# Singapore (SG)

**Capital:** Singapore  
**Currency:** Singapore Dollar (SGD) (SGD)  
**Population:** 6'110'000  
**Area:** 734 km²

> Singapore is Southeast Asia's leading maritime transshipment and re-export hub and one of the world's largest container ports. As a free port it levies customs duty on only four categories (liquor, tobacco, motor vehicles, petroleum); all other imports carry only the 9 percent GST. Foreign trade is handled electronically through Singapore Customs' National Single Window TradeNet and the Networked Trade Platform. The Port of Singapore (PSA) passed 40 million TEU for the first time in 2024, around 90 percent of it transshipment; the new Tuas Port will lift capacity beyond 65 million TEU. Changi is one of Asia's leading air cargo hubs. A dense network of free trade agreements (ASEAN/ATIGA, CPTPP, RCEP, EU and EFTA FTAs) makes Singapore the preferred distribution centre for the region.

Singapore (SG) is a city-state at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, on the shipping route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and one of the world's foremost trade and logistics hubs. As a free port it charges customs duty on only four categories of goods (liquor, tobacco, motor vehicles and petroleum products); all other imports carry only the 9 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST), levied by Singapore Customs and IRAS. Foreign trade is cleared electronically through the National Single Window TradeNet and the Networked Trade Platform, with permits typically approved in under ten minutes. The Port of Singapore, operated by PSA, is the world's largest container transshipment hub and surpassed 40 million TEU for the first time in 2024, while the new Tuas Port is being built towards a capacity of more than 65 million TEU. Changi Airport, with the Changi Airfreight Centre free trade zone, is among Asia's leading air cargo gateways. A dense network of free trade agreements (ASEAN/ATIGA, CPTPP, RCEP and agreements with the EU and EFTA) and strong export controls under the Strategic Goods (Control) Act underpin Singapore's role as a reliable regional distribution centre. The currency is the Singapore Dollar (SGD).

**Top Import Partners:** CN, MY, US, JP, KR

**Top Export Partners:** CN, HK, MY, US, ID

**Top Import Goods:** Elektronik, Maschinen, Mineralöle, Chemie, Edelmetalle

**Top Export Goods:** Elektronik, Mineralöle, Maschinen, Pharma, Schiffe

**Key Airports:**
- [Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/singapore-changi-airport-sin)
- [Paya Lebar Air Base (QPG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/paya-lebar-air-base-airport-qpg)
- [Seletar Airport (XSP)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/seletar-airport-xsp)
- [Sembawang Air Base](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/sembawang-air-base-airport-30328)
- [Tengah Air Base (TGA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/tengah-air-base-airport-tga)
- [Pulau Sudong Military Airstrip](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/pulau-sudong-military-airstrip-airport-36336)
- [Brani Naval Base Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/brani-naval-base-heliport-airport-4725)
- [Kallang Airport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kallang-airport-15714)

**Key Seaports:**
- [Jurong Island (SGJUR)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/jurong-island-port-sgjur)
- [Keppel - (East Singapore) (SG KEP)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/keppel-east-singapore-port-sg-kep)
- [Pulau Bukom (SGPUB)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/pulau-bukom-port-sgpub)
- [Pulau Sebarok (SGSEB)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/pulau-sebarok-port-sgseb)
- [Serangoon Harbor](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/serangoon-port-1017)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** GST 9 Prozent seit 1.1.2024 (zuvor 8) auf CIF-Wert plus Zoll/Akzise, erhoben durch Singapore Customs/IRAS. Einfuhren über 400 SGD sind GST-pflichtig.  
**Customs complexity:** niedrig bis mittel  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Anmeldung über das National Single Window TradeNet (zunehmend Networked Trade Platform NTP); Genehmigung meist unter 10 Minuten. Singapur ist Freihafen, nur 4 Warengruppen sind zollpflichtig.  
**Customs authority:** [Singapore Customs](https://www.customs.gov.sg)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Globaler Transshipment- und Re-Export-Hub Südostasiens  
**Economic area:** ASEAN (AFTA/ATIGA)  
**Logistics risk:** niedrig  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** hoch  
**Pharma/cold chain:** hoch

## FAQ

### Wie hoch ist die Einfuhrsteuer (GST) in Singapur?

Die GST (Goods and Services Tax) beträgt seit dem 1. Januar 2024 9 Prozent (zuvor 8 Prozent) und wird auf den CIF-Wert zuzüglich allfälliger Zölle und Akzisen erhoben. Erhoben wird sie durch Singapore Customs beziehungsweise die IRAS. Einfuhren mit einem Wert über 400 SGD sind GST-pflichtig.

