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Industrial SSD: Classification, Holding Period and Relief

The original guide explains why approved industrial use and land zoning matter to seller duty.

Source checked · 11 October 2026 · Document date: 11 January 2013

Determine the taxable industrial interest

For a unit consider the permitted industrial use; for vacant land or an entire building consider the Master Plan zoning. Mixed zones require valuation of the industrial component using the relevant allowable floor-area rules. Acquisition or qualifying change of use or rezoning from 12 January 2013 can bring disposal within three years into SSD, at15%,10% or5% by holding-year band. Inheritance generally carries the deceased original acquisition date, while gifts follow the interest-transfer rule.

Payment and relief are separate

The guide lists specific statutory exemptions and application-based remissions, including qualifying industrial developers. Construction or demolition and rebuilding can qualify; ordinary repairs, additions or partial rebuilding do not meet that developer definition. The guide states14 days for local execution and 30 days after Singapore receipt for overseas execution. Its older website, fax and planning-search fees are historical administrative details; use current submission channels and declaration forms while checking substantive relief conditions.

Official source

A concise, independent Apex Gateway guide based on the official English source, not a reproduction of the complete document. Consult the original for full conditions, exceptions and subsequent updates.

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