Strategic goods are goods that are intended or likely to be used for weapons of mass destruction and include “dual-use” goods that have both civilian and military applications, e.g. conventional arms and military equipment, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, missiles. You need licences/permits to trade in these goods.

Examples Of Strategic Goods & Licences/Permits You Need
Finding Licences/Permits You Need

Examples Of Strategic Goods & Licences/Permits You Need

Below are examples of strategic goods and the licences/permits you need to trade in these goods. If you do not have the necessary permits, your import/export/transhipment permit will not be approved.

Types Of Goods	Name Of Licence/Permit	Licensing Agency
Arms and knives	Licence to Deal/Manufacture/Repair Arms Or Knives	Singapore Police Force (SPF)
Biological agents, inactivated biological agents and toxins	Licence to Import/Tranship/Transfer/Transport biological agents, inactivated biological agents and toxins	Ministry of Health (MOH)
Chemicals and their precursors	Application for National Authority (Chemical Weapons Convention) Licence	Singapore Customs
Explosives	Licence to Deal/Manufacture/Store Explosives	Singapore Police Force (SPF)
Hazardous substances	Licence to Import, Export, Sell Hazardous Substances	National Environment Agency (NEA)
Radioactive materials and irradiating apparatus	L7 – Licence to Import/Export Consignment of Irradiating Apparatus L8 – Licence to Import/Export a Consignment of Radioactive Materials	National Environment Agency (NEA)

See:	• Full list of strategic goods
	• Strategic Goods Control (STGC)

• If your strategic goods fall under Tier 1 of the Strategic Trade Scheme (STS), you must apply for a Strategic Goods Control (SGC) TradeNet Permit to import, export or tranship Tier 1 strategic goods.
  
  
• Strategic goods that fall under Tier 2 or Tier 3 do not need a pre-approved strategic goods permit. However you must apply for a SGC Tier 2 or Tier 3 Permit and submit the permit number in your normal import/export/transshipment permit application.
  
  

  See:	Strategic Trade Scheme (STS)

• To find out more about licences/permits to import, export or tranship goods, please refer to:
  
  
  • Importing Goods from Overseas
  • Exporting Goods
  • Transhipping Goods Through Singapore

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Finding Licences/Permits You Need

• You can also use the EnterpriseOne Online Business Licensing Service (OBLS) to find and apply for licences and permits you need.

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