GST

2 men arrested after 9,200 cans, bottles of contraband alcohol seized in Bedok

Singapore Customs found 13 pallets containing duty-unpaid beer and liquor hidden among cartons and packaging labelled as non-alcoholic drinks.

Singapore firm duped in GST refund scheme wins $1.75m High Court suit

Between November 2015 and February 2016, BP Projects conducted multiple export transactions and initially received GST refunds totalling about $485,000.

4 foreigners caught moving cash exceeding $20k into S’pore; 43 nabbed for tax, duties evasion

More than 12,000 travellers and 420 vehicles were checked at Singapore’s land, air and sea checkpoints.

6 arrested after 3,500 cartons of contraband cigarettes, drugs seized in Choa Chu Kang

Singapore Customs officers found duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in and among packages labelled as "dog food" in a public utilities room in Choa Chu Kang.

179 luxury watches worth more than $1m seized in islandwide IRAS raids; woman arrested

The woman allegedly created fictitious purchases, inflated transactions and used false tax invoices to support fraudulent goods and services tax (GST) refund claims.

Extra corporate tax collections do not replace stable, reliable revenue base from GST, says PM Wong

The increase in GST – from 7 to 9 per cent over two stages in 2023 and 2024 – was done to fund permanent and growing healthcare spending needs of an ageing population.

$12.1 billion in GST, customs and excise duties collected in 2025: Singapore Customs

Singapore Customs collected $8.9 billion in GST and $3.2 billion in customs and excise duties in 2025.

70 travellers caught for evading taxes, duties in week-long operation at S’pore checkpoints

More than 10,000 travellers and 260 vehicles were identified for checks, and over 14,000 pieces of luggage and hand-carry bags were scanned or searched. during the operations.

askST: What do I have to pay GST on after coming back from a holiday?

Travellers may use the Custom@SG web app to declare and make payment for GST-payable items up to three days in advance.

Man under Customs probe for not declaring over $30k of Pokemon cards at airport

A 25-year-old Singaporean man was found to have undeclared assorted Pokemon trading cards worth more than $30,000 in total.

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