
- 2025-03-25
- by www_Admin_Log1n
- Enterprise going to sea, Qualification and certificate
I. Activity background and strategic significance
In the context of global industrial chain restructuring, Singapore, with its "global-Asia" hub status, is becoming a strategic springboard for Chinese enterprises to layout Southeast Asia and connect with the RCEP economic circle. With the core topic of "Building Compliance · Empowering Digital Intelligence", this seminar jointly with Enterprise Singapore, China Enterprises (Singapore) Association and leading law firms, in-depth analysis of the full cycle management model of Chinese enterprises to build the Singapore operation structure. The event attracted more than 200 executives from multinational companies, covering four key areas of technology, manufacturing, finance and shipping.
Second, the four-dimensional model analysis of Singapore's maritime architecture
(1) Policy compliance framework
The amendment to Singapore's Company Law requires Chinese enterprises to establish a "dual compliance officer" system, and the event invited trade law firms to interpret ACRA registration, variable interest entity (VIE) establishment and whitelist tax preference application practice. The "Singapore Compliance Risk Matrix" released at the scene shows that Chinese enterprises often violate Chapter 6 of the Criminal Code due to labor disputes, cross-border data, and anti-bribery provisions, and a new energy vehicle company was investigated by the ICAC for failing to file foreign executive equity holding agreements, and the case warning triggered heated discussions.
(2) Fiscal and tax optimization strategies
KPMG experts compare Singapore's 17% corporate tax rate with the ASEAN multi-country Tax Treaty network to reveal the tax saving space of the regional headquarters structure. Taking cross-border e-commerce as an example, ASEAN tariff reduction can be enjoyed through the Singapore transshipment warehouse, and a consumer electronics company has reduced its annual tariff cost by 42% after optimizing its supply chain accordingly. At the same time, the "Singapore Family Office Tax Guide" was released to analyze the application scenarios and compliance red lines of the 13O/13U plan.
(3) Practice of cultural integration
Singapore's "multi-racial + elitist" culture puts forward special requirements for enterprise localization. Huawei and Bytedance share talent "star localization" strategy: the localization rate of management needs to exceed 60%, and the salary structure needs to meet the CPF provident fund payment standard. A case of cultural conflict shows that a manufacturing industry caused a labor dispute due to non-compliance with the Vesak Day holiday arrangements, and finally resolved the conflict by setting up a multi-religious activity room.
(4) Digital transformation path
Singapore's Smart Nation initiative has created new opportunities to "go digital". The workshop showcased the Temasek Foundation supported cross-border data flow pilot project, CRRC Sifang completed the ASEAN rail transit data modeling through the Singapore data sandbox, and the approval time increased by 70%. Experts remind companies to focus on PDPA Personal Data Protection Act compliance, a payment institution has been fined $200,000 for cross-border data transmission is not encrypted.
3, government-enterprise dialogue and ecological co-construction
The representative of the China Department of Enterprise Singapore highlighted the "Global Innovation Alliance Plan" and announced that it will provide up to 70% of the internationalization certification subsidies for Chinese enterprises. The five key projects signed on the spot cover green shipping, digital medical and other fields, among which the Singapore research and development center of a photovoltaic company will be funded by SPRING Institution 1.5 million Singapore dollars.
4. Follow-up Action Plan
The organizer will jointly launch the "Overseas Elite Certification" system with the Singapore Accounting Institute, which includes three modules: compliance practice, cultural integration and digital economy. At the same time, the "Lion City 100-day running plan" was launched to provide overseas enterprises with full cycle service packages for registration landing, tax planning and talent recruitment.
This seminar not only builds a bridge for China-Singapore cooperation, but also helps Chinese enterprises build a "compliance-efficience-innovation" trinity model to go to sea through the real case base and policy toolkit, and seize the opportunity of the ASEAN market.