How much Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) can I bring into Singapore?
Restricted
You can bring Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) into Singapore only within the stated limits.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
On the plane
Airline differences
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- LTA | Import Control Regime for PABs and Motorised PMDs Land Transport Authority
Questions about Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) in Singapore
- Do I have to declare personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) at Singapore customs?
- Yes — it has to be declared to Singapore customs on arrival.
- What happens if I do not declare personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) 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 personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) 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 personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) out of Singapore?
- Singapore publishes no separate rule for taking personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Singapore limit for personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) 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 LTA | Import Control Regime for PABs and Motorised PMDs. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.
- How does Singapore compare with other countries on personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike)?
- Of the 19 countries covered here, 0 prohibit personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike), 7 limit it and 12 let it through. Singapore is among the more permissive.
Source: Singapore Customs — LTA | Import Control Regime for PABs and Motorised PMDs · 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 — LTA | Import Control Regime for PABs and Motorised PMDs · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Singapore Customs — LTA | Import Control Regime for PABs and Motorised PMDs · verified 2026-09-19