bring the bar or not? - too much to drink!

[centreice]

I am moving to Singapore soon and just wondering - the moving guy said not open bottles of booze - I have an extensive collection and would like to bring it along...I understand that you have to pay duty and would be prepared to do this. Any one heard of the no open bottle rule?

[ksl]

I am moving to Singapore soon and just wondering - the moving guy said not open bottles of booze - I have an extensive collection and would like to bring it along...I understand that you have to pay duty and would be prepared to do this. Any one heard of the no open bottle rule?

You really want to pay Singapore duty alcohol

[cbavasi]

better off leaving that stuff at home. here is a breakdown:

In Singapore, the Customs Authorities perform physical inspections of inbound shipments of household goods.

ALCOHOL
Bringing alcohol into Singapore may cause delays in Customs approval. We would thus advise against it.
1 Document the exact number of bottles, types of alcoholic beverages, alcohol content and bottle size.
2 Duties & GST are imposed on the liquor/wine/spirit
• Still Wine (Red, Rose, While) SGD $9.50 per liter
• Sparkling Wine (Champagne) SGD $13 per liter
• Liquor, Whiskey, Vodka, Brandy, Cognac, etc. SGD $13 per liter
• Cost price of bottles must be provided for computation of GST.
• The bottles should be packed in clearly marked boxes and placed in an easily accessible position in container/lift vans to facilitate customs clearance and delivery.
• If spirit / wine are not listed with Singapore Customs, a test will be carried out by the Department Science Services and the duty will be levied according to the alcohol content. Cost of testing is SGD$80 per bottle, and may cause considerable delays (up to 2 months) in clearing the alcohol.

You can always try putting it in your container and not declaring but I have a friend who did that and they found a lot of booze and not only was the stuff held up in customs but they had to pay a ridiculous fine.

[Matney]

Don't forget your cheque book!!

I'd throw a big party before you leave and consume it all then. If you have some special bottles of wine of liquor, ask a good friend to hang onto those bottles until you return. Not worth the trouble to bring it all.

[seasider]

Oh God, do I feel your pain. We have about 40 bottles of spirits (maybe 10 unopened), quite a lot of wine, and we're moving to Oz soon. I read they charge about A$60 a bottle in import duty.

We're going to have one hell of a leaving party.