The import of denatured ethyl alcohol is subjected to the sampling requirement by Customs. The application for sampling test, storage and extraction of samples is mandatory for importers who have not been subjected to or have not passed the sampling test in the past 12 months. Importers who are not required to submit the application are to file the supporting documents for each import for record purposes subject to audit by Singapore Customs.
Prior to importation, the importer must submit the Application for Sampling of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol Form ( DOC 473kb ), together with the following supporting documents, to the Classification Section:
- Certificate of Analysis (COA) issued by the supplier or an independent authority
- Bill of lading or air waybill
- Invoice
Singapore Customs will determine and indicate whether sampling is required in the application form. The approved application form will be faxed to the importer.
For each consignment which sampling is required, 2 samples (of up to 500 ml each) are required.
For sampling purposes, the importer or his agent is to e-file their application for Customs Supervision to Company Compliance Branch.
Upon successful application for Customs Supervision, the importer or his agent is to fetch the Customs officer at the stipulated time at Basement 4 of the car park at Revenue House for supervision of the extraction of samples.
The cargo may be discharged from the ISO tank or unstuffed from the containers or conventional lorry for storage in the storage tank or importer's warehouse under importer's lock and Customs seal. The importer or his agent can send the extracted samples to any of the approved laboratories listed below:
- Health Sciences Authority
Centre for Analytical Science
11 Outram Road
Singapore 169078
Tel No: 6213 0805
- Productivity & Standards Board Corporation Pte Ltd
Testing Group, Chemical and Materials
1 Science Park Drive
Singapore 118221
Tel No: 6885 1335
- ALS Technichem (S) Pte Ltd
14 Little Road, #07-01, #08-01
Tropical Industrial Building
Singapore 536987
Tel No: 6743 4311
- Chemical Laboratory (S) Pte Ltd
520 Balestier Road, #06-01
Leong On Building
Singapore 329853
Tel No: 6253 6122
If the analysis report deems the product as denatured ethyl alcohol, Company Compliance Branch will endorse the release date on the Application Form and return it to the importer.
Upon receipt of the endorsement, importers can proceed to cut the seal and release their product accordingly. The cut seal must be returned to Company Compliance Branch within 3 working days from the date of release as endorsed by Company Compliance Branch.
The accepted denaturants and their required concentration, for denatured ethyl alcohol are as follows:
- 5% (v/v) methyl alcohol
- 5% (v/v) isopropyl alcohol
- 5% (v/v) chloroform
- 0.125% (v/v) tert-butyl alcohol and 0.0005% (w/v) denatonium benzoate (Bitrex)
- 5% (v/v) toluene
- 1% (v/v) diethyl phthalate
- 4.25% (v/v) ethyl acetate having ester content of 100% by weight
- 50ppm (w/v) aqueous nicotine and 0.7ppm (w/v) methylene blue
- 4% (v/v) methyl alcohol and 0.0009% (w/v) denatonium benzoate (Bitrex)
- 4% (v/v) methyl n-butyl ketone/methyl isobutyl ketone and 1% kerosene
- 2% (v/v) methyl ethyl ketone/acetone and 3 % (v/v) methyl isobutyl ketone
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