Landed cost guide · 2026-10-18

Import duty from South Africa to Singapore

For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from South Africa 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.

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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 South Africa: No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Other fees: No customs duty except on alcohol, tobacco, motor vehicles and petroleum.

Detailed calculator: South Africa to Singapore

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2Shipment type

3Values

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4Product and rates

Product group Duty rate %A typical rate is filled in; change it to match your HS code.

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China Section 301 list Distinct item types in parcel Extra duty % (anti-dumping, Section 232, retaliation)Any product-specific extra duty.

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%

Typical rates for common tariff lines, for orientation only. The rate for your goods depends on the full HS code; look it up in the Singapore Customs.

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 South Africa 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 South Africa 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.