Taking khat out of Singapore
Khat is a controlled substance in Singapore — cathinone scheduling means there is no lawful personal export.
Details
Khat (Catha edulis) contains cathinone and cathine, which are scheduled substances in Singapore under Misuse of Drugs Act 1973; HSA personal-export permit — fresh khat is treated as a controlled drug, so possession and export are offences. Khat found at departure screening is seized and the carrier prosecuted under the same framework as at arrival. The plant is a licit commodity only in a small number of producing countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen); everywhere in this site's coverage of this route, carrying it across the border is unlawful.
Quantity limits
Zero — controlled substance
The other direction
Bringing khat into Singapore(prohibited)
Sources
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