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1. The Networked Trade Platform
April 2023

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NTP’s Vision is to Facilitate Trade and Data Exchange
between Players in the Global Trade Ecosystem
The NTP is a transformational platform ……Going forward,
we must work towards greater connectivity, especially with
our trading partners around the world. Our vision is for this
to be a truly global network, to enable the efficient flow
of goods and services, linked to a secure flow of financing,
facilitated by a swift exchange of data, so that all parties,
including regulatory and Customs authorities, can work
together to facilitate trade.
EXCERPT FROM KEYNOTE SPEECH
BY DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER HENG SWEE KEAT

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Platform That Enables Interactions with Business Partners and
Regulators on Trade Related Transactions

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Neutral
Facilitator
Not-for-
Profit
Open
The Singapore Government Serves as a Neutral Facilitator and
Convener for the NTP – an Open and Not-for-Profit Platform
NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 Lower cost of digitalisation, adoption and usage of the NTP
 Focus on wide spread adoption and deep usage
 Support competitive pricing among service providers
GOVERNMENT AS NEUTRAL, NON-COMMERCIAL
“FACILITATOR” & CONVENER
 Provide utility layer with basic functionalities
 Provide enabling eco-system environment, legal framework & data
governance
 Bring various stakeholders together to collaborate (e.g. Trade
Finance)
OPEN
 Enable participation from private sector service providers
 Non-exclusivity
NTP

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Whole-of-Government (WOG) Support

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Enables Stakeholders to be Connected Across the Wider
Trade Ecosystem Seamlessly
Logistics Service
Providers (LSPs)
Partnerships with
Commercial Networks
Trade-related
Value-Added
Services (VAS)
Foreign Trade
Platforms
Foreign Traders
Shipping Lines
Overseas Business
Partners
Shipping Lines
Trade regulatory and
competent authorities
Singapore Traders
Trade Financiers
& Insurers
Trade Financiers
& Insurers
Logistics Service
Providers (LSPs)
Key gateway for
digital connections to
cross-border
platforms
Foreign Customs, trade
regulatory and
competent authorities
CONNECT
 Minimise the cost and
effort to connect with
your trade partners
 Connect and collaborate
locally and overseas with
new and existing partners
 Apply for trade-related e-
services directly with
Singapore Customs

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NTP FEATURES & SERVICES

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Overview of the NTP’s Core Functionalities and Services
B2B SERVICES
UTILITIES
VERIFIED DIGITAL IDENTITY AND
SINGLE SIGN-ON
GOVERNMENT SERVICES GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
Company
CorpPass
E-Services
• ASEAN Customs Transit System/Declaration
Document
• Certificate of Origin
• Chemical Weapons Convention
• Customs’ Schemes, Permits and Licenses
• Import/Export/Transhipment
• Registration Forms
• Strategic Goods Control
• Voluntary Disclosures, Statements and
Document Submissions
Value Added Services
• Electronic Certificate of Non-Manipulation
• Electronic Preferential Certificate of Origin
• Hand Carried Exports Scheme
• Permit Return
• Tariff Finder
• Permit Clearance Query
API/SFTP
Digital Connectivity
Data
Repository
Tasks &
Notifications
Single Sign-On
(SSO)
1Connections are being developed. Currently, only ePCO and eCNM exchange with China is live.
Value-added Services (VAS), and
Digital Trade Services (DTS) that
enable businesses to improve and
streamline performance
Transmit documents with other foreign
customs through NTP1
• Australia
• Brunei Darussalam
• Cambodia
• China
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Philippines
• Thailand

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Government to Government Digital Connectivity
 Collaborations with partner countries to identify use cases and build cross-border digital connectivity
 Enabling re-use of data resulting from cross border digital connectivity to facilitate digital trade
Business to Government Interactions
 Streamline Business to Government processes for traders to transact easily with the government
 Explore trade-related processes (upstream/downstream) of traders’ transactions with Government to
facilitate and enhance traders’ compliance with other regulatory requirements
Government Data Services
 Facilitate and enable the use of Government trade data for re-use and better decision making
 enhance traders’ compliance with other regulatory requirements
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NTP’s Key Focus Areas

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Government to Government Digital Connectivity
 Collaborations with partner countries to identify use cases and build cross-border digital connectivity
 Enabling re-use of data resulting from cross border digital connectivity to facilitate digital trade
Business to Government Interactions
 Streamline Business to Government processes for traders to transact easily with the government
 Explore trade-related processes (upstream/downstream) of traders’ transactions with Government to
facilitate and enhance traders’ compliance with other regulatory requirements
Government Data Services
 Facilitate and enable the use of Government trade data for re-use and better decision making
 enhance traders’ compliance with other regulatory requirements.
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NTP’s Key Focus Areas

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Example of Government to Government Digital Connectivity
& Benefits
Example 1: Electronic exchange of Preferential Certificate of Origin (PCO) and
Certificate of Non-Manipulation (CNM) between Singapore and China
Established under the China-Singapore FTA Upgrade negotiation concluded in Nov 2018
Allows for the electronic exchange of PCO and CNM between Singapore Customs and China’s General
Administration of Customs
Eliminates the need for hardcopy PCO or CNM to be dispatched overseas, enabling companies to enjoy savings in
cost and time
Singapore China
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eCO eCNM

