How many medicine and baby food liquids can I bring into Singapore?
- Official classification
- Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit
Allowed
You can bring medicine and baby food liquids into Singapore without a special limit.
What you need to know
- 100 milliliter (3.38 fl oz)
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Liquids, aerosols and gels — Mobility and Transport, European Commission European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport — intergovernmental source, not a Singapore authority
Questions about Medicine and baby food liquids in Singapore
- How many medicine and baby food liquids can I bring into Singapore?
- Singapore allows 100 milliliters of Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit per traveller without duty. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare medicine and baby food liquids at Singapore customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare medicine and baby food liquids in Singapore?
- Under Goods and Services Tax, if you declare the excess yourself: the normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under Customs Act 1960, section 128L, if it is treated as smuggling: it is prosecuted as a criminal offence. Under Customs Act 1960, section 124, if the goods are found without being declared: the goods are confiscated.
- Can I post or ship medicine and baby food liquids to Singapore instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you is outside this allowance.
- Can I take medicine and baby food liquids out of Singapore?
- Singapore publishes no separate rule for taking medicine and baby food liquids out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Singapore limit for medicine and baby food liquids apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- Singapore Customs states it in Liquids, aerosols and gels — Mobility and Transport, European Commission. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “liquids which are to be used during the trip for medical purposes or special dietary requirements, including baby food;”
- How does Singapore compare with other countries on medicine and baby food liquids?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit medicine and baby food liquids, 4 limit it and 16 let it through. Singapore is among the more permissive.
Source: Singapore Customs — Liquids, aerosols and gels — Mobility and Transport, European Commission · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Singapore Customs — Liquids, aerosols and gels — Mobility and Transport, European Commission · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Singapore Customs — Goods and Services Tax (Imports Relief) Order 1994 (2026 Revised Edition) · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Singapore Customs — Goods and Services Tax (Imports Relief) Order 1994 (2026 Revised Edition) · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Singapore Customs — Liquids, aerosols and gels — Mobility and Transport, European Commission · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Singapore Customs — Liquids, aerosols and gels — Mobility and Transport, European Commission · verified 2026-09-19