How to Pay Stamp Duty

Pay via eNETS if you have an existing Internet banking account with DBS/POSB, UOB, OCBC, Citibank or Standard Chartered Bank.

For eNETS and NETS payment, there is a daily payment limit of $2,000, unless otherwise specified by your bank. If your payment exceeds the daily payment limit, please print the payment slip from the e-Stamping Portal and pay by cheque or cashier's order.

If the Stamp Duty Payment Exceeds the Bank's Limit

1. Generate a payment slip from the e-Stamping Portal and pay either by cheque or cashier's order
2. You will find a Document Reference Number on the payment slip. Write this number on the reverse side of your cheque or cashier's order
3. Mail the cheque or cashier's order and the payment slip to the address stated on the payment slip
4. You can also deposit the cheque or cashier's order and the payment slip in the Cheque Deposit Box (Stamp Duty) outside the Taxpayer Service Centre at IRAS
5. Please allow up to 5 working days for the cheque or cashier's order to be cleared
6. Once your cheque or cashier's order is cleared, a notification to download the Stamp Certificate will be sent to your email address provided.  
7. For retrieval of your Stamp Certificate, please refer to How do I Retrieve My Stamp Certificate.

Pay with cheque or cashier's order from any bank in Singapore.

Print the payment slip from the e-Stamping Portal. Please attach this with your cheque payment and write the Document Reference Number on the reverse side of your cheque or cashier's order, made payable to "Commissioner of Stamp Duties".

Please take note of the following:

1. The cheque or cashier's order should be in Singapore Dollars
2. The cheque or cashier's order should not be post-dated
3. The cheque or cashier's order should reach us before the due date to avoid late payment penalties

Please allow up to 5 working days for the cheque or cashier's order to be cleared.

Once your cheque or cashier's order is cleared, a notification to download the Stamp Certificate will be sent to your email address provided. 

From 1 Jan 2012, if Stamp Duty amount is deposited into the lawyer's Conveyancing Account, the lawyer can give instructions to his bank to make payment to "Commissioner of Stamp Duties" electronically via SLA's Electronic Payment Instructions (ePI) system. The lawyer's appointed bank may levy a fee for providing this service.

Upon the receipt of payment, IRAS will send a notification to the lawyer's e-Stamping inbox within 3 working days to download the Stamp Certificate.

Issue a cheque or cashier's order payable to the "Commissioner of Stamp Duties". The Document Reference Number on the payment slip should be written on the reverse side of your cheque or cashier's order. Mail it with the payment slip to the address stated on the payment slip.

Pay at one of the Service Bureaus operated by SingPost. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, cashier's order or NETS. Do not forget to bring your payment slip.

For the locations and operating hours of the Service Bureaus, please refer to Where to e-Stamp Documents.

Using CPF funds to pay Stamp Duty (including ABSD) is subject to the terms and conditions under the Private Properties and Public Housing Schemes.

To find out if you can use your CPF to pay Stamp Duty, please visit the CPF website or call CPF at 1800 227 1188 (Monday to Friday 8.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.).