Singapore Implements New Permit Clearance Enquiry Service

Singapore Customs on Jan. 4 introduced a new permit clearance inquiry service on its networked trade platform. Since Aug. 1, Singapore no longer manually endorses cargo clearance permits (CCPs) at cargo checkpoints. Under the new system, created to help companies that still require these endorsements, "traders will only require the permit number and a Unique Entity Number (UEN) of the trader or any party involved in the shipment to perform the query" to find the clearance status of their CCPs, Singapore Customs said. The service takes effect Jan. 6.