Travelling to Singapore

Entry requirements by nationality

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What you can bring

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• Alcoholallowed, within limitsDuty-free liquor concession applies only if you are 18+, have spent 48 hours or more outside Singapore immediately before arrival, and are not arriving from Malaysia.
• CannabisprohibitedCannabis, cannabis extracts, THC, CBD and related cannabinoids are separately and absolutely prohibited under the Fourth Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, regardless of prescription or approval — this is a distinct, harder line than the ordinary controlled-medication approval process (HSA Appendix A), which does not apply here.
• Cashallowed, declaration may be requiredCash and bearer negotiable instruments above the threshold must be reported to the Singapore Police Force on Form NP 728.
• Chewing gumprohibitedBanned: you can't bring chewing gum into Singapore, apart from registered therapeutic or dental gums. Fines up to S$100,000.
• Controlled medicationdepends on specificsMedicines on HSA's controlled list need HSA approval, applied for online at least 2 weeks before you arrive.
• Dronesdepends on specificsDrones over 250 g must be registered with CAAS (S$25 label, about 5 working days). Lighter drones are exempt for basic use.
• E-cigarettesprohibitedE-cigarettes, vaporisers, and components/imitation tobacco products of this kind are banned outright for import, possession, purchase, and use - there is no personal-use allowance.
• Fresh produceallowed, within limitsSmall, reasonable amounts of fruit and vegetables for your own use, within the 5 kg/5 L/S$100 food allowance.
• Heated tobaccoprohibitedDon't bring them. Singapore's Health Sciences Authority lists heated tobacco products (heat-not-burn products such as IQOS) and shisha tobacco among prohibited items, alongside vaporisers and nicotine pouches.
• Injectable medicationdepends on specificsInsulin and GLP-1 medicines: up to 3 months with a prescription. Spare pens, needles and syringes may need separate HSA approval.
• KratomprohibitedDon't bring it. Kratom's active compounds, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, are Class A controlled drugs under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act.
• Meat & dairyallowed, within limitsBeef, mutton and pork only from SFA-approved countries, up to 5 kg. Other food falls under the 5 kg/5 L/S$100 allowance.
• Medical devicesdepends on specificsNeeds HSA approval at least 10 working days ahead, unless the device is already in use on you. Up to 3 months' supply.
• Medicated gumprohibitedDon't bring it. Singapore's Health Sciences Authority doesn't allow personal imports of medications in chewing gum form under any circumstances.
• Medicationallowed, within limitsUp to 3 months' supply prescribed to you, with a prescription copy and pharmacy-labelled packaging. Controlled medicines need HSA approval.
• Nicotine pouchesprohibitedNicotine pouches are prohibited in Singapore.
• Peptidesdepends on specificsOnly if a doctor prescribed it to you. HSA lets travellers bring up to 3 months' supply of a medicine without prior approval when it was lawfully prescribed to you in your country of residence, you carry a copy of the prescription or a doctor's letter, and it stays in its original container labelled by the dispensing pharmacy.
• Tobaccoallowed, declaration may be requiredThere is NO duty-free concession or GST import relief for cigarettes or tobacco products, in any quantity.

Medicines named in Singapore's rules

• Adderall
• Vyvanse
• Ritalin
• Xanax
• Valium
• Klonopin
• Codeine
• Oxycodone
• Ozempic
• Wegovy
• Mounjaro
• Insulin
• Peptides
• Kratom

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• Changing planes with medication: which stopovers count
• Kratom, phenibut and poppers: easy to buy, banned at these borders
• Legal at home, trouble at the border: melatonin and nicotine pouches
• Retatrutide isn't Ozempic, and customs knows the difference
• Flying with Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro: what ten countries allow

Recent changes to Singapore's rules

• 2026-10-25Medication travel planner, with permit 'apply by' dates
• 2026-10-22Doctor's letter checklist: 14 more rows
• 2026-10-18Trip Check: passport validity checker (§1.6)
• 2026-10-18Medical devices: Singapore, Thailand and Japan
• 2026-10-18Re-check September medication rows against their sources

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