I see a ton of codeine phosphate tablets for sale by UK vendors, but none sold by US vendors. I am not interested in alternative opiods. Codeine phosphate is especially good for [SOME] people with (certain) gastrointestinal diseases (UC, Crohns, etc) as it really slows down motility and helps with the pain.
Would this be importation of a schedule 2 substance? Is it a big deal if I'm only importing fewer than 30 tablets of 60mg each or so?
Buying water off the DNMs is illegal because 1) tax evasion, 2) black market and, 3) did I mention tax evasion yet?
So yes, codeine would be a crime even if for pain. The best you'll get from a judge is "go to the doctor, don't use the black market".