Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Permit for import, export or transhipment
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2), (2A), (3) and (4) and regulation 5A, no goods shall be —
imported into Singapore;
exported out of Singapore; or
transhipped in Singapore,except in accordance with a permit granted by the Director-General under this Part.
Subregulation 2
The requirement in paragraph (1) for a permit to import, export or tranship any goods shall not apply if such goods are not controlled imports, controlled exports or controlled transhipments and are —
personal or household effects, other than motor vehicles, which —
accompany passengers, crew or employees of transport undertakings by land, sea or air;
are not being transported for sale but are intended for the personal or household use of such passengers, crew or employees of transport undertakings; and
in the case of such household effects, are being transported for the purpose of a transfer of residence of the owner to Singapore or to a place outside Singapore;
being imported, exported or transhipped by parcel post;
diplomatic correspondence;
being imported, exported or transhipped by —
the joint defence force, including the Singapore Armed Forces, the Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Civil Defence Force, including personal and household effects of its officers but excluding civilian motor vehicles; or
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including personal and household effects of its officers but excluding motor vehicles;
used motor vehicles covered by Carnet de Passage which are endorsed by the Automobile Association of Singapore;
trade samples, specimens for analysis or test, and gifts, the total value of which does not exceed $400;
commercial, shipping or airline documents, press photographs or negatives, news write-ups, news clippings, news films or news transcription tapes;
human corpses, human remains, human bones or cremated ashes; or (i)human transplant materials.
[Deleted by S 370/2013 wef 01/07/2013]
Subregulation 2A
The requirement in paragraph (1) for a permit to import any goods shall not apply if such goods —
are not controlled imports;
have a total value which does not exceed $400; and
are being imported by air.
Subregulation 3
The requirement in paragraph (1) for a permit to export any goods shall not apply if such goods —
are not controlled exports;
have a total value which does not exceed $1,000; and
are being exported by air.
Subregulation 4
The requirement in paragraph (1) for a permit to tranship any goods shall not apply to goods —
which are not controlled transhipments; and
which —
are not transhipped —
from one free trade zone to another;
from a free trade zone to Woodlands Checkpoint or Tuas Checkpoint; or
from Woodlands Checkpoint or Tuas Checkpoint to a free trade zone; or
are carried by air to and from Singapore during transhipment, and have a total value which does not exceed $1,000.
Subregulation 5
Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (2A), (3) and (4), the Director-General may, on the application of any person and subject to the discretion of the Director-General, grant a permit for the import, export or transhipment of any such goods.
Subregulation 6
Any —
importer who contravenes paragraph (1)(a);
exporter who contravenes paragraph (1)(b); or
shipping agent, air cargo agent, freight forwarder or common carrier who contravenes paragraph (1)(c),shall be guilty of an offence.