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What can you bring into Singapore?

Singapore Customs · Singapore Police Force – Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO) · Singapore Police Force, Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office · Singapore Food Agency
At a glance
Tobacco 0.4 kilogram Allowed Last verified 2026-09-19 Alcohol 1 liter Restricted Last verified 2026-09-19 Cash 20,000 SGD Restricted Last verified 2026-09-19 Duty-free value allowance 500 SGD / 100 SGD Restricted Last verified 2026-09-16
Categories
Tobacco and vaping products Cut/loose tobacco 0.4 kilogram · Lighters and matches 1 set · Cuban-origin cigars and other tobacco products 400 gram 24 rules Prohibited
General allowances Gifts and personal goods 500 SGD · Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours 100 SGD · Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours 500 SGD 28 rules Restricted
Cash and valuables Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) 20,000 SGD · Cross-border movement of monetary instruments (cash and bearer negotiable instruments) 20,000 SGD · Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) 20,000 SGD 12 rules Restricted
Pets and live animals Aquarium fish 30 piece 5 rules Prohibited
Animal and plant products Meat, meat products and dairy products 5 kilogram · Fish and other fishery products 2 kilogram · Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) 100 SGD 24 rules Prohibited
Food consumables Processed food 1 kilogram · Tea 100 SGD · Instant coffee 100 SGD 9 rules Prohibited
Commercial goods, relocation and vehicles 2 rules Declare
Cosmetics and personal care Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) 100 milliliter · Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit 100 milliliter · Cargo liquids in checked baggage (Zamzam water, edible oil, liquid food) 100 SGD 6 rules Restricted
Cultural property and antiques 5 rules Allowed
Electronics and batteries Power bank 2 piece · Spare (loose) lithium batteries 2 piece · Medical oxygen cylinders and concentrators 5 kilogram 9 rules Restricted
Medicines and medical devices 13 rules Restricted
Narcotics and controlled substances 1 rule Prohibited
Weapons, explosives and dangerous goods Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) 2.5 kilogram 39 rules Prohibited
Alcoholic beverages Spirits and wine 1 liter · Beer 1 liter · Wine 2 liter 19 rules Restricted

What happens if you do not declare

  • Step 1: Administrative fine Statute: Composition Amounts for Checkpoints Offences – cigarettes
  • Step 1: Standard duty Statute: Composition Amounts for Checkpoints Offences – dutiable goods (excluding cigarettes)
  • Step 1: Standard duty Statute: Composition Amounts for Checkpoints Offences – non-dutiable goods
  • Step 1: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution, Confiscation
  • Step 1: Standard duty Statute: Goods and Services Tax (Imports Relief) Order 1994, the Schedule, item 2, condition (b)
  • Step 1: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution Statute: Customs Act 1960, section 128L(4)
  • Step 2: Administrative fine Statute: Composition Amounts for Checkpoints Offences – cigarettes
  • Step 2: Standard duty Statute: Composition Amounts for Checkpoints Offences – dutiable goods (excluding cigarettes)
  • Step 2: Criminal prosecution Statute: Customs Act 1960, section 128L(1) (offence created by section 128B(1))
  • Step 3: Administrative fine Statute: Composition Amounts for Checkpoints Offences – cigarettes
  • Step 3: Standard duty Statute: Composition Amounts for Checkpoints Offences – dutiable goods (excluding cigarettes)
  • Step 3: Confiscation Statute: Customs Act 1960, section 124(1)
  • Step 4: Administrative fine Statute: Customs Act 1960, section 126(1)
  • Step 5: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution Statute: Customs Act 1960, section 128L(2) and (2A)
Official authorities 48 official sources
  1. Singapore Customs Duty-Free Concession and GST Import Relief
  2. Singapore Customs Controlled and Prohibited Goods for Imports
  3. Singapore Police Force – Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO) Cross Border Cash Movement Reporting
  4. Singapore Police Force, Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office Cross Border Cash Movement Reporting
  5. Singapore Food Agency List of Food & Food Products Allowed
  6. Singapore Food Agency (SFA) List of Food & Food Products Allowed
  7. Health Sciences Authority (HSA) Travelling with medications to Singapore
  8. Health Sciences Authority (HSA) Travelling with medical devices to Singapore
  9. Immigration & Checkpoints Authority ICA | Baggage Clearance/Dual-Channel System
  10. Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS), National Parks Board (NParks) Importing other animal products
  11. Immigration & Checkpoints Authority ICA | Prohibited / Controlled / Dutiable Goods
  12. Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS), National Parks Board Importing ornamental fish
  13. Singapore Police Force, Police Regulatory Department Guideline on Prohibited, Controlled and Non-Regulated Items
  14. Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) FAQs about Hemp and CBD oil products
  15. Immigration & Checkpoints Authority ICA | Taking Cash In and Out of Singapore
  16. Immigration & Checkpoints Authority ICA | Entering Singapore
  17. Singapore Customs With Personal Pets for Overseas Travel
  18. Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS), National Parks Board Importing or exporting wildlife and endangered species
  19. Singapore Customs National Parks Board (NParks)
  20. Singapore Customs Temporary Importation or Exportation of Hand-carried Non-commercial Goods
  21. Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers) Penal Code 1871 - Singapore Statutes Online
  22. Health Sciences Authority Overview of tobacco control
  23. National Parks Board (NParks) Apply for an import permit
  24. Singapore Customs Types of Import Permits
  25. Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS), National Parks Board (NParks) Specified dogs | Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS)
  26. Health Sciences Authority Regulatory overview of health supplements
  27. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Pack for your flight
  28. Health Sciences Authority Vaping enforcement
  29. Health Sciences Authority and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority 177 Persons Found with Electronic Vaporisers in Joint Operations at Changi Airport
  30. Singapore Customs Import Procedures Overview
  31. Singapore Police Force SPF | FAQ for GEWCA Regulatory Regime
  32. Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore Tobacco and Vaporisers Control (Section 15 Tobacco Products) Regulations 2026
  33. Singapore Customs Prohibited and Controlled Goods
  34. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Pack for your flight
  35. European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport — intergovernmental source, not a Singapore authority Liquids, aerosols and gels — Mobility and Transport, European Commission
  36. Singapore Customs Customs Guide for Travellers
  37. National Parks Board Check plant health import requirements
  38. Land Transport Authority LTA | Import Control Regime for PABs and Motorised PMDs
  39. Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) Bringing pet food into Singapore
  40. Singapore Customs Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA)
  41. Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) The Regulatory Environment for the Provisioning of Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) Services in Singapore
  42. National Parks Board (NParks) Importing ornamental plants, nursery stock and seeds
  43. Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore Control of Plants (Plant Importation) Rules
  44. Singapore Police Force, Police Regulatory Department Guideline on Prohibited, Controlled and Non-Regulated Items
  45. Ministry of Health, Singapore FAQs on E-Cigarettes, Vaporisers and Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Products
  46. Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA), issued via Singapore Customs Circular No: 01/2022 — Importation of Drone Operating in Cellular Network
  47. Singapore Customs Bringing Used Household Items and Personal Effects with You
  48. Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore ICA | Prohibited / Controlled / Dutiable Goods
Last verified 2026-09-20 Report a mistake with this rule