Welcome to Singapore Taiwan Council for Economic Planning

Welcome to Singapore! Taiwan Council for Economic Planning & Development 24 June 2005 Synchronizing the World of Commerce

Agenda • Introduction to UPS • Profile of Singapore Customs Clearance • Import Data / Package Flow • Export Data / Package Flow • Transhipment / Transit Shipments • Presentation by Singapore Customs • On-site visit to UPS Singapore Brokerage Operations /Free Trade Zone Operations

Getting to know us • Founded in 1907 in Seattle, Washington. • World’s largest package delivery company and global leader in supply chain services. • Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. • Service to and from more than 200 countries & territories. • 384, 000 employees worldwide (8 th largest global employer). • Delivery fleet of 88, 000 delivery vehicles. • World’s 9 th largest airline with more than 600 aircraft. • 2004 revenue: US$36. 6 B on a volume of 3. 6 billion packages and documents. • We move 14. 1 million packages a day; 7 percent of U. S. GDP.

PROFILE OF SINGAPORE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE w Minimal dutiable commodities w Free Trade Zone concept “Goods in a FTZ may (a) be removed from the FTZ, destroyed, or sent into customs territory or into another FTZ in the original package or otherwise; (b) unless otherwise directed by the Authority, be stored, sold, exhibited, broken up, repacked, assembled, distributed, sorted, graded cleaned, mixed or otherwise manipulated, or be manufactured in accordance with the provisions of this Act”

PROFILE OF SINGAPORE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE w Shipments below S$400 are not subject to GST nor formal declarations w Shipments above S$400 need formal declarations and attract 5% GST w Electronic formal declarations (Trade. Net) w Pre-Clearance System (ACCESS) available w Risk Management, minimal inspections w Electronic Fund Transfer (Giro) available w Major Exporter Scheme w Service Standards

Import Data Flow Data Management Trade Net Approving Agencies (Customs/IES/Competent Authorities) Transfer Data from OPSYS via FDC RS to Brokerage EDI Van (Crimson Logic) Express Interface MES/FTZ/Competent Authorities/Duty/ Exempt/GIRO (EFT) /Transshipment ACCESS (Pre-Clearance System) Customs (Selectivity System)

Import Package Flow Shipment Arrival Customer Brokerage FTZ Area Brokerage handover Customs Clearance Reports/Permits to Brokerage Acctg Ground Handling Agents Brokerage Accounting Brokerage Acctg Gives Customs Clearance Reports / Permits Delivery Center FTZ Area UPS HUB Scan / Sort Release Package to Feeder Inspection at Airport Cargo Checkpoint

Export Data Flow For Restricted Articles/Strategic Goods (3 days before export) Data Management Trade Net Transfer Data fm OPSYS via FDC RS to Brkg Submit All Flights (UPS, UPS Chartered Flights) Shpt Manifests Int’l Enterprise S’pore (Govt Agency) Express Interface Controlled Agencies EDI Van (Crimson Logic) For all other shipments (3 days after export) All Shipments Data ACMIS ACES (Air Cargo Manifest Interface (Air Cargo EDI System) CCN (For Handling Agents SATS / CIAS)

Export Package Flow Flight Departure Pick-up Shpt Ground Handling Agents ( SATS / CIAS ) Delivery Center Key Entry & Scanning UPS Hub Ops Sort and Bag Feeder To Hub

Transshipment SEAPORT AIRPORT Inter-Free Trade Zone Shipment Arrived By Sea Prepare Transshipment Permit / Load Shpt Bond Goods & Customs Endorse Permit F T Z A R E A Transport to Airport Flight Departure Prepare Export Manifest And Goods For Re-export Customs Endorse Permit & Verify Goods’ Seal

Transit Within Free Trade Zone Unload Inbound Shipments Load Outbound Shipments CCN ( for SATS / CIAS ) ACES ( Air-Cargo EDI Sys ) ACMIS ( Air-Cargo Manifest Interface Sys ) Hand-over Consolidated Export Shpts with Manifest to Agents Ground Handling Agents ( SATS / CIAS ) Received Inbound Shpts from Agents ( Including Transshipment ) UPS Hub

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