ASEAN - China
Free Trade Area (ACFTA)

• Tariff elimination for about 85% of Singapore’s exports to China.
• Allows for back-to-back shipment of goods within member countries.
• Allows for third-party invoicing of goods.
• Allows for ASEAN Cumulation.
• Safeguards market access and ensures a more predictable operating environment for service suppliers.
• Protection for investors and investments in ASEAN and China.

• 20 July 2005 – Trade in Goods
• 1 July 2007 – Trade in Services
• 15 February 2010 – Investment
• 1 July 2016 – Upgrade Protocol
• 15 August 2019 – Rules of Origin provisions of the ACFTA Upgrade Protocol

Step 2: Find out your product's rules of origin

 

Rules of origin are a set of criteria which determine a product's originating status in each respective FTA. It is put in place to ensure that only goods originating from the FTA partner countries will benefit from tariff concessions.

Is your product obtained/produced entirely within Singapore?		Wholly Obtained Rule applies
Does your product fall under the list for 'Product Specific Rules'? Click here to find out		Product Specific Rule applies
40% of its content must originate from the ASEAN-China region

Is your product obtained/produced entirely within Singapore?
	Wholly Obtained Rule applies
Does your product fall under the list for 'Product Specific Rules'? Click here to find out
	Product Specific Rule applies
40% of its content must originate from the ASEAN-China region

Singapore Customs is the authorised body in Singapore for FTA Preferential Certificate of Origin (PCO) application. Below are the three general documentary processes in using FTA.

The process from registration to receiving PCO would typically take less than one month. Please refer here for more information.

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