Permits, procedures, taxes, transhipment hubs and resources for transhippers.
What Is The Difference Between Importing And Re-Exporting And Transhipping?
What Goods Can I Tranship?
What Permits Do I Need?
What Happens When The Goods Arrive?
Who Can Tranship Goods Through Singapore?
Why Should I Use Singapore For Transhipping?
What Taxes And Fees Do I Need To Pay?
Where Can I Get Help?
What Is The Difference Between Importing And Re-Exporting And Transhipping?
- Goods are moved from country to country without being imported into the country.
- Goods that are transhipped through Singapore are not subject to the duties and taxes that would normally be imposed on imports.
- Importing And Re-Exporting
- When importing and re-exporting, the goods actually enter the country and are later re-exported.
- In this case, the goods are subject to customs duties (if applicable) and Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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What Goods Can I Tranship?
- In general, non-controlled goods may be transhipped through Singapore without the need for licences.
- The transhipment of certain goods is subject to control by the relevant Competent Authorities ("controlled goods").
- Traders of controlled goods must have the necessary licences & permits before they can tranship the goods.
- You also need special permits for exporting, re-exporting, transhipping and transporting of strategic goods such as munitions or bio-chemicals.
- Strategic goods are regulated by the Strategic Goods (Control) Act. It covers all goods and technology that are intended or likely to be used for weapons of mass destruction.
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What Permits Do I Need?
- You must apply for a Transhipment Permit through TradeNet®, your freight forwarder or cargo agent when you are:
- transhipping goods from one Free Trade Zone (FTZ) to another FTZ
- transhipping controlled goods within a FTZ. For instance, when goods are moved from the ship in the FTZ to a storage facility within the FTZ
- transhipping strategic goods