Cigarette Duties and Taxes in Singapore

by hoang
(Ho Chi Minh city)

do i pay tax for my cigarettes when i come to singapore or not?

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Cigarette Duties and Taxes in Singapore

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Jul 06, 2008
 Cigarettes are dutiable in Singapore
by: Gabriel Tan

Hi Hoang

Are you taking cigarettes into Singapore to sell or for your own use?

If you are taking cigarettes into Singapore to sell,

1. You need to pay both Good and Services Tax (7%) and cigarette duties (35.2 Singapore cents per gram).

2. Your cigarette sale is also subject to the 'Health Warning Clause' - i.e. you have to state the dangers of smoking on your cigarette packs.

There are other guidelines about importing cigarettes into Singapore - see this Singapore Customs webpage.


If you are taking cigarettes into Singapore for your own use, I have written another post about taking cigarettes through the customs at Singapore Airport.

I hope this answers your question. If not, use the 'Add your own comments' link below and ask further questions.

Have a nice vacation in Singapore.
Oct 02, 2008
 information needed urgent
by: radhey

my sister is coming to singapore this week i have asked her to bring cigrattes for me from india , how much tax she has to pay when she cleares custom she will be bring a cartoon of 50 packs of cigrattes . one packet includes 10 stick
Oct 02, 2008
 Taxes and Duties on 50 Packs of Cigarettes
by: Gabriel Tan

Hi Radhey
I won't know the exact amount she'll have to pay.

But you can safely assume that 7% GST will be levied on the cost of the cigarettes (she'll have to show the receipt).

On top of that, you have to factor in the cigarette duty of 35.2 Singapore cents per gram, a figure I derived from the Singapore Customs website (see link above). So it'll probably come up to a 3-figure sum in Singapore dollars.

Hope this helps.

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