Singapore - Items that are forbidden to import

Prohibited items - the following items cannot be brought into Singapore:

• Narcotics and Controlled drugs - the warning on the Singapore Customs website says, “Death for drug traffickers under Singapore law.”
• Pornographic Material
• Fire Crackers
• Chewing tobacco and imitation tobacco products
• Cigarette lighters of pistol or revolver shape
• Chewing gum – not sold in Singapore and not allowed to be chewed in public. If found doing so, one could be jailed for one year or fined $5,000. Since 1992 Singapore has banned the import, manufacture and sale of chewing gum. This law was enacted after doors on a train were stuck with chewing gum and were unable to be opened.
• Endangered species of wildlife and their by-products
• Video tapes, video compact discs, laser discs, records or cassettes that don’t comply with copyright laws
• Seditious and treasonable materials