### Muss ich in Singapur Zoll zahlen?

Singapur ist ein Freihafen. Zoll fällt nur auf vier Warengruppen an: Spirituosen, Tabakwaren, Kraftfahrzeuge und Mineralölprodukte. Alle übrigen Waren sind zollfrei und tragen lediglich die GST von 9 Prozent.

### Welches System nutzt Singapur für Zollanmeldungen?

Anmeldungen laufen elektronisch über das National Single Window TradeNet, das zunehmend von der Networked Trade Platform (NTP) abgelöst wird. Genehmigungen werden meist innerhalb von zehn Minuten erteilt. Betrieben wird das System von Singapore Customs.

### Welche Waren sind in Singapur verboten oder kontrolliert?

Verboten sind unter anderem Kaugummi (ausser medizinisch), E-Vaporisierer, Feuerwerk und kontrollierte Drogen. Kontrolliert und genehmigungspflichtig sind Waffen, Pharmazeutika (HSA), Lebensmittel (SFA) sowie Tiere und Pflanzen (NParks).

### Welche Freihandelsabkommen sind für Schweizer und EU-Exporteure relevant?

Für die Schweiz und die EFTA-Staaten gilt das EFTA-Singapur-Freihandelsabkommen, für die EU das EUSFTA (in Kraft seit 21. November 2019). Daneben ist Singapur Teil von ASEAN/ATIGA, CPTPP und RCEP. Präferenznachweise werden über TradeNet ausgestellt.

### Warum ist Singapur als Logistikdrehkreuz so wichtig?

Singapur betreibt den weltgrössten Container-Transshipment-Hafen (über 40 Mio TEU im Jahr 2024, rund 90 Prozent Umschlag) und mit Changi eines der führenden Luftfracht-Drehkreuze Asiens. In Verbindung mit einem dichten Freihandelsnetz dient es als zentrales Verteilzentrum für Südostasien.

### What import GST applies in Singapore?

Since 1 January 2024 the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is 9 percent (previously 8 percent), charged on the CIF value plus any duty and excise. It is collected by Singapore Customs and IRAS. Imports valued above SGD 400 are subject to GST.

### Do I have to pay customs duty in Singapore?

Singapore is a free port. Customs duty applies to only four categories of goods: intoxicating liquors, tobacco products, motor vehicles and petroleum products. All other goods are duty-free and carry only the 9 percent GST.

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.customs.gov.sg](https://www.customs.gov.sg)
- [https://www.iras.gov.sg](https://www.iras.gov.sg)
- [https://www.mpa.gov.sg](https://www.mpa.gov.sg)
- [https://www.customs.gov.sg/businesses/valuation-duties-taxes-and-fees/duties-and-dutiable-goods/](https://www.customs.gov.sg/businesses/valuation-duties-taxes-and-fees/duties-and-dutiable-goods/)
- [https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/goods-services-tax-(gst)/basics-of-gst/current-gst-rates](https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/goods-services-tax-(gst)/basics-of-gst/current-gst-rates)
- [https://www.customs.gov.sg/businesses/national-single-window/tradenet/](https://www.customs.gov.sg/businesses/national-single-window/tradenet/)
- [https://www.customs.gov.sg/permits-and-licences/trade-controls-and-prohibitions/strategic-goods-control/](https://www.customs.gov.sg/permits-and-licences/trade-controls-and-prohibitions/strategic-goods-control/)
- [https://www.mpa.gov.sg/media-centre/details/strong-growth-momentum-for-maritime-singapore](https://www.mpa.gov.sg/media-centre/details/strong-growth-momentum-for-maritime-singapore)

*Last verified: 2026-07-18*

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