19202

Manufacture of petroleum lubricating oil

classLevel 4Use for ACRA Registration

This sub-class includes manufacture of petroleum lubricating oil. Units in this sub-class are primarily engaged in blending or compounding refined petroleum to make lubricating oils and/or greases and/or re-refining used petroleum lubricating oils.

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Tax Incentives & Schemes

5 schemes that businesses in this SSIC code may qualify for. Eligibility is case-by-case — talk to the relevant authority.

Concessionary taxEDBDEI

Development & Expansion Incentive (DEI)

Benefit: 5% or 10% concessionary corporate tax on qualifying incremental income for up to 10 years. The follow-on to Pioneer once activity is established.

Eligibility: Existing activity in Singapore expanding into substantially new capability or capacity. Discretionary, EDB-administered.

Capital allowanceEDBLIA

Land Intensification Allowance (LIA)

Benefit: Initial 25% + annual 5% capital allowance on qualifying construction or renovation costs for industrial buildings meeting prescribed gross-plot-ratio benchmarks.

Eligibility: Industrial site achieving Singapore's higher Gross Plot Ratio benchmarks for the activity.

Concessionary taxEDBPioneer

Pioneer Certificate Incentive (PC)

Benefit: 0% corporate tax on qualifying income for up to 15 years (typically 5–10) for genuinely pioneer manufacturing or services activity.

Eligibility: Substantial new economic activity in Singapore: substantial fixed-asset investment, technology spillovers, and new-to-Singapore expertise. Approved on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.

Tax exemptionIRASPTE

Partial Tax Exemption (PTE)

Benefit: First SGD 10,000: 75% exemption; next SGD 190,000: 50% exemption. Available to all companies (including those past their 3-year SUTE window).

Eligibility: Singapore tax-resident company.

Tax exemptionIRASSUTE

Start-Up Tax Exemption (SUTE)

Benefit: First SGD 100,000 of chargeable income: 75% exemption; next SGD 100,000: 50% exemption. For each of the first 3 YAs after incorporation.

Eligibility: Newly incorporated SG-resident company, ≤ 20 individual shareholders (or one corporate holding ≥ 10%), not in investment-holding or property-development.

Note for SSIC : Excludes 64202 investment holding & 41001/68101 property development

Worth applying for any of these?

We screen eligibility and shape the application — most schemes are discretionary and need a substantive activity case.

Foreign Worker Levies

This SSIC code falls under MOM's Process sector for foreign-worker levy purposes. Levies below apply per worker per month, paid by the employer in addition to salary.

Work Permit

TierMonthlyConditions
Higher-skilledSGD 300—
BasicSGD 450—

Hiring foreign workers in this sector?

We handle Work Permit, S Pass, and EP applications alongside the incorporation — and check Dependency Ratio Ceilings before you commit headcount.

Levies and Dependency Ratio Ceilings are reviewed periodically by MOM (rates above effective 2024-01-01).

Classification Path

Section
C-MANUFACTURING
Division
19-MANUFACTURE OF COKE AND REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Group
192-MANUFACTURE OF REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Current class
19202-Manufacture of petroleum lubricating oil

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