3 S'pore companies allegedly falsely declared made-in-China mattresses as S'pore ones, totalling S$23 million

Three Singapore-registered companies, and three men, have been charged today for their alleged involvement in a scheme to falsely declare the origin of mattresses exported from Singapore to the U.S., in an apparent attempt to circumvent import duties.

Brighture Et Riche, Brighture Et Riche (Int) and Zenova International, and Singaporeans Loh Yew Kong, 68, Leong Yu Fong, 41, and Loh Chen Sing Darren, 37, have been charged for one or more offences relating to false declarations, false statements and incorrect trade descriptions.

Singapore Customs commenced investigations in February 2025 after receiving information that mattresses exported from Singapore to the U.S. had been falsely declared as Singapore-origin goods, when their country of origin was revealed to be from China.

Investigations uncovered an alleged scheme that operated between August 2022 and June 2025, involving goods with a total value of over S$23 million.

Court proceedings are ongoing.