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Customs Act 1960 s 93

s 93 Baggage of passengers

93. —(1) Despite anything in this Act but subject to subsection (2), every passenger or other person arriving in Singapore must — ( a ) declare to the proper officer of customs at the customs station all dutiable goods in his or her possession, whether on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle — (i) which exceed his or her duty free allowance; or (ii) for which no duty free allowance is granted; and ( b ) pay the customs duty or excise duty leviable thereon before he or she proceeds. (2) Despite anything in this Act, every passenger or other person arriving in Singapore at a point of entry which has a Red Channel and a Green Channel must — ( a ) proceed to the Red Channel to declare to the proper officer of customs all dutiable goods in his or her possession, whether on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle — (i) which exceed his or her duty free allowance; or (ii) for which no duty free allowance is granted; and ( b ) pay the customs duty or excise duty leviable thereon before he or she proceeds. (3) Where a passenger or person fails to pay any customs duty or excise duty on any dutiable goods in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), those dutiable goods are deemed to be uncustomed goods. (4) Any passenger or other person arriving in Singapore who proceeds to the Green Channel with dutiable goods which exceed his or her duty free allowance, or any goods for which no duty free allowance is granted in his or her possession, either on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be in possession of uncustomed goods. (5) The baggage of passengers may be examined and delivered in any manner as a senior officer of customs may direct, and it is the duty of the person in charge of the baggage to produce, open, unpack and repack the baggage. —(1) Despite anything in this Act but subject to subsection (2), every passenger or other person arriving in Singapore must — ( a ) declare to the proper officer of customs at the customs station all dutiable goods in his or her possession, whether on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle — (i) which exceed his or her duty free allowance; or (ii) for which no duty free allowance is granted; and ( b ) pay the customs duty or excise duty leviable thereon before he or she proceeds. (2) Despite anything in this Act, every passenger or other person arriving in Singapore at a point of entry which has a Red Channel and a Green Channel must — ( a ) proceed to the Red Channel to declare to the proper officer of customs all dutiable goods in his or her possession, whether on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle — (i) which exceed his or her duty free allowance; or (ii) for which no duty free allowance is granted; and ( b ) pay the customs duty or excise duty leviable thereon before he or she proceeds. (3) Where a passenger or person fails to pay any customs duty or excise duty on any dutiable goods in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), those dutiable goods are deemed to be uncustomed goods. (4) Any passenger or other person arriving in Singapore who proceeds to the Green Channel with dutiable goods which exceed his or her duty free allowance, or any goods for which no duty free allowance is granted in his or her possession, either on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be in possession of uncustomed goods. (5) The baggage of passengers may be examined and delivered in any manner as a senior officer of customs may direct, and it is the duty of the person in charge of the baggage to produce, open, unpack and repack the baggage.

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