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We encourage businesses to submit trade declarations via TradeNet and access our eServices via the Networked Trade Platform (www.ntp.gov.sg). Travellers may use the Customs@SG Web application via our eServices (www.customs.gov.sg/services) to make advance declarations and tax payments.
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Find out how to get in touch with Singapore Customs for enquiries, appeals, technical issues, reporting and feedback. See the contact details, operating hours and locations of Singapore Customs offices and stations.
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- How to Import Your Goods?
- Step 1: Register For UEN and Activate Customs Account
- Step 2: Check If Your Goods Are Controlled
- Step 3: Apply For Inter-Bank Giro
- Step 4: Furnish Security
- Step 5: Obtain Customs Import Permit
- Step 6: Prepare Documents For Cargo Clearance
- Step 7: Retain Your Trade Documents
An import refers to goods brought into customs territory from an entry point or a free trade zone (FTZ), or overseas goods brought into a free trade zone for storage and pending re-export. To import goods into Singapore, you are required to make a declaration to Singapore Customs. Goods and Services Tax (GST) is payable on non-dutiable goods. Both ...
General Import Flow Chart As an importer, you will need to first determine if duty and/or GST payment should be madewhen your goods enter Singapore: 1. Duty and/or GST are suspended when goods remain inside a FTZ 2. Duty and/or GST are payable if goods are released directly for local circulation 3. When goods are moved from a FTZ or entry point int...
An entity that intends to: 1. Engage in import or export activities in Singapore, or 2. Obtain import, export and transhipment permits or certificates will need to: 1. Register with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) or the relevant Unique Entity Number(UEN) issuance agency to obtain a UEN; and 2. Activate its Customs Account
Do check if the goods you intend to import are controlled goods or goods subject to restrictions by Competent Authorities (CAs) in Singapore. You may searchusing the description of the goods, Harmonized System (HS) code or CA product code. If the item is subject to control, the name of the CA will be indicated next to its HS code. You may check dir...
You or your Declaring Agent must maintain an Inter-Bank GIRO (IBG) with Singapore Customs to make payment of duties, taxes, fees, penalties and other charges on services offered by Singapore Custom from your bank account to Singapore Customs directly. Mail the completed Application for Inter-Bank GIRO formto Singapore Customs’ address as indicated ...
You are required to furnish security for transactions involving dutiable goods, temporary import of goods for approved purposes, and for the operation of licensed premises such as licensed warehouses and excise factories. The security furnished should be in the form of a Banker’s Guarantee, Finance Company Guarantee or an Insurance Bond. Please see...
You may: 1. Appoint a Declaring Agentto obtain customs permits on your behalf; or 2. Obtain customs permits for your own or on behalf of your clients. To do so, you will need to register as a Declaring Agent and apply for a TradeNet user ID. All permit applications must be submitted via TradeNet, which is accessible through: 1. TradeNet front-end s...
Approved permits applications are issued with a validity period. You should ensure the validity of the permit presented for goods clearance. For imports of containerised cargo, the container number and shipper seal number are required when applying for a permit. a) Documents Required for Containerised Cargo For import of containerised cargo by sea,...
Generally, you are required to retain the relevant supporting documents relating to the purchase, import, sale or export of the goods for a period of 5 years from the date of the permit application approval. These documents can be stored as physical hardcopies or as images. You are required to produce these supporting documents to Singapore Customs...
Through TradeNet®, Singapore Customs and other Competent Authorities monitor the movement of goods and enforce health, safety and other regulatory requirements. TradeNet® reduces the cost and time to prepare, submit and process trade documents.
Singapore Customs Declaration. Welcome to. SINGAPORE CUSTOMS. Select to make payment of duty and/or Goods and Services Tax (GST) for goods handcarried into Singapore.
Aug 30, 2024 · HS/CA Product Code. The Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, or simply the Harmonised System (HS), is an international nomenclature harmonised internationally at the 6-digit level, developed by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) for the classification of goods.
Learn about the history, roles and functions of Singapore Customs, a government agency under the Ministry of Finance. Find out how it collects revenue, facilitates trade, enforces trade requirements and regulates strategic goods.
