Cost of Shipping a Container to Singapore

When transporting your cargo to Singapore, these documents are highly required and necessary:

• Commercial Invoice
• Certificates of Production, Vessel, and Phytosanitary
• Arrival Notice
• Certificate of Origin
• Bill of Lading
• Air or Rail Waybill
• Export or Import Customs Documentation
• Importer Security Filing
• Letter of Credit

The bill of Lading is a very important document that you must have when you are shipping your cargo. In Singapore, it is also a required document for shipping. It serves as a document that contains essential details about products that are being shipped. It contains the types of products you are shipping and their destination. It also serves as a receipt after your cargo has been delivered.

Losing the bill of lading can come with so many inconveniences for both the shipper and the carrier. There are lots of processes to go through to correct losing the bill of lading. If the original copy of the bill of lading is lost, you cannot get another copy. However, the shipper has to write a letter clearing the carrier of any form of indemnity as well as have a bank guarantee that will cover up for the carrier any financial implications.

Prohibited items that are not allowed into Singapore are as follows:

• Chewing Gum(Only Dental and Medicated Gum are allowed)
• Tobacco and Tobacco-related products (Electronic Cigarettes)
• Cigarettes Lighters in form of pistols or revolvers
• Controlled Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
• Firecrackers
• Reproduced Copyright Publications, Videotapes, Videodiscs, and Software
• Seditious and Treasonable Materials
• Obscene articles or publications

Restricted items on the other hand require special permission before they can be allowed in Singapore.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) are all goods that are brought into Singapore. A prevailing rate of 7% is placed on the value of all goods. This includes the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF).

Taxes are levied by a government on all purchases of goods and services. However, shipping duties are imposed on goods imported into a country.

Most shipping containers are water right. This means that they are properly built not to allow any form of moisture in, thus causing damages to the goods within. However, not all shipping containers are properly ventilated. Most times, you have to create a point of ventilation in them considering the number of goods in the container. Three Movers offers services of finding appropriate shipping containers for your goods as well as ensuring that they are properly ventilated.

Cargo Insurance is a necessary step towards enjoying so many benefits. Insurance gives you a minimized vulnerability to financial loss. It will naturally enable you to be at peace of mind with zero worries about unplanned events. Also, it can be used to fulfill contractual requirements. It also serves as a cover for the liability of carriers as they are most times not responsible for so many common causes of loss or damage in the process of transportation.

Before you can decide to have your container delivered to your home, you need to be sure that the truck is spacious enough to contain or accommodate your container. You need to ensure that your truck has a 10′ width since a 20ft container is about 8′ wide. For a 40ft container, you’ll need double the width of required space for a 20ft container.

The simple answer is Yes. At Three Movers, we are very much concerned about our customers’ concerns. We have come up with a tracking system that helps you monitor and check the progress or movement of your cargo from time to time. With this, you will also be able to know your cargo’s current location. However, to track your cargo, with our freight forwarding expert, you must provide us with information like the container’s number, bill of lading, and booking number. This would make tracking your container an easy task.

Our freight forwarder can help you fast-track your booking or shipping process. Ordinarily, a customs clearance takes place within 3-5 days in Singapore. This is only possible when you have all the required documents available, or when your products are not prohibited or restricted in Singapore. If there are issues with documentation or prohibited items, your clearance might take longer than expected.