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Organization : Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
Scheme Name : Approved Import GST Suspension Scheme AISS
Country : Singapore
Website : https://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/GST/GST-registered-businesses/GST-schemes/Industry-Specific-Schemes/Approved-Import-GST-Suspension-Scheme–AISS—For-Aerospace-Players-/

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IRAS AISS

Under AISS, GST-registered businesses in the aerospace industry enjoy added import GST suspension benefits for qualifying aircraft parts.

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Purpose

The Approved Import GST Suspension Scheme (AISS) is designed to alleviate the cash flow of businesses in the aerospace industry.
These businesses are :
** International airlines;
** Players in the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) industry;
** Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM); and
** Distributors of qualifying aircraft parts.

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Benefits of AISS

AISS will allow an approved GST-registered business in the aerospace industry to enjoy import GST suspension in the following scenarios :
** Import his own goods in the course or furtherance of his business;
** Import goods belonging to his overseas non-GST registered principal for supply (either in Singapore or for export), as a section 33(2) agent *;

** Import goods belonging to his overseas non-GST registered principal which will subsequently be re-exported, as a section 33A agent *;
** Import qualifying aircraft parts belonging to local or overseas persons;

** Remove localised or locally sourced qualifying aircraft parts from Airport Logistics Park of Singapore (ALPS) or other Free Trade Zones (FTZ);
** Remove qualifying aircraft parts from ALPS/FTZ as recipient for the purposes of making his taxable supplies

Qualifying Aircraft Parts

Qualifying aircraft parts refer to parts and equipments that are designed and built for exclusive use (i.e. unique and have no alternative use) on an aircraft which is :
1. Not used or intended to be used for recreation or pleasure; or

2. If it is used or intended for use for recreation or pleasure, it should be wholly used or intended to be wholly used for international travel from a place
:
** Outside Singapore to another place outside Singapore; or
** In Singapore to a place outside Singapore;
** Outside Singapore to a place in Singapore.

Applying for the Scheme

For information on the conditions of eligibility, please refer to GST Guide on Approved Import GST Suspension Scheme (524KB).
To apply for AISS, please submit
** GST F21- Application for Approved Import GST Suspension Scheme (192KB);
** Latest audited financial statements; and
** Written declaration (endorsed by an authorised representative of your organization) that you are a player in the aerospace industry.

If you are currently under Major Exporter Scheme and wish to enjoy the additional benefits under AISS, you need to apply for AISS as a new applicant.

FAQs

1. I have imported goods (including goods that belong to my overseas principal) using my AISS status. How should I declare in my GST return?
Whether or not you are required to report an import in your GST return depends on the import scenario itself.

2. How is AISS different from the Major Exporter Scheme (MES)?
In addition to MES import GST suspension privileges, approved businesses under AISS can enjoy GST free importation on :
** Removal of localised or locally sourced qualifying aircraft parts from ALPS/FTZ;
** Importation of qualifying aircraft parts belonging to local or overseas persons; and
** Removal of qualifying aircraft parts as recipient of the goods for the purposes of its business.

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