Regulation of Importsand Exports Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Trade Information Certificates
10A. Issue of trade information certificates
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The Director-General may issue any trade information certificate in respect of any goods that the Director‑General thinks appropriate.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960;
Without affecting subsection (1), the Director‑General may authorise, for any period of time specified by the Director‑General, any person to issue —
on application to the person, any trade information certificate of any class, description or type in respect of goods of any class, description or type; or
any trade information certificate of any class, description or type in respect of goods of any class, description or type manufactured in, or to be exported or re‑exported from, Singapore by the person for the purposes of claiming a preferential rate of duty under such arrangement or agreement as may be prescribed, with any country or territory outside Singapore that provides for a self‑certification or self‑declaration scheme in relation to those goods.
To avoid doubt, an authorisation made under subsection (2) in respect of any trade information certificate does not prevent the Director‑General from issuing the trade information certificate under subsection (1).
trade information certificate
“trade information certificate” means any certificate (by whatever name called) certifying any one or more of the following matters in respect of any goods:(a)their import into, export from, transhipment in or transit through Singapore;(b)their manufacture, processing or production in Singapore;(c)the place of origin of the goods;(d)whether the goods are freely available for purchase in Singapore;(e)whether the goods have been subject to any change or modification of any kind while they are in transit in Singapore;(f)such other matter as may be prescribed,but excludes any document certifying any of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) in respect of any goods that is prescribed as not being a trade information certificate;
A person must not issue any trade information certificate of any class, description or type in respect of any class, description or type of goods (whether expressly or by implication) as an authorised certificate issuer for that class, description or type of trade information certificate in respect of that class, description or type of goods unless the person is in fact such authorised certificate issuer.
goods
“goods” means any movable or personal property whatsoever but does not include choses in action and money (except for a collector’s piece, an investment article or item of numismatic interest and currency notes imported or exported in substantial quantities);
To avoid doubt, subsection (4) does not apply in respect of any person issuing any trade information certificate for any goods if the person does not do so (whether expressly or by implication) as an authorised certificate issuer, whether or not for that trade information certificate or in respect of those goods.
A person who contravenes subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
in respect of a first offence — to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or 3 times the value of the goods in respect of which the trade information certificate mentioned in that subsection was issued, whichever is greater, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and
in respect of a second or subsequent offence — to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or 4 times the value of the goods in respect of which the trade information certificate mentioned in that subsection was issued, whichever is greater, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.