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From one-man show to S$5 million revenue: Declarators makes a business of customs declarations

The Covid-era e-commerce boom fuelled growth, helping the company more than double its top line

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Benjamin Liu

Published Wed, Oct 1, 2025 · 09:00 AM
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    • Founder and managing director Javier Yip says Declarators aims to open an academy that offers courses on custom procedures and permit declaration.
    • Founder and managing director Javier Yip says Declarators aims to open an academy that offers courses on custom procedures and permit declaration. PHOTO: TAY CHU YI, BT

    [SINGAPORE] In just over a decade, customs declaring agent Declarators has grown from a one-man show to a 91-strong team generating nearly S$5 million in revenue – with some help from the Covid-era e-commerce boom.

    “You could not go out, buy things and come back. So a lot of people ordered online,” said founder and managing director Javier Yip.

    The company is known for its primary service of customs permit declaration: helping clients prepare the documents needed for their imports or exports to clear customs.

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