Regulation of Imports and Exports (Trade Information Certificates) Regulations 2026

These Regulations are the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Trade Information Certificates) Regulations 2026 and come into operation on 29 September 2026.

In these Regulations —

“applicant” means a person applying for a trade information certificate;

“certificate of free sale” means a trade information certificate that certifies goods of a particular class, description or type mentioned in that certificate as freely sold in Singapore;

“certificate of non-manipulation” means a trade information certificate that certifies goods mentioned in that certificate as not having been manipulated while in Singapore;

“certificate of processing” means a trade information certificate that certifies goods mentioned in that certificate as having undergone more than minimal processing in Singapore;

“delivery verification certificate” means a trade information certificate that certifies goods mentioned in that certificate (being goods subject to foreign export control) as having been imported;

“end-user”, in relation to any goods, means any person for whose account and use the goods are imported;

“foreign country” means a country, territory or region (as the case may be) outside Singapore;

“foreign export control”, in relation to any goods, means any control exercised over or requirement imposed on the removal of the goods from a foreign country, by the government or other competent authority of the foreign country;

“foreign exporter”, in relation to any goods, means the person removing or intending to remove the goods from a foreign country to Singapore, whether for the person’s own account or use or for the account or use of some other person;

“HS Code” means the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature Code published in the document called the Singapore Trade Classification, Customs and Excise Duties (STCCED) that is accessible on the official website of the Singapore Customs at https://www.customs.gov.sg;

“import certificate” means a trade information certificate that certifies, to the government or other competent authority of a foreign country, that goods mentioned in that certificate (being goods which are subject to the foreign export control of the foreign country and which are to be imported) are goods which the Director‑General does not object to being imported by such importer, and for such use by such end‑user, as mentioned in that certificate;

“import permit”, in relation to any goods, means a permit granted under regulation 4 of the RIER for the import of the goods;

“importer”, in relation to any goods —

means the person who imports the goods, whether for the person’s own account or use or for the account or use of some other person; and

in the case of an import certificate — includes the person intending to so import the goods;

For the purposes of these Regulations, goods have been manipulated if they have undergone any operation other than —

unloading;

reloading;

separation from a bulk shipment;

storing;

labelling or marking required by or under any written law; or

any other operation necessary to preserve them in good condition or to transport them out of Singapore.

An application for a trade information certificate under these Regulations must comply with —

the requirements in —

if the application is made to the Director‑General — regulation 6; and

if the application is made to an authorised certificate issuer — regulation 9; and

any other requirements for the application specified in Parts 5 to 11 applicable to the class, description or type of trade information certificate applied for.