How much Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) can I bring into Singapore?
Restricted
You can bring Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) into Singapore only within the stated limits.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Import Procedures Overview Singapore Customs
Questions about Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) in Singapore
- Do I have to declare Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) at Singapore customs?
- Yes — it has to be declared to Singapore customs on arrival.
- What happens if I do not declare Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) 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 Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) 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 Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) out of Singapore?
- Singapore publishes no separate rule for taking Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Singapore limit for Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) 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 Import Procedures Overview. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Imported goods are subject to GST and/or duty, and a customs permit is required to account for the import and tax payment.”
- How does Singapore compare with other countries on Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit)?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 1 prohibit Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit), 19 limit it and 0 let it through. Singapore is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: Singapore Customs — Import Procedures Overview · 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 — Import Procedures Overview · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Singapore Customs — Import Procedures Overview · verified 2026-09-19