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MOF and Singapore Customs invite Public Feedback on the Proposed Amendments to the Customs Act

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Singapore Customs

9 May 2017

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  1. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Singapore Customs invite the public to provide feedback on the proposed amendments to the Customs Act. This public consultation will start from Tuesday, 9 May 2017, and end on Tuesday, 5 June 2017.

  2. The proposed amendments seek to support recent policy changes, provide legal clarity on current policies, and improve Singapore Customs’ operational efficiency.

Support recent policy changes

  1. Diesel duties were restructured in Budget 2017, with a volume-based duty of $0.10 per litre on automotive diesel, industrial diesel, and the diesel component in biodiesel. At the same time, the annual Special Tax on diesel cars and taxis was reduced by $100 and $850 respectively, while commercial vehicles will get three years of road tax rebates to cushion the impact of diesel duty. This promotes a shift away from an annual amount of tax levied on drivers, to one which is more related to the usage of diesel. The proposed legislative changes seek to:

Clarity on current policies

  1. To provide legal clarity on current policies, the proposed amendments seek to:

Improve Customs' operational efficiency

  1. To ensure that Singapore Customs remains operationally effective in its day-to-day administration of the Act, the proposed amendments seek to:

Public Consultation Details

  1. A summary of the proposed amendments is appended in Annex A. The public can access the consultation documents on MOF’s website ( www.mof.gov.sg), and the REACH consultation portal (www.reach.gov.sg). Written comments, using the template in Annex B, can be submitted to:

    Ministry of Finance
    Economic Programmes Directorate
    100 High Street, #10-01
    The Treasury
    Singapore 179434
    Fax: 6337 4134
    Email: MOF_Public_Consultation@mof.gov.sg (preferred mode)

  2. MOF and Singapore Customs will publish a summary of the comments received and our responses. The summary will not disclose the identity of respondents, and will not separately address or acknowledge every comment received.

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