No. S 357
Customs Act
(Chapter 70)
Customs (Duties) (Amendment No. 3)
Order 2009
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(1) of the Customs Act, the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Order may be cited as the Customs (Duties) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2009.
Amendment of paragraph 4
2.  Paragraph 4 of the Customs (Duties) Order (O 4) is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(p);
(b)by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (q) of sub-paragraph (1) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:
(r)the Republic of Peru.”;
(c)by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (4N), the following sub-paragraph:
(4O)  Goods shall be deemed to have originated from and be consigned direct from the Republic of Peru where they conform with the Rules of Origin set out in the Peru-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.”;
(d)by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (5)(o);
(e)by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (p) of sub-paragraph (5) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:
(q)where the goods are from the Republic of Peru, a Certification of Origin issued by the exporter or producer of the goods specifying the applicable particulars set out in the Sixteenth Schedule.”; and
(f)by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (7H), the following sub-paragraph:
(7I)  A Certification of Origin under sub-paragraph (5)(q) shall not be required for a consignment of goods the value of which does not exceed US$1,500 in value if, and only if, the importation does not form part of one or more importations that may reasonably be considered to have been undertaken or arranged for the purposes of avoiding the submission of a Certification of Origin.”.
New Sixteenth Schedule
3.  The Customs (Duties) Order is amended by inserting, immediately after the Fifteenth Schedule, the following Schedule:
THE SCHEDULE
Paragraph 4(5)(q)
Particulars to be Included in Certification of Origin
The particulars to be included in the Certification of Origin are as follows:
1.  The legal name and address (including city and country), of the exporter.
2.  The legal name, address (including city and country), telephone number, fax number and email address of the producer, if known.
3.  The legal name, address (including city and country), telephone number, fax number and email address of the importer, if known.
4.  Detailed description of the goods, including sufficient detail to relate it to the invoice description and to the Harmonized System (HS) description of the goods.
5.  The HS tariff classification to 6 digits for the goods.
6.  The number and date of the invoice.
7.  The country of origin.
8.  The origin criteria satisfied by the goods, pursuant to paragraph 1(c) of Article 4.2 (Originating Goods) of the Peru-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, including, if it is the case, the detail of the change in tariff classification or the regional value content satisfied by the goods.
9.  The date the Certification of Origin was signed.
10.  The signature, name and designation of the representative authorised by law to act on behalf of the producing or exporting enterprise issuing the Certification of Origin, which enterprise shall be constituted and registered according to the national law.
11.  A declaration by the exporter that the details and statements provided in the Certification of Origin are true and correct.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 467/97; S 87/98; S 571/98; S 13/99; S 72/2000; S 620/2000; S 98/2001; S 510/2001; S 1/2002; S 201/2002; S 202/2002; S 203/2002; S 566/2002; S 678/2002; S 24/2003; S 103/2003; S 150/2003; S 270/2003; S 347/2003; S 600/2003; S 88/2004; S 89/2004; S 89/2005; S 187/2005; S 501/2005; S 114/2006; S 246/2006; S 428/2006; S 614/2006; S 694/2006; S 307/2007; S 457/2007; S 578/2007; S 696/2007; S 75/2008; S 173/2008; S 238/2008; S 385/2008; S 704/2008; S 244/2009; S 328/2009]

Made this 28th day of July 2009.

TEO MING KIAN
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
Singapore.
[Customs (Sec) 00107/65/V20; MF(R) R017.003.0001 V12; AG/LEG/SL/70/2005/1 Vol. 3]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 143(2) of the Customs Act).