Customs (Duties) (Amendment No. 5) Order 2008

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Dec 2008

No. S 704

Customs Act

(Chapter 70)

Customs (Duties) (Amendment No. 5) Order 2008

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. 5) Order 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st January 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)(m);

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (n) of sub-paragraph (1) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraphs:

“(o)	Japan or any country of ASEAN which is a party to the Agreement between ASEAN and Japan on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; and
(p)	the People’s Republic of China.”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (4K), the following sub-paragraphs:

“(4L) Goods shall be deemed to have originated from and be consigned direct from Japan or any country of ASEAN referred to in sub-paragraph (1)( o) where they conform with the Rules of Origin set out in the Agreement between ASEAN and Japan on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

(4M) Goods shall be deemed to have originated from and be consigned direct from the People’s Republic of China where they conform with the Rules of Origin set out in the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.”;

(d)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (5)(k);

(e)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (l) of sub-paragraph (5) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraphs:

“(m)

where the goods are from any country of ASEAN referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(o), a Certificate of Origin in the form set out in the Twelfth Schedule issued by —

(i)	the government authority of the exporting country; or
(iii)	any body authorised by the government of the exporting country to issue the Certificate of Origin;

(n)

where the goods are from Japan as a party to the agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(o), a Certificate of Origin in the form set out in the Thirteenth Schedule issued by —

(i)	the government authority of Japan; or
(iii)	any body authorised by the government of Japan to issue the Certificate of Origin; or

(o)

where the goods are from the People’s Republic of China, a Certificate of Origin in the form set out in the Fourteenth Schedule issued by the body authorised by the government of the People’s Republic of China to issue the Certificate of Origin.”; and

(f)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (7E), the following sub-paragraphs:

“(7F) A Certificate of Origin under sub-paragraph (5)(m) or (n) in respect of a consignment of goods shall not be required if the value of the consignment does not exceed US$200.

(7G) A Certificate of Origin under sub-paragraph (5)(o) in respect of an importation of goods shall not be required in the following circumstances:

(a)	the value of the importation does not exceed US$600, except that where an invoice accompanies the importation, Singapore may require such invoice to include a statement certifying that the goods qualifies as an originating goods; and
(b)	the importation does not form part of a series of importations that may reasonably be considered to have been undertaken or arranged for the purpose of avoiding the submission of a Certificate of Origin.”.

New Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Schedules

3. The Customs (Duties) Order is amended by inserting, immediately after the Eleventh Schedule, the following Schedules:

“TWELFTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 4(5)(m)

Original (Duplicate/Triplicate)

THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 4(5)(n)

FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 4(5)(o)

Original (Copies)

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 467/97; S87/98; S 571/98; S 13/99; S 72/2000; S 620/2000; S 98/2001; S 510/2001; S1/2002; S 201/2002; S 202/2002; S 203/2002; S566/2002; S 678/2002; S 24/2003; S 103/2003; S 150/2003; S 270/2003; S 347/2003; S600/2003; S 88/2004; S 89/2004; S 89/2005; S 187/2005; S 501/2005; S 114/2006; S246/2006; S 428/2006; S 614/2006; S 694/2006; S 307/2007; S 457/2007; S 578/2007; S696/2007; S 75/2008; S 173/2008; S 238/2008; S 385/2008]

Made this 30th day of December 2008.

TEO MING KIAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
Singapore.

[Customs (Sec) 00107/65/V20; MF(R) R017.003.0001 Vol. 10; AG/LEG/SL/70/2005/1 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 143(2) of the Customs Act).

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