Beginning on January 1, 2019, Singapore customs began charging for Networked Trade Platform (NTP) accounts and Value-Added Service (VAS) providers and introduced NTP-Lite Accounts.
NTP accounts will include full access to VAS and Singapore government e-services, with some additional advantages over NTP-Lite accounts, while NTP-Lite accounts will have a $0 monthly charge.
Singapore customs also provides a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the NTP-Lite accounts including:
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Government VAS at no charge;
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Government e-Services that can be applied for;
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How to switch to the standard NTP account.
For selected permits, Singapore Customs will require the supporting documentation to be submitted via NTP beginning February 1, 2019.
The Singapore Government notices may be found here:
https://www.customs.gov.sg/-/media/cus/files/notices/2018/notice232018-ver-1.pdf
and here:
https://www.customs.gov.sg/-/media/cus/files/notices/2018/notice242018-ver-1.pdf
