Buy local vs import · Singapore
Importing to the Singapore: is it actually cheaper?
We haven't priced individual products for Singapore yet — but the checker works on any Singapore product link right now: paste one and we read its price, match our US price of record, and do the landed-cost math below. Here's how importing to Singapore works.
How importing to the Singapore works
- Import VAT
- 9% on the US price + shipping (CIF), above a $400 de-minimis threshold.
- Duty
- 0% — Singapore is a free port — 0% duty on electronics (only liquor, tobacco, vehicles and petroleum are dutiable). Goods with CIF ≤ S$400 imported by air/post are GST-relieved at the border; above S$400, 9% GST applies. (Large GST-registered overseas sellers charge 9% at checkout even below S$400.) No IMEI barrier.
- Forwarding
- Buy&Ship Singapore, from the US — about 6-12 days.
- FX
- S$1.28/USD mid-market + 3% card spread, as of 2026-10-08.
Every verdict is computed only from these figures — it's never for sale, and we're not a shipping company, so we don't earn more when you import.