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Summary of Responses - Public Consultation on Customs (Amendment) Bill 2011

27 December 2011

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  1. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Singapore Customs (SC) held a public consultation exercise from 2 to 23 September 2011 to obtain feedback on the draft Customs (Amendment) Bill 2011. The Bill covers the following changes:

Public Participation in the Consultation Exercise

  1. A total of 21 sets of written comments were received from the public, comprising six suggestions, 13 requests for clarification, and two expressions of support. All comments were considered carefully. There is no change to the Customs (Amendment) Bill arising from these comments, as they were either queries for clarification, or suggestions inconsistent with policy and operational objectives. During the public consultation period, SC also met up with key trade associations to get their feedback on the proposed amendments, and the feedback received was generally in favour of the proposed amendments.

  2. The key comments received and MOF’s responses are as follows:

  3. The other comments received, and MOF/SC’s responses and clarifications can be found here.

  4. MOF and SC would like to thank all respondents for their comments.

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