Import duty from Malaysia to Singapore
For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from Malaysia to Singapore worth 13,000.00 SGD, duties, taxes and fees come to about 1,265.85 SGD, or 9.74% of the goods value. Use the calculator below with your own figures.
Quick estimate: what are you shipping from Malaysia?
- Duty is charged on
- CIF value
- Duty-free threshold
- SGD 400 for air and postal parcels (registered overseas sellers charge GST at checkout).
- VAT / sales tax
- 9% GST on CIF + duty.
- Trade agreement
- None. Standard (MFN) rates apply.
- Extra tariffs on goods from Malaysia
- No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
- Other fees
- No customs duty except on alcohol, tobacco, motor vehicles and petroleum.
Detailed calculator: Malaysia to Singapore
Typical duty rates
| Product | MFN |
|---|---|
| Apparel – cotton knit (HS 6109) | 0% |
| Leather footwear (HS 6403) | 0% |
| Towels / home textiles (HS 6302) | 0% |
| Computers / phones (HS 8471, 8517) | 0% |
Worked example: 13,000.00 SGD of cotton T-shirts by sea
Goods 13,000.00, freight 1,000.00, insurance 65.00 SGD; commercial import; duty rate 0%.
| Line | SGD |
|---|---|
| GST 9% × 14,065.00 | 1,265.85 |
| Total duties and fees | 1,265.85 |
| Landed cost (CIF + duties) | 15,330.85 |
Small parcel: 100.00 SGD online order
A consumer ordering goods worth 100.00 SGD plus 16.00 shipping by post would pay about 10.44 SGD in import charges.
| Line | SGD |
|---|---|
| GST 9% × 116.00 — charged by the GST-registered seller at checkout | 10.44 |
| Total duties and fees | 10.44 |
| Landed cost (CIF + duties) | 126.44 |
Frequently asked questions
How much is import duty from Malaysia to Singapore?
It depends on the product's tariff code. As an example, cotton T-shirts worth 13,000.00 SGD shipped commercially by sea pay about 1,265.85 SGD in duties, taxes and fees (9.74% of the goods value). No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Is there a duty-free limit for parcels to Singapore?
SGD 400 for air and postal parcels (registered overseas sellers charge GST at checkout).
Does Malaysia have a trade agreement with Singapore?
There is no preferential agreement that covers most goods, so standard MFN rates apply.
How is import VAT calculated in Singapore?
9% GST on CIF + duty.
Shipping from Malaysia to other markets
- Malaysia → United States
- Malaysia → United Kingdom
- Malaysia → European Union
- Malaysia → Canada
- Malaysia → Australia
- Malaysia → Türkiye
- Malaysia → Japan
- Malaysia → South Korea
- Malaysia → Switzerland
- Malaysia → Norway
- Malaysia → United Arab Emirates
- Malaysia → New Zealand
- Malaysia → India
- Malaysia → China
- Malaysia → Saudi Arabia
- Malaysia → Israel
- Malaysia → Thailand
- Malaysia → Vietnam
- Malaysia → Philippines
- Malaysia → Mexico
- Malaysia → Chile
- Malaysia → Colombia
Other origins shipping to Singapore
- China → Singapore
- Türkiye → Singapore
- United States → Singapore
- Germany → Singapore
- Italy → Singapore
- France → Singapore
- United Kingdom → Singapore
- India → Singapore
- Vietnam → Singapore
- Japan → Singapore
- South Korea → Singapore
- Canada → Singapore
- Mexico → Singapore
- Australia → Singapore
- Bangladesh → Singapore
- Thailand → Singapore
- Indonesia → Singapore
- Pakistan → Singapore
- Taiwan → Singapore
- Brazil → Singapore
- Philippines → Singapore
- Hong Kong → Singapore
- Cambodia → Singapore
- Sri Lanka → Singapore
- United Arab Emirates → Singapore
- Saudi Arabia → Singapore
- Israel → Singapore
- Egypt → Singapore
- Morocco → Singapore
- South Africa → Singapore
- Switzerland → Singapore
- Norway → Singapore
- New Zealand → Singapore
- Chile → Singapore
- Colombia → Singapore
- Peru → Singapore
- Argentina → Singapore
- Kazakhstan → Singapore
- Ukraine → Singapore
- Georgia → Singapore
- Spain → Singapore
- Netherlands → Singapore
- Poland → Singapore