food passing through customs....

• mhcampboy

  29 Mar 06, 01:11

  is it ok to bring in food groceries...example...frozen hotdogs... or nuggets bought from johor into sg... lets say i walk in...no car. will the customs check?..what will appear on the x ray machine??
• the Bear

  29 Mar 06, 04:02

  check the AVA webbie about bringing in food and stuff like that...
  
  click here => AVA advisory for travellers
  
  mostly, you can bring in groceries if it's not over a certain amount in terms of cost, else you have to declare it and pay GST for it...
  
  check out the relief here => Singapore Customs GST Advisory
  
  basic thing is, if you're coming in from Malaysia, don't bring alcohol as it is duty payable...
  
  otherwise, if you are 18 and above, you are allowed:
  
  $50 relief if you have not been out for more than 24 hours
  $150 relief if you have been out over 24 hours but not more than 48 hours
  $300 relief if you have been out over 48 hours
  
  if over that amount, declare and pay the GST for any amount over that..
  
  under 18, nil, $50 and $100 respectively...
  
  groceries are okay.. but do not bring in stuff like meat products and poultry/eggs.. strictly verboten...
  
  again, refer to the AVA and Singapore Customs sites
• Praetorian111

  29 Mar 06, 12:17

  Originally posted by mhcampboy:

  is it ok to bring in food groceries...example...frozen hotdogs... or nuggets bought from johor into sg... lets say i walk in...no car. will the customs check?..what will appear on the x ray machine??

  Just buy them from gaint. No point to carry so much things in since you do not have a car.
• zhuoluan

  29 Mar 06, 18:24

  ya..
  
  dun take e risk la n even doin so will onli save u a few cents onli..
  
  not worth e risk @ all..
  
  mayb u payback more den u save le?
  
  ta's my advise 2 u..
• SexyChin

  29 Mar 06, 18:28

  By the way, what sort of food are you bringing along? Can the food be found in Singapore?
• ditzy

  29 Mar 06, 18:33

  Originally posted by mhcampboy:

  is it ok to bring in food groceries...example...frozen hotdogs... or nuggets bought from johor into sg... lets say i walk in...no car. will the customs check?..what will appear on the x ray machine??

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• the Bear

  29 Mar 06, 18:34

  what next? the radiation in the scanners will render the food inedible?
• sinicker

  29 Mar 06, 19:57

  Originally posted by mhcampboy:

  what will appear on the x ray machine??

  the brand of the foodstuff.
• sinicker

  29 Mar 06, 19:59

  if you bring in pepsi max.. den the customs ask, "are you sure?".. den u reply.. "dont worry, there's no sugar." okay? understand?