SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202433311
Clearing/Forwarding agent
Clearing/Forwarding agent carries out customs clearing procedures for exports or imports, signs and issues bills of lading, checks import/export documentation to determine cargo contents, and classifies goods into different fee or tariff groups. He/she ensures goods are cleared through customs or quarantine in accordance with import and export laws and regulations.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Clearing/Forwarding agent carries out customs clearing procedures for exports or imports, signs and issues bills of lading, checks import/export documentation to determine cargo contents, and classifies goods into different fee or tariff groups. He/she ensures goods are cleared through customs or quarantine in accordance with import and export laws and regulations.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Railway goods agent
Elsewhere
No exclusion examples found.
Hierarchy context
Major group
3 ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANSMinor group
333 BUSINESS SERVICES AGENTSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 33311 — Clearing/Forwarding agent
ISCO-08
- 3331 — Clearing and forwarding agents
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.