Singapore Customs

Singapore Customs
Crest of the Singapore Customs
Crest of the Singapore Customs
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-01)
Preceding agency
  • Department of Customs and Excise (CED)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSingapore
Specialist jurisdiction
Operational structure
Headquarters55 Newton Road, Revenue House, Singapore 307987
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Tan Hung Hooi, Director-General of Customs
Parent agencyMinistry of Finance
Website
www.customs.gov.sg

The Singapore Customs is a government agency under the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Singapore. Singapore Customs was reconstituted on 1 April 2003, after the Customs and Excise Department and the Trade Facilitation Division and Statistics Audit Unit of International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) were merged.[1] The border function's at the land, air and sea checkpoints were also simultaneously transferred to Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). Singapore Customs became the lead agency on trade facilitation and revenue enforcement matters. It is also responsible for the implementation of customs and trade enforcement measures including those related to Free Trade Agreements and strategic goods.

The headquarters is located in Revenue House along Newton Road, Novena.

  1. ^ "Highway For Trade - Celebrating 100 years of Singapore Customs" (PDF). Singapore Customs / SPH Magazines. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.