- Home
- Certification
- Overview
Certification
The Chamber provides members and non-members with certification services. We issue the ATA and TDB/BOFT Carnets, Certificates of Origin and endorse other shipping documents to support the facilitation of international trade.
What is Certificate of Origin?
A certificate of origin (CO) is an important international trade document confirming that the goods in a particular shipment have been wholly obtained, produced, manufactured or processed in a particular country.
COs may be requested by importing countries’ Customs Departments, importers, freight forwarders or banks (for letter of credit clearance).
There are two major types of CO:
Preferential CO
Issued to cover eligible exports for preferential tariff exemption or reduction under Free Trade Agreements (FTA)
Non-preferential CO
Issued for goods which do not enjoy preferential treatment.
What is ATA and TDB/BOFT Carnet?
A Passport for Goods (a set of colour-coded forms)
- Allows duty/tax-free admission of goods
- Goods must be totally re-exported/re-imported within time limits stipulated by Customs authorities
ATA Carnet is an internationally accepted Customs document issued by an authorised Chamber of Commerce
- Allows the temporary import and export of goods without the need for raising bonds, duty, tax and Customs formalities in one or a number of participating countries.
TDB/BOFT Carnet is a Customs document issued by an authorised organisation which allows Singapore and Taiwan to admit each other’s goods duty-free, without the need for raising bonds, duty and Customs formalities in one or a number of entry points.
In Singapore, ATAÂ and TDB/BOFT Carnets are issued by the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce.
Certification Services Announcements
- 27 Dec 2022 - New E-Carnet Application Process and System Effective 3 January 2023
- 4 Nov 2022 - Certificates of Origin (CO): Notice of GST Exclusive CO Fees
- 28 Oct 2022 - New Carnet Fees with effect from 3 January 2023
- 1 May 2022 - Viet Nam accepts ATA Carnet from 1 May 2022
- 19 Oct 2021 - Registration Renewal for Certificates of Origin
- 5 May 2021 - Change of GST Registration Number W.E.F 1 July 2021
- 17 Aug 2020 - New Account, UEN & QR code for the payment of fees W.E.F 1 Sep 2020
- 2 Apr 2020 - COVID-19 Enforces Process Changes
- 19 Mar 2020 - New Counter Hours effective 1 April 2020
- 29 Jan 2019 - ATA Carnet and China
- 3 Dec 2018 - Certificate of Origin Updated fees with effect 3 Dec 2018
- 3 Oct 2018 - Important Certificate of Origin updates
- 1 Sep 2018 - Notification on Smart eCO