You can bring a bus, taxi, or goods vehicle registered in ASEAN countries into Singapore, if you carry a valid ASEAN Public Service Vehicle Permit (PSVP) or ASEAN Goods Vehicle Permit (GVP).
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Bringing a bus, taxi or goods vehicle registered in ASEAN countries into Singapore |
Before bringing the vehicle into Singapore, you must meet these requirements: 1. Ensure that you have an ASEAN Goods Vehicle Permit (GVP) or an ASEAN Public Service Vehicle Permit (PSVP). 2. You will need an Autopass Card and the vehicle must have vehicle insurance (with third party coverage for bodily injury and death) for use in Singapore. 3. You will need to install a permanent In-vehicle Unit (IU) to pay Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges if you use ERP-priced roads during operating hours. 4. You will need to settle all outstanding fines for your vehicle (you can check online at AXS website for outstanding offences).
5. When entering or exiting Singapore via land checkpoints, you will need to use your Autopass Card to record your visit and pay entry and exit fees and charges.
6. Use our calculator to check your entry and exit fees and charges to ensure you have sufficient funds in your Autopass Card for payment. |
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Bringing a bus, taxi or goods vehicle registered in ASEAN countries into Singapore
Before entering Singapore
Before entering Singapore, ensure that you have the following:
- An ASEAN Goods Vehicle Permit (GVP) for goods vehicles, or ASEAN Public Service Vehicle Permit (PSVP) for buses and taxis
- An Autopass Card to validate and pay your entry and exit tolls at Tuas or Woodlands Checkpoint. Each Autopass Card is encoded with particulars of the vehicle it is issued to. It is an offence to misuse an Autopass Card issued to another vehicle.
- Valid road tax for the vehicle
- Certificate of insurance (with third party coverage for bodily injury and death) for the use of the vehicle in Singapore
- Except for Malaysia-registered vehicles insured with Malaysian insurance companies, all foreign-registered vehicles may purchase insurance from MS First Capital Limited. Visit GIA website for more details.
- Please settle all outstanding fines for your vehicle (you can check online at AXS website for outstanding offences).
Applying for an ASEAN Goods Vehicle Permit (GVP) or an ASEAN Public Service Vehicle Permit (PSVP)
Please apply online for GVP or PSVP (bus / taxi) for your goods vehicles, buses and taxis and refer to the steps in LTA's approval email. Your vehicle must have valid GVP/PSVP, Autopass Card and LTA's approval email before it can enter Singapore. Foreign-registered vehicles without valid vehicle entry permit, Autopass Card and LTA's approval email would be turned back from Singapore.
For Goods Vehicles Registered in ASEAN Countries
For Buses Registered in ASEAN Countries
For Taxis Registered in Malaysia
Autopass Card
An Autopass Card is used to record your vehicle’s entry into Singapore and to pay all entry and exit fees and charges when your vehicle exits Singapore.
Your Autopass Card is non-transferable. Each Autopass Card is encoded with particulars of the vehicle it is issued to. It is an offence to misuse an Autopass Card issued to another vehicle. The Autopass Card is valid for use up to the date that your GVP or PSVP expires, or up to expiry of your vehicle's insurance or road tax, whichever is earliest.
Learn more about Autopass Cards
Learn more about driving commercial vehicle in Singapore
When entering Singapore
You can bring your foreign-registered vehicle into Singapore via Tuas or Woodlands Checkpoint. Taxis can only enter Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint. Insert your Autopass Card into the card reader at the immigration booth to pay your entry tolls.
When driving in Singapore
Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)
In Singapore, there are ERP gantries on selected roads to help control traffic congestion. You will incur an ERP charge when you drive through the gantries during operational hours.
Learn more about ERP and applicable charges
When exiting Singapore
You can bring your foreign-registered vehicle out of Singapore via Tuas or Woodlands Checkpoint. Taxis can only exit Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint. Before you leave, ensure that you have sufficient value in your Autopass Card to pay all the fees and charges incurred during your vehicle's stay in Singapore. Remember to top up your Autopass Card in other parts of Singapore in advance, as there are no top-up machines at the checkpoints.
Use the Autopass Card for your vehicle to pay entry and exit tolls at the checkpoints. Do not insert a NETS CashCard/Motoring Card or local CEPAS Card into the card reader at the immigration booth.
At the immigration booth, insert your Autopass Card into the card reader to pay for the following:
Fees (for foreign-registered buses)
Fees |
Amount (SGD) |
|
|---|---|---|
Woodlands Checkpoint |
Tuas Checkpoint |
|
| Entry Tolls | - |
$2.50 |
| Exit Tolls | $0.60 |
$2.50 |
Fees (for foreign-registered taxis)
Fees |
Amount (SGD) |
|
|---|---|---|
Woodlands Checkpoint |
Tuas Checkpoint |
|
| Entry Tolls | - |
$1.60 |
| Exit Tolls | $0.40 |
$1.60 |
Fees (for foreign-registered vans/light goods vehicles having 2 axles or 6 wheels or less)
Fees |
Amount (SGD) |
|
|---|---|---|
Woodlands Checkpoint |
Tuas Checkpoint |
|
Entry Tolls |
- |
$5.60 |
Exit Tolls |
$1.50 |
$5.60 |
Fees (for foreign-registered heavy goods vehicles)
Fees |
Amount (SGD) |
|
|---|---|---|
Woodlands Checkpoint |
Tuas Checkpoint |
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Entry Tolls |
- |
$11.30 |
Exit Tolls |
$2.00 |
$11.30 |
Calculate your total entry and exit fees before your visit to Singapore
You can check your entry and exit toll charges, VEP fees and Reciprocal Road Charge to prepare for your next visit to Singapore. The values from the calculator are indicative. The actual fees and charges may be different depending on any changes that are determined by the authorities.
Calculate my VEP fees, toll charges and Reciprocal Road Charges