Public holidays:
2008
| |
|
| 1st January |
New Year's day |
| 7th-8th February |
Chinese New Year |
| 21st March |
Good Friday |
| 1st May | Labour Day |
| 9th August |
National Day |
| 1st October | Hari Raya Puasa (end of Ramadan) |
| 8th Decembre |
Hari Raya Haji (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
| |
Customs formalities :
The customs procedures are particulary easy and fast in
Singapore.
2
documents are necessary:
Goods and services tax (GST) of 5% (since
the 1st of Jannuary, 2004) is levied on all goods imported into Singapore. The
taxable value is based on the CIF cost.
There are no
duties levied on products in Singapore, except for Tobacco, Alcohol, and vehicles. (All details
available upon request)
For more information,
please log on to: http://www.customs.gov.sg
Airport authorities: http://www.caas.gov.sg/caas/index.jsp
Port authorities:
http://www.internationalpsa.com
Official
languages :
There are four official languages in
Singapore: Malay, Chinese, English and Tamil.
99% of the population speak english.