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• Customs is working with Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and National Parks Board on the exchange of eSPS certificates
with Australia and New Zealand through the NTP under the Digital Economy Agreement with Australia
• The direct exchange between regulators ensures authenticity and facilitates agri-trade between Singapore, Australia
and New Zealand
• Traders enjoy a more efficient border clearance for their imports/exports as the e-Certificates are transmitted quickly
via digital channels (i.e. via the NTP)
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Example 2: e-Sanitary and e-Phyto-Sanitary (eSPS) Certificates for meat, plants
and animal products with Australia and New Zealand
To Be
AS IS
EXPORTER IMPORTER
Foreign
Authorities
SFA
SFA Transmitted via NTP
E-Cert
Data
Example of Government to Government Digital Connectivity
& Benefits
E-Cert
Data

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Government to Government Digital Connectivity
 Collaborations with partner countries to identify use cases and build cross-border digital connectivity
 Enabling re-use of data resulting from cross border digital connectivity to facilitate digital trade
Business to Government Interactions
 Streamline Business to Government processes for traders to transact easily with the government
 Explore trade-related processes (upstream/downstream) of traders’ transactions with Government to
facilitate and enhance traders’ compliance with other regulatory requirements
Government Data Services
 Facilitate and enable the use of Government trade data for re-use and better decision making
 enhance traders’ compliance with other regulatory requirements.
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NTP’s Key Focus Areas

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Example of Business to Government Interactions
Electronic Bankers’ Guarantee Programme (eBGP)
Eliminates manual
effort in
review/vetting
Bankers’
Guarantee
data
Trader
Applies
for BG
Standardised
guarantee text
Electronic
transmission of
variable data
via NTP
Reduces variation
and error
Removes need to
issue and safekeep
physical BG
Achieves time, cost
and manpower
savings
Eliminates risk of
physical BG being
lost in transit
Ensures authenticity
of BG, reduces risk
of fraud
Benefits
eBGP Agreement
signed with each
bank

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Government to Government Digital Connectivity
 Collaborations with partner countries to identify use cases and build cross-border digital connectivity
 Enabling re-use of data resulting from cross border digital connectivity to facilitate digital trade
Business to Government Interactions
 Streamline Business to Government processes for traders to transact easily with the government
 Explore trade-related processes (upstream/downstream) of traders’ transactions with Government to
facilitate and enhance traders’ compliance with other regulatory requirements
Government Data Services
 Facilitate and enable the use of Government trade data for re-use and better decision making
 enhance traders’ compliance with other regulatory requirements.
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NTP’s Key Focus Areas

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Example of Government Data Services
• MoU signed between SG
and Chinese Customs on
29 Dec 2021 to transmit
and exchange trade and
customs-related data
and information
• Non-sensitive cargo
movement data
involved; container no.
used as unique identifier
• Initial scope of
collaboration – 2 ports
in China (Yangshan port
(Shanghai) and Qinzhou
port (Guangxi)).
Illustrative
Start
Vessel Arrival
and Berth
Estimate &
Actual
Load
Date, time of
container loaded
End
Gate-In
Date, time of
container gate-in
Vessel Unberth
and Departure
Estimate &
Actual
Vessel Arrival
and Berth
Estimate &
Actual
Discharge
Date, time of
container discharge
Gate-Out
Date, time of
container gate-out
Export Permit
Date, time of
export declaration,
approval & release
Import Permit
Date, time of
import
declaration,
approval & release

17. NTP AS AN ECOSYSTEM

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NTP’s Vision is to Facilitate Trade and Data Exchange
between Players in the Global Trade Ecosystem
The NTP is a transformational platform ……Going forward,
we must work towards greater connectivity, especially with
our trading partners around the world. Our vision is for this
to be a truly global network, to enable the efficient flow
of goods and services, linked to a secure flow of financing,
facilitated by a swift exchange of data, so that all parties,
including regulatory and Customs authorities, can work
together to facilitate trade.
EXCERPT FROM KEYNOTE SPEECH
BY DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER HENG SWEE KEAT

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International trade
typically involves up to:
25
parties with at least
30-40
trade documents
generated and
60-70%
of information
manually re-entered
at least once
Hardcopy/Email/
Fax/Phone
Electronic Data
Exchange
Today’s Trade Processes are Fraught with Challenges

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Enables Stakeholders to be Connected Across the
Wider Trade Ecosystem Seamlessly
Logistics Service
Providers (LSPs)
Partnerships with
Commercial Networks
Trade-related
Value-Added
Services (VAS)
Foreign Trade
Platforms
Foreign Traders
Shipping Lines
Overseas Business
Partners
Shipping Lines
Trade regulatory and
competent authorities
Singapore Traders
Trade Financiers
& Insurers
Trade Financiers
& Insurers
Logistics Service
Providers (LSPs)
Key gateway for
digital connections to
cross-border
platforms
Foreign Customs, trade
regulatory and
competent authorities
CONNECT
 Minimise the cost and
effort to connect with
your trade partners
 Connect and collaborate
locally and overseas with
new and existing partners
 Apply for trade-related e-
services directly with
Singapore Customs

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