Cash / Currency 🇸🇬 Singapore
SGD 20,000 or equivalent must be reported
Can I bring Cash / Currency into Singapore?
SGD 20,000 or equivalent must be reported
SGD 20,000 declaration threshold
- Cross-Border Cash Report
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Singapore requires travelers to report cash and bearer negotiable instruments (BNIs) of SGD 20,000 or more when entering or leaving. Reports must be submitted to the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO). This applies to all currencies combined.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 500–10000 SGD
- Civil penalty only
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Leaving Singapore with cash / currency
Travellers departing from Singapore carrying cash, banker's cheques, bearer bonds, or other bearer-form negotiable instruments totalling SGD 20,000 or more must complete Cash Movement Report at customs before boarding. This threshold aggregates all currencies at exchange-rate parity. Failure to declare is grounds for seizure of the entire cash amount under Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes Act s.48C plus criminal prosecution for aggravated cases. Source-of-funds documentation (bank withdrawal receipts, payroll records, sale contracts) may be requested. Legitimate declared movements are not restricted; the requirement is transparency-based to combat money laundering and tax evasion.
Values at or above this threshold must be declared (SGD).
Declare cash, traveler's cheques, or monetary instruments above the local threshold to Singapore Customs on arrival or departure. Use the dedicated currency-declaration channel; undeclared amounts above the threshold are subject to seizure and an administrative fine of 25-50% of the undeclared sum.
SGD 20,000 declaration threshold
- Cross-Border Cash Report
Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes Act
This page covers destination customs rules in Singapore. Whether you can carry cash / currency through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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Must declare cash or monetary instruments over USD 10,000 on arrival and departure.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Must declare cash of GBP 10,000 or more when entering or leaving Great Britain.
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🇩🇪 Germany
EU rule: declare EUR 10,000 or more when entering or leaving the EU.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Must declare cash of AED 60,000 or more (approx. USD 16,300) on arrival.
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🇵🇭 Philippines
PHP 50,000 limit; foreign currency over USD 10,000 must be declared
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🇻🇳 Vietnam
VND 15 million limit; USD 5,000 foreign currency