Away 48 hours or more: up to S$500 relief. Less than 48 hours: up to S$100. Pay GST on the value above your relief.
Singapore customs rules
Know what you can bring back before you buy.
A practical planning page for JB grocery runs. Use these limits as a quick guide, then confirm controlled items against the official Singapore pages before crossing back.
Quick check6 rules
No duty-free liquor if arriving from Malaysia.
Tobacco also has no duty-free concession or GST relief. Declare dutiable, controlled, prohibited, or excess goods before choosing the channel.
Biscuits, snacks, jam, kimchi, nuts, milk and similar processed food must stay within the combined S$100 value cap per traveller.
Meat, fish and seafood have source and product restrictions. Some seafood has tighter sub-limits, so check SFA before buying.
Shell eggs are allowed only from approved sources. Processed or unlisted egg products may not be allowed.
Fruits and vegetables from any country are allowed in small, reasonable quantities for private consumption.
Food brought back under traveller allowances is for your own private consumption, not resale, group buys, or carrying for others.
Before checkout
Fast sanity checks for the basket.
Processed food, meat, seafood, eggs, fruit, and vegetables each sit under different rules.
GST relief depends on time away from Singapore, and some food categories also have private-use caps.
Traveller allowances are for your own use. Avoid resale, group buys, or carrying items for others.