For those who are coming to Singapore, please pay attention, the entry declaration regulations have been adjusted!
From 13 May, all inbound and outbound passengers carrying physical currency and bearer negotiable instruments (CBNI) totalling more than $20,000 will be required to declare electronically, and the current paper declaration form will be discontinued on the same day.
The online declaration form will be launched from the 10th of next month. Passengers arriving on or after the 13th day must complete the declaration procedures before arriving at the immigration clearance counter. Successful applicants will be notified by email from the authorities and can present their email to checkpoint officers if necessary.
Travellers can download the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority's MyICA mobile app or click here to log in to the Immigration Department's website to complete the declaration process.
Currency and bearer bill reporting requirements help Singapore combat money laundering and other criminal activities. At present, passengers can only declare by filling in the form, but for the convenience of passengers and simplifying the procedures, the relevant declaration will be carried out online.
Entering Malaysia without cash and being locked up in a small black house?
Many friends in Singapore will also go to Malaysia, after all, the visa-free is still close. The Singapore Eye's "immigration group" is also becoming more and more discussed. Recently, Brother Yan saw such a message, when it comes to traveling in Malaysia, you must carry at least 2,000 ringgit or 4,000 yuan in cash.
The group members emphasized that this is a spot check, and not everyone will find it. But if the spot check finds that there is none, he may be locked up in a small black house or even repatriated.
Some group friends share their experience, and they bring enough money to pass the customs every time, and they haven't encountered spot checks, so prepare relevant information and be normal.
Brother Yan inquired about the relevant information, and the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia issued the "Latest Entry Requirements for Chinese Citizens to Malaysia" on December 3 last year, Article 6 of which mentions that proof of funds of more than 1,000 US dollars is required.
Funds can be proven in different ways, and it is not necessary to carry a sufficient amount of cash.
Even if you don't have any cash on you, as long as you have other proof of funds such as credit cards, bank cards or e-wallets, you don't need to worry about any trouble when entering the country.
However, Singapore does not have a financial certificate requirement, but it is necessary to declare to the customs when entering or leaving the country with more than S$20,000 in cash (or the equivalent in foreign currency).
But there are some items that cannot be brought or declared when entering Singapore, Brother Yan has sorted it out, please live there!
You can't bring these things with you when you enter Singapore
The following is a list of restricted and prohibited items in Singapore and related requirements:
Foodstuffs
1. Fresh eggs
2. Beef and cooked or processed foods containing raw meat (e.g. raw jerky, raw meatballs)
3. Mutton, pork, and poultry (such as lamb skewers, jerky, canned luncheon meat, sausages, chickens, ducks and geese, etc.)
4. Fresh and frozen oysters can be carried in small quantities
There are restrictions on the following food items:
- Fresh fruits and vegetables (small and cleaned)
- Frozen boiled crab and shrimp (up to 2kg per person)
- Other seafood (up to 5 kg per person, seafood including fish, squid, raw shrimp, abalone, sea cucumber)
- Processed food can be carried, and each person can bring processed food up to 5kg and S$100
Including cheese, beverages, flour, cereal, potato chips, etc
Excludes: meat, fish, fruits and vegetables
Alcohol
Immigration Singapore Customs allows up to 2 litres of liquor to be carried through customs. However, spirits can only be bought for a maximum of 1 litre, and red wine and beer can be bought for a full 2 litres.
Note: Sake in Japan is considered red wine, and shochu is classified as spirits.
Cigarettes
According to the Singapore Customs and Excise Regulations, all inbound persons who carry cigarettes, even if they only carry one, must declare and pay tax to the customs, and the fine will be S$200 (per pack of cigarettes) for the first offence, and the fine will be increased to S$500 for the second offence.
When entering the country, small partners need to ensure that the cigarette packaging they carry is in accordance with the regulations, and go through the red channel to declare and pay customs duties and consumption taxes.
Special categories
Special items such as sleeping pills, tranquilizers, etc., are prohibited in Singapore, and a doctor's certificate is required to prove that they must be taken before they can be carried with you. For other types of prescription drugs, you must bring a prescription certificate. There are also liquid Chinese medicines that cannot be brought!
cash
When entering Singapore, it is advisable not to carry more than S$20,000 in cash, and more than S$20,000 must be declared.
Self-supplies
There are often news that foreign partners who bring watches, bags, jewelry and other valuables into Singapore are investigated, confiscated, fined and even charged with crimes, the reason is that unless the valuables are recognized as personal items, they exceed the tax exemption and need to truthfully declare and pay tariffs.
miscellaneous
1. Chewing gum (excluding oral, dental and medicated chewing gum approved by the Health Sciences Authority)
2. A lighter in the shape of a pistol or revolver
3. Firecrackers
4. Rhino horn (processed, unprocessed, or prepared and any part, power, or scrap of this rhino horn)
5. Endangered wildlife and their body products
Finally, Brother Yan warmly reminds that please do not help others to carry items when entering Singapore, because if the items you help others carry include embargoed, controlled, restrictive or taxable items, you must be responsible for these items.
CY丨EDITOR
Edited by KS丨
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