What Singapore ships to the United States
Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, Singapore is a listed supplier on 47 of them, worth $10.7 billion in March–July 2026 (74.2% of all imports from Singapore in the period). The chapters below rank those headings; goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Singapore is not among the top 15 origins, are in the total but not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Pharmaceutical products · guide | $3.42 billion | 31.8% | 3004 Medicaments consisting ($2.58 billion); 3002 Human blood ($822 million); 3003 Medicaments consisting ($11.6 million) |
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · guide | $2.83 billion | 26.3% | 8523 Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices ($2.08 billion); 8542 Electronic integrated circuits ($265 million); 8517 Telephone sets ($235 million); 8541 Semiconductor devices ($140 million) |
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · guide | $2.06 billion | 19.1% | 8471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof ($1.17 billion); 8486 Machines and apparatus ($529 million); 8411 Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines ($289 million); 8443 Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates ($59.8 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · guide | $1.62 billion | 15.1% | 9019 Mechano-therapy appliances ($715 million); 9021 Orthopedic appliances, including crutches ($437 million); 9027 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis ($217 million); 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines ($90.3 million) |
| 38 Miscellaneous chemical products · guide | $284 million | 2.6% | 3822 Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing ($198 million); 3824 Prepared binders for foundry molds or cores ($46.8 million); 3818 Chemical elements doped for use in electronics ($39.0 million) |
| 29 Organic chemicals · guide | $178 million | 1.7% | 2922 Oxygen-function amino-compounds ($99.7 million); 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom only ($32.1 million); 2930 Organo-sulfur compounds ($17.1 million); 2918 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their ($15.0 million) |
| 71 Pearls, precious stones, precious metals and jewellery · guide | $138 million | 1.3% | 7110 Platinum, unwrought or in semimanufactured forms ($95.5 million); 7113 Articles of jewelry and parts thereof ($25.8 million); 7115 Other articles of precious metal ($16.4 million) |
| 39 Plastics and articles of plastic · guide | $122 million | 1.1% | 3917 Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings therefor, of plastics ($108 million); 3901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms ($14.1 million) |
Each heading links to its U.S. import market page, with every origin's share and effective duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in Singapore
The seaports below have a port page on this site with the UN/LOCODE, the classifiers and the lanes serving them. Which one your cargo uses depends on the factory's region and the carrier's service string; tell us the pickup address and we route it.
Any seaport's UN/LOCODE: port code finder; airports: airport code finder (IATA/ICAO).
U.S. duty treatment for goods from Singapore
- Column 1 general rate. Set by the HTS classification of the goods, not by the freight. Singapore is a U.S. free-trade-agreement partner (U.S.–Singapore FTA): goods that meet the agreement's rules of origin, with a valid certification of origin, claim the preferential rate in its place. The preference does not remove Chapter 99 trade-remedy duties. How FTA claims work.
- Section 301, forced labour. Our tariff-updates source does not list Singapore's tier under the Section 301 forced-labour action of 2026-07-24, so this page does not state one. Confirm the tier and the exemption lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232. Applies regardless of origin: steel, aluminium and copper on full customs value in 50%, 25% and 15% annex tiers since 2026-04-06, plus vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones under their own proclamations. Dated entries on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- MPF and HMF. The merchandise processing fee and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee apply on top of duty.
Estimate the total for an HTS code with Singapore as origin in the tariff simulator, or find the code first in the HTS code finder. Tariff facts above are dated as on the tracker; confirm with your broker before pricing.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Singapore
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Singapore, with the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
- Tolmetin sodium
- Solid-state non-volatile storage devices
- Processing units
- Ozone therapy
- Immunological products
- Immunological products
- Machines and apparatus for the manufacture
- Orthopedic appliances
Rates are the engine's calculated total for a commercial entry today; see each page for the components and entry-date history. Browse all import duty pages or price your own shipment.
Transit from Singapore to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from Singapore to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for a shipment from Singapore to the USA
On the U.S. side every ocean import needs the same set, whatever the origin. On the Singapore side an export declaration is filed with the national customs authority by your forwarder or customs agent; we have not published the form's name for Singapore on this page, so ask us which one applies to your shipment.
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Less-than-container loads: LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Singapore to the USA: questions
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Singapore totalled $14.5 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from Singapore were pharmaceutical products; electrical machinery, electronics and parts; machinery, mechanical appliances and computers. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origins
Every origin by region: shipping to the USA by country of origin. Airlift's lane guides: shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, extract of 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from Singapore to the USA
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