What Singapore ships to the United States
Of the 300 largest U.S. import headings (four-digit HTS product groups), Singapore is one of the top 15 suppliers on 47. Those headings were worth $10.7 billion in March–July 2026, 74.2% of all U.S. imports from Singapore in the period.
The table groups those headings by HS chapter. Goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Singapore is not among the top 15 origins, count toward the total above but are not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered value | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Pharmaceutical products · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 jewelry · shipping 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 · shipping 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 code links to its U.S. import market page, showing every origin's share and effective duty rate. 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
Which port your cargo leaves from depends on where the factory is and which carrier service it books on. Send us the pickup address and we'll route it. Each port below links to a page with its UN/LOCODE, function classifiers and the lanes that serve it.
Look up any seaport's UN/LOCODE in the port code finder, or an airport's IATA/ICAO code in the airport code finder.
U.S. import duties on goods from Singapore
- Base rate (HTS Column 1). Your product's HTS classification sets it; the shipping route does not. Singapore is a U.S. free-trade-agreement partner (U.S.–Singapore FTA). Goods that meet the agreement's rules of origin, backed by a valid certification of origin, can claim the preferential rate instead. The preference does not remove Chapter 99 trade-remedy duties. How FTA claims work.
- Section 301 (forced labor). Singapore is reported in the 12.5% tier of the Section 301 forced-labor action (in force from 2026-07-24), subject to its general and economy-specific exemption lists. Confirm the exempt tariff lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232 (applies whatever the origin). Steel, aluminum and copper pay duty on full customs value in annex tiers of 50%, 25% and 15% since 2026-04-06. Vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones fall under their own proclamations. Dated entries are on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122: no longer in force. 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.
- Fees on top of duty. The merchandise processing fee (MPF) and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee (HMF).
Estimate the total for your HTS code with Singapore as origin in the tariff simulator. No code yet? Find it in the HTS code finder. The tariff facts above carry the dates shown on the tracker; confirm with your broker before you price.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Singapore
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Singapore: the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
- Medicaments primarily affecting the central nervous
- Solid-state non-volatile storage devices
- Processing units
- Ozone therapy
- Immunological products
- Immunological products
- Machines and apparatus for the manufacture
- Orthopedic appliances
Rates are our tariff engine's total for a commercial entry today. Open a page for the duty lines behind a rate and how it changed by entry date, browse all import duty pages, or price your own shipment.
Transit time 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 shipping from Singapore to the USA
In Singapore, your forwarder or customs agent files an export declaration with the national customs authority. This page doesn't name the form for Singapore, so ask us which one applies to your shipment. On the U.S. side, every ocean import needs the same documents, whatever the origin:
- 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. Not enough cargo to fill a container? See LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Singapore to the USA: FAQs
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Singapore totaled $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 origin countries
See every origin by region in shipping to the USA by country of origin, or browse Airlift's 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, data pulled 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
Include the pickup city or load port in Singapore, the U.S. destination and the commodity, plus either the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count. Add the cargo-ready date and say whether you need pickup at origin, U.S. delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.