Prohibited Goods for Imports according to Singapore Customs to take into consideration before your international move.
General Prohibitions: Chewing gum (excluding Health Sciences Authority approved oral dental and medicinal chewing gum)
Firearms and Explosives: Pistol or revolver-shaped cigarette lighters, firecrackers.
Endangered Wildlife and Related Products: Rhinoceros horn (worked, unworked, or prepared, and any part, power, or waste of such horn), endangered species of wildlife and products derived from the body of such animals.
Prohibited Telecommunication Equipment: Scanning receivers, military communication equipment, telephone voice changing equipment, radio-communication equipment operating in frequency bands 880-915 MHz, 925-960 MHz, 1900-1980 MHz, and 2110-2170 MHz (except cellular mobile phones or such other equipment approved by Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore), radio-communication jamming devices operating in any frequency band, obscene articles, publications, and video tapes or discs, seditious and treasonable materials
Prohibited Tobacco and Nicotine Products: Chewing tobacco (loose leaf chewing tobacco, plug chewing tobacco, twist chewing tobacco, tobacco bits intended for chewing), imitation tobacco products (electronic cigarettes, vaporizers) and components of imitation tobacco products, shisha, smokeless cigars, smokeless cigarillos, or smokeless cigarettes, dissolvable tobacco or nicotine, any product containing nicotine or tobacco that may be used topically for application, by implant, or injected into any parts of the body, any solution or substance, of which tobacco or nicotine is a constituent, that is intended to be used with an electronic nicotine delivery system or vaporizers, nasal snuff, oral snuff, gutkha, khaini, and zarda
Controlled Drugs (4th Schedule of Misuse of Drugs Regulation): Controlled drugs listed under 4th Schedule of Misuse of Drugs Regulation
For export prohibitions, it's essential to refer to the regulations and restrictions imposed by the destination country. These regulations can vary significantly from one country to another and can cover a wide range of goods and commodities.
Certain goods require approval from Competent Authorities (CAs) before they can be brought into Singapore. To check if an item falls into this category, you can use the HS/CA Product Code Search Engine with its description, Harmonized System (HS) code, or CA product code. If it turns out that the item needs authorisation, you should reach out to the relevant CAs to understand their specific licensing requirements. You can find contact information for these authorities through the HS/CA Product Code Search Engine for your convenience.