Counterfeit Goods → Singapore

Counterfeit Goods import prohibited

Details

Counterfeit Goods import prohibited. Quantity guidance for Singapore: Any quantity prohibited under Trade Marks Act 1998; ICA/Singapore Customs seize even single items. Documentation: No permits available; Singapore Customs seizure notice issued. Enforcement in Singapore carries fines from SGD 10,000 to SGD 500,000 and imprisonment up to 20 years in aggravated cases under Customs Act 1960 s.130; Misuse of Drugs Act 1973. Because counterfeit goods is prohibited rather than restricted, there is no permit route for an ordinary traveller — attempted import is treated as smuggling regardless of intent. Arrival checks are carried out by Singapore Customs; when in doubt use the declare (red) channel — declared goods at worst attract duty or surrender, while undeclared goods attract penalties. Leaving Singapore with counterfeit goods is a separate question: prohibited — Counterfeit goods are unlawful to export from Singapore — trademark and customs law applies on departure as well as arrival, and carriage risks seizure and fines.

Quantity limit

Any quantity prohibited under Trade Marks Act 1998; ICA/Singapore Customs seize even single items

Documentation required

• No permits available; Singapore Customs seizure notice issued

Leaving with this item

Counterfeit goods are unlawful to export from Singapore — trademark and customs law applies on departure as well as arrival, and carriage risks seizure and fines.

Practical advice

Do not carry counterfeit branded goods into Singapore. Singapore Customs seizes counterfeits at all ports of entry under IPR enforcement rules; commercial-quantity carriage attracts criminal-trafficking charges in addition to civil forfeiture.

Customs authority

Singapore Customs · https://www.customs.gov.sg