Can you bring Xanax to Singapore?

• Controlled medication

  depends on specifics

  Medicines containing a substance listed in Appendix A of HSA's 'Document guide for bringing in personal medications' — drawn from the Second and Third Schedules to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, the First Schedule to the Health Products (Therapeutic Products) Regulations 2016, and other medications of concern — cannot be brought in under the ordinary 3-month traveller allowance. You must submit an online application for HSA approval at least 2 weeks before arrival, in English, attaching medical documentation (pharmacy dispensing label, doctor's prescription, or doctor's letter with patient/prescriber details, medication composition, dose, frequency and total quantity) plus photographs of the product showing its name, active ingredient(s), strength, directions for use, dosage form and dispensed quantity. Approved medications do not need to be declared at customs, but the approval email and supporting documents must be kept available for inspection by ICA officers on request.

  Appendix A (edition dated 17 Mar 2026, fetched directly from HSA) explicitly names, among hundreds of substances: Alprazolam, Amphetamine (Amfetamine), Dexamphetamine, Lisdexamphetamine (Vyvanse), Methylphenidate, Dexmethylphenidate, Diazepam, Clonazepam, Codeine, and Oxycodone — so a traveler carrying medicine containing any of these needs HSA approval in advance. Tramadol was checked against the same list and was NOT found on it, so ordinary medicine (not the controlled-substances process) rules appear to apply to it — but confirm against the live Appendix A before travel, since HSA updates it periodically. Cannabis, 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 — Singapore enforces the Misuse of Drugs Act with severe penalties. Modafinil and armodafinil (used for narcolepsy and shift-work sleepiness) are also on Appendix A, so they need HSA approval too.

  Get HSA approval before you arrive

  Who to apply to

  Health Sciences Authority (HSA)

  When to apply

  At least 2 weeks before you arrive. HSA says later applications may not be processed in time.

  What you'll need

  • Medical documents: a pharmacy dispensing label, a doctor's prescription or a doctor's letter. They must show your and the prescriber's details, the medicine's name and composition, the dose and frequency, and the total quantity prescribed.
  • Clear photos of the product showing its name, active ingredients, strength, directions for use, dosage form and the quantity dispensed.

  Steps

  1. Check whether any active ingredient is on Appendix A of HSA's document guide (the list of controlled substances).
  2. Fill in HSA's online application form, in English, at least 2 weeks before you arrive. Incomplete applications are rejected, and you'd have to apply again.
  3. Attach your medical documents and photos as PDF, JPEG or ZIP files.
  4. Keep the approval email. It covers only the arrival date you gave, so if your plans change, apply again.

  At the border: Approved medicines don't need to be declared at customs. Keep the approval email and your documents ready in case immigration (ICA) officers ask to see them.

  Go to the official application page →

  Source Health Sciences Authority — Travelling with medications to Singapore (last updated 15 June 2026)Procedure checked 2026-10-14

  Doctor's letter checklist

  Only what Singapore's rule asks the letter or prescription to include. Tick each one off with your doctor.

  • Medical documentation in English: pharmacy dispensing label, doctor's prescription, or doctor's letter
  • Patient and prescriber details
  • The medication's composition, dose, frequency and total quantity
  • Photographs of the product showing its name, active ingredients, strength, directions for use, dosage form and dispensed quantity

  Copy the list for your doctor

  Source Health Sciences Authority (HSA) — Document guide for bringing in personal medications (Appendix A: List of controlled substances)Checked against the official source on 2026-10-16

  If you're only changing planes here Not if you stay airside

  You don't need HSA approval if you stay in the airport transit zone and don't clear immigration. Prohibited medicines, such as cannabis-based products, still aren't allowed in transit.

  Transit rule: Health Sciences Authority — Travelling with medications to Singapore (last updated 15 June 2026) · Checked against the source on 2026-10-14

  Also covers: narcotics, psychotropic medication, controlled substance, adderall, amphetamine, vyvanse, lisdexamfetamine, ritalin, methylphenidate, xanax, alprazolam, valium, diazepam, klonopin

  Download border card (PDF)

  Source Health Sciences Authority (HSA) — Document guide for bringing in personal medications (Appendix A: List of controlled substances)Checked against the source on 2026-10-16

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. Not medical advice. Don't stop or change a medicine because of a travel rule without talking to your doctor. See update history