Milestones
2014
July
Founder, Mr Javier Yip commenced business as a declaring agent at his home office with paid up capital of SGD1K.
2014
2015
May
Declarators hired their first two employees for deployment at airfreight centre.
August
Declarators commence operations at its first commercial rented 100sqft office space at Oxley Bizhub, Ubi.
October
Reached a total headcount of 5 Employees.
December
Declarators extended services to provide local courier/despatch deliveries via motorcycle around islandwide Singapore.
2015
2016
January
Launched of company’s uniform.
February
Held its first annual CNY dinner.
April
Declarators shifted its operations to a 350sqft office.
2016
2017
January
Reached a total headcount of 10 Employees.
March
Lodged SGD10K Banker’s Guarantee to Singapore Customs for dutiable/temporary import declarations.
April
Declarators shifted to a full office space of 959sqft at level 5 of Oxley Bizhub.
August
Purchased 1st motorbike vehicle for commercial purposes.
2017
2018
May
Certified Bizsafe Level 3.
June
Launch of Handcarry brand (On-Board courier service).
July
Increased Paid up Capital to SGD100K.
August
Joined SLA (Singapore Logistics Association).
September
On-boarded NTP (National Trade Platform).
2018
2019
April
Declarators shifted to a mezzanine office space of 1650sqft at level 4 of Oxley Bizhub.
July
Digitalized Courier Service with own app accessible via PC and mobile.
October
Declarators entered a partnership with Gets Asia (Singapore’s leading provider of eGovernment products and services).
November
Joined SAAA (Singapore Aircargo Agents Association).
2019
2020
January
Banker’s Guarantee increased to cover temporary imported goods with value up to SGD1 million.
February
Registered for GST due to yearly turnover exceeding SGD1 million.
April
Certified ISO 9001:2015
May
Joined SBF (Singapore Business Federation).
June
Paid up Capital increase from SGD100K to SGD500K.
August
Won the SBR National Business Award 2020 under "Declaring Agent" Category.
September
Reached a total headcount of 30 employees.
October
Selected as one of the finalist by British Chamber of Commerce (Britcham) for Customer Service of the Year category.
November
Started our 1st Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
December
Awarded SME 100 "Fast Moving Companies Award" 2020.
2020
2021
JanuaryJoined SNEF (Singapore National Employers Federation) and ASME (Association of Small & Medium Enterprises).
Awarded "The Straits Times", Singapore's Fastest Growing Companies 2021 and ranking 19th out of the top 75 organizations.
February
Accredited with NS Mark and pledged our commitment with SBF (Singapore Business Federation) to sustainable employment.
March
Our founder Javier Yip was awarded the Singapore Young Entrepreneurs Award 2021 (SYEA) under category "Job Creation and Economic Growth". Declarators obtained NS Mark Gold.
April
Awarded Dun & Bradstreet Business Eminence Award 2021 and obtained trademark approval from Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS).
May
Listed in the Top 500 High-Growth Companies Asia Pacific 2021 by the Financial Times, Nikkei and Statista – Ranked #99th. Established first overseas office in Johor, Malaysia.
Nov
Awarded the prestigious Asean Business Awards 2021 (ABA 2021) under category SME Growth.
Dec
Awarded Golden Bull Award 2021 and Total Defence Award 2021.
2021
2022
January
Awarded "The Straits Times", Singapore's Fastest Growing Companies 2022 and ranking 22nd out of the top 75 organizations. Security Deposit increased to cover temporary imported goods with value up to SGD1.85 million.
February
Reached a total headcount of 40 employees and awarded by APAC Insider as the Best Customs Permit Declaration Specialist 2022 from the Singapore Business Awards.
March
Listed in the Top 500 High-Growth Companies Asia Pacific 2022 by the Financial Times - Ranked #140th.
April
Declarators shifted to an office space of 2400sqft at level 5 of LHK2 Building, Playfair Road (Tai Seng area)
May
Joined SMF (Singapore Manufacturing Federation)
July
Declarators held its first ever Dinner & Dance Event at Park Royal Pickering in celebration of its 8th year anniversary.
August
Reached a total headcount of 50 employees.
October
Reached a total headcount of 60 employees.
November
Our founder Javier Yip was awarded Spirit of Enterprise Award 2022
December
Our founder Javier Yip was awarded EYA Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 - the oldest entrepreneur award in Singapore
2022
2023
January
Awarded "The Straits Times", Singapore's Fastest Growing Companies 2023 and ranking 37th out of the top 100 organizations. Security Deposit increased to cover temporary imported goods with value up to SGD2.62 million.
February
Certified ISO 14001:2015 and accredited with ECO-Office Certification from the Singapore Environment Council.
March
Recognized as Great Place to Work in Singapore. Listed in the Top 500 High-Growth Companies Asia Pacific 2023 by the Financial Times - Ranked #182th. Accredited with Progressive Wage (PW) Mark.
May
Awarded Brands for Good 2023 under Honouree Category.
June
Joined the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI)
July
Achieve a feat of being the only Singapore organization to participate and cover all the 4 combined rededication ceremonies for SAF Day Celebration 2023.
August
Joined the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI)
September
Joined the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SMCCI)
October
Awarded SHARE Award under Gold category by the Community Chest at the Istana
November
Accredited with Cyber Essentials Mark from Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)
December
Accredited with Data Protection Essentials 101 (DPE 101) from Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
2023
2024
January
Awarded "The Straits Times", Singapore's Fastest Growing Companies 2024 and ranking 28th out of the top 100 organizations. Security Deposit increased to cover temporary imported goods with value up to SGD3.7 million.
February
Reached a total headcount of 70 employees.
March
Crowned Asia's Top Employer 2024 by Influential Brands. Listed in the Top 500 High-Growth Companies Asia Pacific 2024 by the Financial Times - Ranked #181st.
April
Our founder Javier Yip was awarded EYA Entrepreneur of the Year 2023/2024 under the established category - the oldest entrepreneur award in Singapore. Javier Yip has won the award twice in a row.
May
Accredited with Enabling Mark (Silver) from SG Enable.
June
Our Despatch Rider, Zakee Bin Zulkifli was awarded the SCDF Community First Responder Award for his commendable act in assisting to put out a fire from a truck during his work duty.
July
Our founder, Javier Yip was awarded Fortune Under 40 Under 40 Business Leaders 2024.
Aug
Awarded Company of Good - 3 Hearts by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC).
Awarded Brands for Good 2024 under Distinction Category.
Sep
Awarded Corporate Wellness Champion 2024 by Aventis Wellness.
Oct
Awarded Total Defence Award 2024.
Nov
Awarded Superbrands 2024 and Singapore Prestige 100 Award, Top Business Service and Quality Award 2024/2025
2024