Shipping home is a parcel process — not the same as sending money
When helper wants to send a package home (Singapore) is the employer checklist for packing space, courier drop-off, soft prohibited-item checks, and postage payment habits. Sending *money* home sits in #140. Receiving parcels *at your address* sits in #153. This page owns outbound packages to her family.
General guidance only. Soft MOM: mom.gov.sg. Courier and customs rules change — check the operator. SmartMaid.com.sg is a marketplace. Licensed EAs place helpers. Platform ≠ agency. No invented $ (no made-up postage prices).
Neighbouring hubs:
- Remittance process (unique #140)
- Mail or parcels at your address (unique #153)
- Helping your MDW open a bank account (unique #135)
- Helper’s first payday checklist (unique #130)
- Public transport briefing (unique #144)
- Rubbish and recycling briefing (unique #141)
- Written house rules sheet (unique #32)
- Salary discussion without quoting figures (unique #111)
- This article: send a package home
Step 1 — Agree space and timing
Where she packs (not blocking corridors), how long boxes may sit, and rest-day drop-off timing. Put basics in house rules (#32).
Step 2 — Soft prohibited-items check
Ask her to check the courier’s live list (liquids, batteries, food rules). Do not invent customs advice. Leftover packing waste follows #141.
Step 3 — Who pays postage (no invented $)
She pays from her funds, or you contribute as a gift — state it clearly. Use live courier quotes only. Pay talks are not salary talks (#111; payday habits #130; bank #135).
Step 4 — Drop-off logistics
Brief the courier counter route (#144). Keep tracking number with her, not only on your phone.
Step 5 — Not remittance
If the goal is cash to family, use #140. Inbound parcels stay on #153.
Soft MOM
Reasonable personal errands on rest time support welfare. Soft framing on mom.gov.sg. Platform ≠ agency. No invented $.
Checklist
- Packing space and timing agreed
- Courier prohibited list soft-checked (live)
- Postage payer clear (no invented $)
- Drop-off route briefed (#144)
- Tracking number with her
- Distinct from remittance (#140) and inbound mail (#153)
- Platform ≠ agency; soft MOM
Scripts
To helper: You can pack on [day]. Check the courier’s banned list before you seal the box. Postage is [your cost / shared] — we will use the live counter price.
To co-employer: Outbound parcels are a space and postage habit — separate from remittance.
Bottom line
Help her ship home with clear packing space, a live courier check, and an agreed postage habit — without inventing prices or mixing it up with remittance. Browse on SmartMaid; place through a licensed EA under soft MOM rules.
