what's the rule governing bringing knives in and out of
singapore?
Singapore is full of grey areas...so be careful when having
knives on you.
1. It is illegal to have blades that is sharpened on both sides
e.g. a stiletto. Such knives are not allowed unless one side is
intentionally blunted.I'm not sure of mine cos it's framed up but
you can check the Statues of Singapore Laws on that.
The grey area is that some drip-points have a short portion that
is sharpend on the reversed side. E.g. A Kabar.
2. Blades larger than 3inches requires a record of IC before
purchase.
3. Knives with assisted opening mechanism is illegal too. I.e.
an 'automatic' pocket knife.
The grey area is the SOG S.A.T (SOG Assisted Technology). Need
to check with SOG dealers here if they can import that.
4. Carrying knives in Singapore is not illegal (if not how your
auntie buy her chopper) but the confusing part is if the law
enforcer thinks that you are carrying an offensive object, they
have the right to prosecute you. That said, a durain can be a very
offensive 'weapon' if used the wrong way.
5. Carrying of knives in Pulau Ubin is legal and approved off. I
have personally written to the Police to clarify on this issue.
6. If you are travelling, especially via the airport or anywhere
where you need to clear the x-ray machine, do bring along the
original proof of purchase. If not, good luck. Airport wise,
just check in your knives together with your luggage.
If you are not going camping overseas, better have a damn good
reason why you need to carry knives. Also pay attention to native
laws and regulations. E.g. US alone has different laws on lenght of
knives allowed to be carried.
Lastly, I make not representation of what I said above is
current nor accurate. Kindly check with the authorities if you
wanna do funky businesses.
I am just a humble amature collector!
