Baggage

Excess baggage charges

 

If your baggage exceeds the free checked piece and weight allowance, excess baggage charges will be applied. To find out more about how excess baggage charges are levied, please see below.

 

At a glance

  • Excess baggage charges
 

Excess baggage charges pricing policy

 

Excess baggage charges are levied based on:

  • Zonal pricing: For all itineraries not including the United States / Brazil
  • Piece pricing: For all itineraries including the United States / Brazil

To find out more details regarding the pricing for both zonal and piece concept, please expand the below tabs.

 
 
 
 

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  • Zonal pricing
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    Excess baggage charges are levied based on zonal pricing for the following countries.

    Band 1: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
    Band 2: Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Taiwan
    Band 3: Australia, Egypt, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
    Band 4: Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

     

     From / To Band 1  Band 2  Band 3  Band 4 
    Band 1 USD 8 / kg USD 12 / kg USD 22 / kg USD 50 / kg
    Band 2 USD 12 / kg USD 15 / kg USD 30 / kg USD 55 / kg
    Band 3 USD 22 / kg USD 30 / kg USD 40 / kg USD 60 / kg
    Band 4 USD 50 / kg USD 55 / kg USD 60 / kg USD 60 / kg

     

    • The above system applies to all travel itineraries, including interline travel, with Singapore Airlines as the first flight.
    • Passengers travelling on the Manchester-Munich route or vice versa will be charged USD20 / kg for excess baggage.
    • For itineraries involving the United States / Brazil, excess baggage charges are levied based on a piece concept. For more details, please expand the tab on piece concept.
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  • Piece pricing - Departing from the United States / Brazil
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    If you are departing from the United States / Brazil, excess baggage will be continued to be levied on a per-piece basis. Please see below for excess baggage rates per piece.

     

    via trans-Pacific route from

    via trans-Atlantic route from

     To

    San Francisco, Los Angeles 

    New York (Newark) 

     New York (JFK) 

    Houston, South America 

    Singapore

    USD 109

    USD 117

    USD 149

    USD 164

    Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

    USD 109

    USD 117

    USD 149

    USD 164

    The Philippines

    USD 150

    USD 160

    USD 149

    USD 164

    Japan

    USD 84

    USD 94

    USD 149

    USD 164

    Korea, Taiwan

    USD 110

    USD 115

    USD 149

    USD 164

    Hong Kong

    USD 110

    USD 130

    USD 149

    USD 164

    India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka

    USD 121

    USD 129

    USD 123

    USD 137

    Australia, New Zealand

    USD 121

    USD 129

    USD 165

    USD 180

    South Africa

    USD 121

    USD 121

    USD 128

    USD 143

    Middle East

    USD 121

    USD 129

    USD 123

    USD 138

    Belgium

    USD 121

    USD 129

    USD 85

    USD 100

    Germany

    USD 121

    USD 129

    USD 88

    USD 103

    Europe, Africa other than listed

    USD 121

    USD 129

    USD 96

    USD 111

    Asia, Southwest Pacifc other than listed

    USD 123

    USD 129

    USD 149

    USD 164

    • The rate from the table above applies for each occurrence of excess, oversized and/or overweight checked baggage.
    • For flights departing from the United States, bags that weigh 23kg and above will be charged three times the rates shown in the table above.
    • Any bag that weighs above 32kg requires advance arrangement. It may not be accepted as checked baggage and may have to be sent as cargo. Please contact your local SIA office prior to your travel.
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  • Piece pricing - Departing from Singapore
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    If you are departing from Singapore and travelling to the United States / Brazil, excess baggage rates levied on a per-piece basis will be charged in Singapore dollars. Please see below for excess baggage rates per piece.

     To

    Excess baggage rate per piece 

    Houston

    SGD 350

    Los Angeles

    SGD 269

    New York (JFK)

    SGD 300

    New York (Newark)

    SGD 300

    San Francisco

    SGD 269

    Sao Paulo (GRU)

    SGD 350

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