Key Benefits
 
  • Tariff reduction/elimination for 81% of Singapore’s exports to India make Singapore-originating products more competitive and allow Singapore exporters to increase their exports to India’s large consumer market. Products that benefit include food products, plastics, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and mechanical appliances.
  • India has enhanced its market access commitments for Singapore service providers. These commitments provide Singapore services companies with an opportunity to build market expertise and grow by international expansion. The sectors with enhanced commitments include finance, engineering, tourism, logistics, construction, medical, research and development and computer services.
 
Entry Into Force
 
  • 1 August 2005
 
Can your product(s) enjoy this FTA's tariff concessions?
 

Step 1: Find out what is the preferential rate offered for your product

 

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
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.
How to apply, if your products(s) can enjoy tariff concessions:
 

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.

Manufacturer’s Application Form
Manufacturing Cost Statement
Preferential Certificate of Origin

The process from registration to receiving PCO would take about 1-2 months. Please refer to here for more information.

CECA Legal Text
 

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