A stronger regional business ecosystem to power growth
Access competitive resources in Johor and tap on Singapore as a global business hub through enhanced cross-border connectivity and the freer movement of people and goods.
Benefit from the integration of Singapore’s advanced infrastructure and Johor’s manufacturing ecosystem to shorten supply chains, reduce risk, and improve responsiveness.
Seize new opportunities in one of the world’s most dynamic regions.
Home to around 700 million people – twice the size of the US and 50% larger than the European Union – Southeast Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world. By 2030, it is projected to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, with a combined GDP of US$3.2 trillion.
The Southeast Asia region is also a rising powerhouse for manufacturing, supported by growing infrastructure, expanding supply chains, and competitive costs. This growth is underpinned by a booming digital economy, and a young, tech-savvy population that is driving growth across diverse sectors.
Explore how the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone can support your expansion and growth in the region below.
Leaders of the Singapore and Malaysia government signed the JS-SEZ Agreement on 6 January 2025, marking a strong bilateral commitment to foster economic collaboration and attract global investments. Through the JS-SEZ, businesses will find it easier to invest, operate, and grow across both countries, allowing them to leverage this dynamic hub to serve regional and global customers.
Spanning more than 3,500km2 (more than four times the size of Singapore), the JS-SEZ has 9 zones for investments across 11 sectors. These are: Business Services, Digital Economy, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Food Security, Green Economy, Health, Logistics, Manufacturing, Tourism.
The JS-SEZ allows businesses to benefit from the best of both worlds through integrated operations across two complementary and well-connected locations.
Singapore is a trusted base for global and regional headquarters, R&D, and innovation. Businesses benefit from its business-friendly environment, global connectivity, world-class talent, and vibrant ecosystem.
Johor offers abundant resources, a skilled and cost-competitive workforce, and a growing industrial base. This creates opportunities for large-scale manufacturing, logistics and other operations that demand scalability.
Read how businesses are expanding in the Johor-Singapore SEZ
The JS-SEZ helps businesses strengthen operations and expand across Southeast Asia. It enables:
Read how the JS-SEZ helps companies strengthen supply chain resilience
To accelerate investment, Singapore established a JS-SEZ Project Office (PO) in April 2025 to help Singapore-based companies expand into Johor. The joint Project Office brings together the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), and Enterprise Singapore to provide coordinated support for businesses. Industry associations such as the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) provide sector-specific advisory services, while foreign business chambers in Singapore can also provide connections for companies expanding into the JS-SEZ.
The Malaysian government has also launched the Invest Malaysia Facilitation Centre-Johor (IMFC-J) in Johor. Operational since February 2025, the IMFC-J is a one-stop centre to fast-track permits and approvals in the JS-SEZ.
Singapore offers a comprehensive suite of incentives to support businesses at every stage of their growth journey. These include tax incentives, tax credits, and grants that help companies reduce costs, accelerate innovation, and scale more effectively.
For businesses looking to expand and adopt the twinning model across Singapore and Johor, Singapore offers tailored support for companies to scale operations, set up new functions, or optimise the spread of activities.
Resmed is a US-based medical equipment manufacturer for respiratory care solutions.
Singapore serves as Resmed's Asia Pacific (APAC) headquarters, its largest global manufacturing site for high volume finished medical products such as masks systems, and functions as a key R&D hub focused on new product development, AI and process innovation.
Resmed's Johor sites are focused on cost-competitive, high-volume headgear production, a key sub-component of the medical products the company manufactures. Johor also serves as a global centre of excellence for headgear process expertise.
“Twinning” Model
SPC Group is a South Korean food company specialising in bakery, confectionery and food service, with brands such as Paris Baguette and Baskin-Robbins.
Singapore serves as SPC Group's Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) regional headquarters and innovation hub. Its regional innovation centre and central kitchen develop new products for regional markets and support training for retail operations.
