India - Singapore
Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)

Population

1.295 billion

(2014)

GDP

S$2.67 trillion

(2014)

GDP per capita

S$2,251

(2014)

Bilateral Trade

S$25.2 million

(2017)

• CECA covers tariff reduction/ elimination for 82% of Singapore’s domestic exports. The 2nd protocol (upgraded CECA) reduces/eliminates tariffs for an additional 30 products.

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 and India?		Wholly Obtained Rule applies
35% of its content must originate from Singapore or India; AND non-originating raw materials must have undergone at least a change in the first 6 digits of the HS code. OR The product satisfies the Product Specific Rules as specified in Annex 3A.

Is your product obtained/produced entirely within Singapore?
	Wholly Obtained Rule applies
35% of its content must originate from Singapore or India; AND non-originating raw materials must have undergone at least a change in the first 6 digits of the HS code. OR The product satisfies the Product Specific Rules as specified in Annex 3A.

• 2nd Protocol CECA Product Specific Rules (Annex 3A)

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 take about 1-2 months. Please refer to here for more information.

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