The Strategic Trade Scheme (STS) is an enhanced permit regime which was implemented on 18 June 2007 so as to mitigate the possible impact on legitimate strategic goods trade.

The STS seeks to promote effective internal export control compliance and provide legitimate traders with greater facilitation in permit declarations involving transactions of strategic goods for non-WMD related end-use. The STS comprises 3 tiers whereby the level of facilitation and flexibility accorded to a company will be contingent upon their quality of internal export control compliance programme.

Singapore Customs will work closely with the industry to encourage them to establish effective internal compliance programme such as procedures to classify and screen their products and customers/end-users, to keep proper records and to carry out internal audits.

For more information on STS, please refer to the STS Handbook.

Application for strategic goods permit to export, transhipment and bring in transit of strategic goods under Tier 1 - see Permit and Registration Requirements.

Application for strategic goods permit for Intangible Transfer of Technology (ITT) under Tier 1 - Form C.

Application for strategic goods permit under Tier 2 - Form H (DOC 356KB) (PDF 114KB)

Application for strategic goods permit under Tier 3 - Form I (DOC 105KB) (PDF 53KB)

Related links:

Permit Requirements for Exports, Transhipments & Transits.

Permit Requirements for Intangible Transfer of Technology (ITT).

Permit and Registration Requirements for Brokering.