132026 ADVISORY ON UNDER-DECLARATION OF VALUES FOR IMPORTS OF FURNITURE
Singapore Customs
1 Bulim Drive
Customs Operations Command
Singapore 648171
Tel: (65) 6355 2000
E-mail: customs_company_compliance@customs.gov.sg
www.customs.gov.sg
Circular No: 13/2026 23 Sep 2026
Traders and Declaring Agents
Dear Sir/Madam
# ADVISORY ON UNDER-DECLARATION OF VALUES FOR IMPORTS OF FURNITURE
Singapore Customs is issuing this advisory to remind traders and declaring agents to ensure
accurate and complete declarations for imports of furniture, following recent cases of under-
declaration of import values.
2 Through targeted profiling and post-clearance audits, Singapore Customs identified traders
who had consistently declared unusually low import values for furniture products. The audits found
instances of under-declaration of import values, resulting in approximately $250,000 in GST short-
paid over a three-year period.
3 Traders and declaring agents are reminded that they are responsible for ensuring that
declarations submitted in import permits are accurate and complete. The submission of an
incorrect declaration is an offence under the Customs Act. A person guilty of making an incorrect
declaration under the Customs Act is liable on conviction to a fine of up to $10,000 or an amount
equivalent to the duty and GST payable, whichever is higher, and/or imprisonment for up to 12
months.
4 All traders and declaring agents are strongly encouraged to review their past import
transactions to determine whether there has been any GST short-payment. Where incorrect
declarations have been made, traders and declaring agents should submit a voluntary disclosure
to Singapore Customs. Information on the Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) is available on
our website at:
https://www.customs.gov.sg/doing-business/compliance/voluntary-disclosure-programme.
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Yours faithfully
Arthur Wai
Head, Company Compliance & Audit Branch
for Director-General of Customs
Singapore Customs
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