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Payment can be made via: Your own Inter-Bank GIRO (IBG) with Singapore Customs; or; An appointed Declaring Agent to pay the taxes on your behalf. Tax payment is deducted directly from the Declaring Agent’s IBG. To apply for an IBG, mail the completed Application for Inter-Bank GIRO form to Singapore Customs’ address as indicated in the form.
- Declaration and Payment of Taxes
Under Singapore’s laws, arriving travellers are required to...
- Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Duties payable = S$101,000 x 20%=S$20,200. Thus, GST payable...
- SG CUSTOMS
Select to make payment of duty and/or Goods and Services Tax...
- Declaration and Payment of Taxes
- What to Declare?
- Dutiable Goods and GST Taxable Goods
- Payment of Taxes
- How to Declare?
- What to Do at The Red Channel
- When to Use The Green Channel
Under Singapore’s laws, arriving travellers are required to declare and pay the duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) to bring in dutiable and taxable goods exceeding their duty-free concession and GST relief. This is applicable whether the goods were purchased overseas or in Singapore. GST is a tax on the taxable supply of goods and services in Si...
There are four categories of dutiable goods in Singapore: 1. Intoxicating liquors, including spirits, wine, beer, ale, stout and porter 1.1. Beverages and liquors consumed for health reasons and used for cooking are dutiable if the alcoholic strength by volume exceeds 0.5% (eg shandy, bottled alcoholic cocktail drinks, D.O.M., Yomeishu, samsu and r...
Payment of Duties and GST can be made via the following payment modes: 1. All major credit cards (Mastercard, Visa and American Express), mobile wallets, NETS and Cashcard at the Singapore Customs Tax Payment Office 2. Visa, Mastercard, American Express or PayNow on the Customs@SG Web Application
Major traveller entry checkpoints in Singapore operate the Red and Green Channels system. The Red and Green Channel signs are above the examination counters in the arrival hall after immigration clearance. At certain checkpoints, forward security checks are conducted before immigration clearance. If you are carrying any dutiable, taxable, controlle...
At the Red Channel, please: 1. Inform the checking officer of any declarable goods you are carrying; and 2. Produce the controlled goods, if any, together with the relevant permit or authorisation form from the relevant authorities, if any. You need to present a valid Customs import permitfor clearance if you are carrying (but not limited to): 1. M...
Proceed to the Green Channel if you are not carrying any declarable goods stated above. ICA officers will conduct selective checks at the Green Channel. If in doubt, always ask the checking officers at the Red Channel/Customs Examination Area or approach the Singapore Customs Tax Payment Office. It is the responsibility of travellers to make an acc...
Duties payable = S$101,000 x 20%=S$20,200. Thus, GST payable = prevailing GST rate x (S$101,000 + S$20,200) Duties and Dutiable Goods. Refund of Duties & GST. Goods and Services Tax (GST) All goods imported into Singapore are subject to Goods and Services Tax (GST) at the...
IRAS and Singapore Customs will not request for GST payments for purchases made online or when the goods are imported by consumers. IRAS and Singapore Customs will also not solicit personal details or any confidential information from consumers via email or unsecured web links.
Select to make payment of duty and/or Goods and Services Tax (GST) for goods handcarried into Singapore.
Goods and Services Tax or GST is a broad-based consumption tax levied on the import of goods (collected by Singapore Customs), as well as nearly all supplies of goods and services in Singapore. In other countries, GST is known as the Value-Added Tax or VAT.
If you have under-declared the value of imports and under-paid GST, you need to pay the additional GST to Singapore Customs by obtaining a short payment permit. The short payment permit acts as documentary evidence for your input tax claim.
