Free Trade Zones Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Operations Permitted Within Free Trade Zone
6. Manipulation or manufacture in free trade zone
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Any person who intends to do any of the following in a free trade zone must give the Director-General written notice of the intention and obtain the Director-General’s prior written permission to do so:
free trade zone
“free trade zone” means any area declared to be a free trade zone under section 3(1);
assemble, mix or otherwise manipulate any goods for entry into customs territory, where any goods or materials used in the assembly, mixing or manipulation are dutiable goods;
manufacture any goods.
Permission under subsection (1) shall be granted or withheld as the Director‑General in his discretion shall think fit.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960;
Subject to subsection (4), any manipulation or manufacture permitted under this section shall be subject to the regulations made under this Act and to such conditions as the Director‑General may think fit to impose.
manufacture
“manufacture”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means the process of converting materials into a new product or article, whether or not by power-operated machinery, whereby a change in tariff classification has been effected; except that the Director-General may, in his discretion, determine that the result of any manufacture is not a new product or article and a change in tariff classification has not been effected;
The Director-General may, in his discretion, give an allowance for recoverable and irrecoverable waste, but if recoverable waste is sent into customs territory, the recoverable waste is subject to the payment of customs duty and payment of tax in its condition and quantity and at its weight at the time of entry.
customs territory
“customs territory” means Singapore and the territorial waters of Singapore but excluding any free trade zone;