, sell, or ship sex dolls to Lebanon since they are regarded as illegal objects. It’s not weird to see sex toys being discovered and confiscated in the airport. However, it’s rare to see the owner arrested or fined for this.

• Zambia

Zambia is a Christian and law-abiding country. About 5 years ago, its National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister claimed spoke out against the use of sex dolls and other toys to avoid further destructive obsession. What came next was the item of “obscene material” proposed by the police and a further ban on sex toys. As the officials confirmed, anyone who makes, owns, imports, sells, or displays the obscene things can receive a prison punishment of up to five years. Other countries where sex dolls are illegal at a glance

• Libya
• Afghanistan
• Alabama (only bans the distribution, but not the possession of sex dolls/toys)
• Oman
• Palestinian Territory
• Somalia
• South Korean (the ban on importing adult-sized sex dolls was lifted in late 2022)
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Tunisia
• Uzbekistan
• Yemen

Ending

To sum up, only dozens of countries in the world don’t open the door to sex dolls. When using sex dolls in doll-legal areas, stay away from child-like dolls. We are free to pursue the ultimate pleasure while we should have our baseline. Sometimes, real-person-modeled or fake sex doll manufacturers might face with right infringement issue, but it’s none of the buyer’s business. EnjoyMyDoll only sells authorized official legit TPE & Silicone dolls from the best love doll brands. We not only offer high-quality solid doll models from them, but also provide the best prices (more affordable than both official and other reliable sex doll stores online). Feel free to bring your favorite doll lover now, be it a BBW sex doll, anime sex doll, sex doll torso, or a fantasy sex doll.