Secondhand Goods Dealers Licence
 

Any persons dealing with secondhand goods shall apply for a licence issued under the Secondhand Goods Dealers Act Cap 288A unless otherwise exempted.

 

Categories of secondhand goods that are regulated:-

  • Cameras, video-graphic and photographic equipment including lenses;
  • Computers including tablet personal computers, laptops, palmtops, personal digital assistants and computer accessories;
  • Handphones, personal digital assistant handphones and smartphones;
  • Compact disc players and moving picture experts group-1 audio layer 3 players and moving picture experts group-1 audio layer 4 players;
  • Jewellery set with precious stones including but not limited to diamonds, jade, rubies, sapphires and emeralds;
  • Jewellery made from platinum, gold and white gold without precious stones;
  • Pawn tickets; Watches;
  • Cables and wires made of copper; &
  • Items (in whole or parts) that are made of copper, stainless steel, aluminium, steel or brass or a composite of such metals, and that are used or intended to be used as fittings or installations that form part of, or are attached to, any building, road, sidewalk, amenity or other place (whether public or private), including but not limited to the following:
    • Bicycle racks
    • Drain covers
    • Dry risers
    • Earth bars
    • Fencings
    • Frames or other parts of a door or window
    • Grills
    • Hydrants
    • Lightning conductors
    • Manhole covers
    • Meters
    • Over-ground boxes
    • Park benches
    • Pipes
    • Railings
    • Rubbish bins or parts thereof
    • Signs or signposts
    • Sinks
    • Television aerials
    • Water taps
    • Scraps of copper, stainless steel, aluminium, steel or brass or any composite of such metals, whether in the form of bars, rods, sheets, turnings or parts of disassembled items or articles, or otherwise, but excluding scraps derived from drink cans or household utensils or articles.

 

  The processing time for such applications is 12 working days from the date of receipt of the application.
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