A Certificate of Non-Manipulation (CNM) is issued on the basis that the goods arrive from the country of origin (port of loading), does not undergo any form of manipulation in Singapore and then are re-exported to the next destination (country). The main conditions for the issuance of a CNM is :

1) Goods specified must, when transhipped via Singapore, have not undergone operations beyond ensuring their preservation in good condition for transport;

2) Goods specified must have been stored within the Free Trade Zone or in a Customs Licensed or Zero GST (Bonded) Warehouse, prior to their export; and

3) The CNM application may be submitted by a local shipping/ freight forwarding agent up to the third working day after the departure of the good.