SINGAPORE. From 1 April, the duty free allowance for liquor in Singapore will be changed to allow for an additional one litre of wine or one litre of beer in lieu of one litre of spirits, Singapore Customs announced in a statement today.
“With this change, arriving travellers will have more choices to enjoy duty free liquor,” the government body said. Previously, the duty free allowance was one litre each for spirits, wine and beer – including stout, ale and porter.
From 1 April, travellers have the additional choice of bringing in either more duty free wine or duty free beer to replace the duty free allowance given to spirits.
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Singapore Customs also advised travellers to make an accurate and complete declaration of the dutiable and taxable items in their possession. Failure to make a declaration is an offence under Singapore’s Customs and GST Acts.
Offenders can be prosecuted in court and fined up to 20 times the amount of duty and GST or S$10,000 (US$7,150), whichever is the greater amount, and jailed for up to three years.
Conditions for enjoying duty free liquor
Travellers are entitled to duty free allowance for spirits, wine and beer only if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) They are 18 years old or above;
(b) They have spent 48 hours or more outside Singapore immediately before your arrival;
(c) They have not arrived from Malaysia;
(d) The liquor is for their own consumption; and
(e) The liquor is not prohibited under section 38 of the Customs Act.
Travellers can obtain more information on duty free allowance by calling Singapore Customs at +65 6355 2000 or visit www.customs.gov.sg
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