Singapore Customs is organising a one-day export control seminar at the DBS Auditorium on 28 Jan 2010, with speakers from the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, US Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Singapore Customs.
Manufacturers, exporters, logistics providers, freight forwarders, researchers and individuals dealing with strategic goods or strategic goods technology are encouraged to attend the Seminar.
Topics to be covered include:
- US Export Control Policies and Regulations;
- US Re-export and Deemed Export Controls;
- US Country Policies and Embargoes;
- Understanding Encryption Controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR);
- US Defence Trade Controls; and
- Enforcement and Compliance by the US and Singapore Customs.
The Seminar will provide a good opportunity for the trading community to enhance their understanding of the export control systems of the US and Singapore, and related enforcement measures.
Seminar participants may also sign up to meet the speakers for one-to-one consultation on the export control system of the US or Singapore.
Please refer to the programme (DOC 9.31KB) for more details.
Singapore Customs will also be hosting an Information Corner at the DBS Auditorium Foyer to allow consultancy firms, which would like to offer their services to companies wishing to implement an internal export control compliance programme, to place their name cards and/or company literature/publications for participants' perusal.
Interested parties may download the relevant registration form found below and inform us by 22 Jan 2010, the type and quantity of the materials that you would like to place at this Information Corner. Singapore Customs will subsequently advise you on the logistics arrangements of when and how you should deliver these materials should your request be accepted.
Address of Venue:
DBS Auditorium
6 Shenton Way
Singapore 068809
(within 5 minutes walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station)
1. Download the relevant form.
- Registration Form for Seminar (DOC 77.5KB)
- Request Form for Consultation (DOC 78.0KB)
- Request Form for Consultancy Firms (DOC 79.0KB)
2. Submit the form(s) to us via:
- The closing date for registration has been extended from 11 Jan 2010 to 17 Jan 2010.
- Successful applicants will be notified via email/fax by 19 Jan 2010.
- For the Consultation Session, each company is only entitled to a maximum of one consultation on each country's export control.
- A maximum of 2 persons may participate in each Consultation Session.
- If there is an overwhelming response, Singapore Customs reserves the right to provide a cap on the number of participants from each company for the Seminar, and restrict the number of companies seeking consultation for the Consultation Session.
- If a confirmed applicant is unable to attend the Seminar and/or the Consultation Session, please notify us in writing to customs_stgc@customs.gov.sg or fax to (65) 6775 5946 latest by 21 Jan 2010, to enable us to give away your allocated seat to an applicant on the waitlist.