Customs declaration requirements for Singapore
Customs Declare produces the completed Import Permit, via TradeNet for Singapore’s own customs authority, in English, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Confirmed against the authority’s own published source- Form
- Import Permit, via TradeNet
- Issuing authority
- Singapore Customs
- Primary language
- English
- Accepted languages
- English
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
- Source
Import requirements & restrictions
Import permit required
Health products (medicines, medical devices, active pharmaceutical ingredients, tobacco, and Chinese Proprietary Medicines among them) require a Health Sciences Authority (HSA) licence to import into Singapore. More broadly, any "controlled good" under Singapore Customs' Competent Authority regime requires the relevant authorisation (advance notification, licence, or certificate) before import -- checkable via Singapore Customs' HS/CA Product Code Checker.
Health Sciences Authority (HSA) / Singapore Customs
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 9%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- Available under an applicable trade agreement
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Singapore
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Singapore require?
Singapore’s import declaration is the Import Permit, via TradeNet, issued by Singapore Customs.
Which languages does Singapore accept on a customs declaration?
English
What is the VAT rate on imports into Singapore?
The default VAT rate on record for Singapore is 9%.