In the title compound, C(6)H(7)ClN(+)·NCS(-), the benzene ring and the protonated amine and chloro substituents are nearly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.002 (2) Å for the N atom. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯N and N-H⋯S hydrogen bonds into a chain along the b axis.