Singapore Customs

Australia begins blockchain trial with S’pore for cross-border trade

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The Australian Border Force (ABF) announced on Wednesday (25 Nov) that it has launched a blockchain trial with Singapore Customs and Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to develop solutions that “make cross border trade simpler and paperless for Australian businesses”. ABF stated in a press release that the planned solutions are in line with … Read more

Singapore Customs arrests 8 men and 2 women, seizes more than 2,600 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes

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Eight men and two women – aged between 23 and 69 – were arrested, and more than 2,600 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by Singapore Customs in several operations islandwide last week. Seven separate operations were conducted across Singapore from 5 October to 9 October, said Singapore Customs in a press release on Friday (16 … Read more

Attempts to smuggle 1,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes foiled by ICA

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1,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were discovered in a consignment declared as “iron or steel” and “packing or wrapping machines” amongst other consignments. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (28 July), the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) stated that its officers detected anomalies in the scanned images of the container when it was presented for … Read more