Singapore

Goods up to £270 require customs label CN22. This form must be signed by the sender and attached to the top left hand corner of the item. The sender’s full name and address must be written on the front of the item. Goods over £270 require customs declaration CN23 + adhesive plastic wallet SP 126.

Please visit our customs  page for more information about customs and to access your customs forms.

Here is an indication of prohibited items for mailing to Singapore. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Singapore Post website

Please also refer to the Universal Postal Union - online prohibitions search tool

You must not send any item addressed to a country in which the item is unlawful or prohibited. When an item is restricted you must comply with the restriction. Prohibitions and restrictions vary from country to country, and can sometimes apply to items which you may think are ordinary. The information below is provided in good faith, but Royal Mail is not responsible for it, and it should be viewed as a guide only. Specific restrictions and changes may be enforced at short notice, so for clarification please contact the destination country's trade, postal, and customs authorities as appropriate. Business customers are strongly recommended to do this.

Please remember that Royal Mail also prohibits and restricts certain categories of items. For more information visit royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods

Prohibited items

Prohibited products are not permitted in the mail under any circumstances.

In addition to the prohibited articles listed under article 15 of the Universal Postal Convention (Bucharest 2004), the following items are also banned from entry to Singapore:

• Lithium batteries and equipment containing lithium batteries
• Prohibited liquors*
• Prohibited cigarettes*

* The intoxicating liquors and cigarettes must not be marked with the words "SINGAPORE DUTY NOT PAID" or "SDNP" on the labels, cartons or packets. Cigarettes with the prefix "E" printed on the packets may not be brought into Singapore either.

• Chewing gum
• Chewing tobacco and imitation tobacco products
• Cigarette lighters of pistol or revolver shape
• Controlled drugs and psychotropic substances
• Arms, firearms or parts of firearms or any other lethal barrelled weapons of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged or which can be adapted for the discharge of any such shot, bullet or missile or any weapons of whatever description designed or adopted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing or any component part of any weapon
• Firecrackers
• Machine-skimmed or hand-skimmed milk
• Any article consisting of or containing any public lottery ticket or any advertisement of prizes or any other announcement relating to any public lottery, sweepstakes or other gambling transaction
• Obscene articles, publications, video tapes/discs and software.
• Reproduction of copyright publications, video tapes, video compact discs, laser discs, records or cassettes.
• Seditious and treasonable materials

Here is an indication of restricted items for mailing to Singapore. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Singapore Post website

Please also refer to the Universal Postal Union - online prohibitions search tool

You must not send any item addressed to a country in which the item is unlawful or prohibited. When an item is restricted you must comply with the restriction. Prohibitions and restrictions vary from country to country, and can sometimes apply to items which you may think are ordinary. The information above is provided in good faith, but Royal Mail is not responsible for it, and it should be viewed as a guide only. Specific restrictions and changes may be enforced at short notice, so for clarification please contact the destination country's trade, postal, and customs authorities as appropriate. Business customers are strongly recommended to do this.

Please remember that Royal Mail also prohibits and restricts certain categories of items. For more information visit royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods

Restricted items

Controlled and restricted items
The items listed below will only be allowed entry when the import permit or authorisation from the relevant controlling authorities is produced. This list is not exhaustive as regards the controlled items permitted for import into Singapore.

For more details please visit the respective websites given below:

• Animals, birds and their by-products
• Plants, ornamental fish, endangered species of
• wildlife and their by-products
• Meat and meat products
• Fish and seafood products
• Fruits and vegetables

Controlling authority
Agri-food and Veterinary Authority
www.ava.gov.sg

• Pre-recorded cartridges and cassettes
• Newspapers, books and magazines
• Films, video tapes/discs, laser discs
• CD-Rom and video games

Controlling authority
Media Development Authority
www.mda.gov.sg

• Medicines
• Pharmaceuticals
• Poisons

Controlling authority
Health Sciences Authority
www.hsa.gov.sg

• Telecommunication and radio communication equipment
• Toy walkie-talkies

Controlling authority
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
www.ida.gov.sg