SPC Group's Halal-certified manufacturing facility in Johor produces bakery products at scale, with capacity for up to 100 million products annually. The 16,000 sqm facility also houses fully automated warehousing capabilities. Goods are trucked down into Singapore on a weekly basis for retail operations here.
“Twinning” Model
Alcon is a manufacturer and innovator in surgical and vision care products.
Singapore serves as Alcon's Asia Pacific (APAC) regional headquarters and a key manufacturing hub. The Singapore site hosts the company's newest and highly automated manufacturing platforms for silicone hydrogel contact lenses, among other ophthalmic pharmaceutical products.
Alcon's Johor facility manufactures high-mix monthly reusable disposable contact lenses. It is the global sole producer of the Air Optix product family and serves as Alcon's global Centre of Excellence for moulding.
“Twinning” Model
I-PEX is a manufacturer of electronic connectors, sensors, semiconductor components and automation systems.
Singapore serves as I-PEX's regional headquarters and a high-value manufacturing base. Its Yishun facility undertakes engineering, precision component production and mould design, while coordinating regional operations and supply chains.
I-PEX's Johor facility is its largest manufacturing site outside Japan. The facility focuses on advanced, automated manufacturing and higher-value assembly and testing of electronic connectors and sensors at scale.
“Twinning” Model
UPS is a global logistics company providing transportation and supply chain solutions.
Singapore serves as UPS' APAC regional headquarters and a key air logistics hub. Its Changi Airport facility consolidates shipments from across the region for global distribution. Singapore is also home to UPS' Asia Pacific Innovation Centre and its largest healthcare logistics facility.
In Johor, UPS has a package centre and bonded warehouse at Senai City to to speed up global delivery times for businesses. The facilities process shipments locally before connecting them to UPS' regional and global network through Singapore.
“Twinning” Model
JS-SEZ: Unlocking new growth
in Southeast Asia
The JS-SEZ Agreement, signed on 7 January 2025, aims to strengthen the joint value proposition of Johor and Singapore to attract global investments by enhancing connectivity, facilitating people movement, and reinforcing the regional business ecosystem.
It enables companies to scale their businesses via “twinning” of operations, tapping on complementary strengths across both jurisdictions.
The JS-SEZ ‘zone’ covers a large part of Southern Johor including the Iskandar Development Region (Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Pasir Gudang, Kulai, and parts of Pontian) as well as Pengerang.
It spans nine flagship zones across over 3,500 km² which is more than four times the size of Singapore. These zones are focused on specific industries and supported by various industrial parks
The nine flagship zones are: (a) Johor Bahru, (b) Iskandar Puteri, (c) Tanjung Pelepas and Tanjung Bin, (d) Pasir Gudang (targeting Tanjung Langsat and Kong Kong areas), (e) Senai-Skudai, (f) Sedenak (including Kulai), (g) Forest City, (h) Desaru, and (i) Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex.
The JS-SEZ allows businesses to benefit from the complementarities between Johor and Singapore, as part of their holistic and integrated Southeast Asia strategy.
Companies can leverage on Singapore’s strengths as a global hub for manufacturing, technology, innovation, R&D, business and finance, and its extensive connectivity, while tapping on Johor’s resource availability in land and labour.
The JS-SEZ aims to create more economic opportunities and growth for both Singapore and Malaysia by:
Singapore offers a comprehensive range of incentives and facilitation programmes to support businesses at every stage of growth, including tax incentives, tax credits, and grants.
Learn more about Malaysia's incentives on the IMFC-J website.
In general, products meeting certain criteria (e.g. manufactured in Singapore with minimum 25% of local content of the finished products in Singapore) may obtain an ordinary (non-preferential) certificate of origin from Singapore.
In addition, products that meet the Rules of Origin requirements under Singapore’s 28 FTAs are eligible for a preferential proof of origin, enabling them to enjoy tariff reduction or elimination when imported into the respective FTA partner.