• Singapore-based exporters may apply to Singapore Customs, or any of the five authorised organisations* through their respective websites, for an ordinary / non-preferential COO to attest to the origin of their goods. For detailed application procedures and requirements, please refer to https://www.customs.gov.sg/businesses/certificates-of-origin/overview/. To qualify for an ordinary / non-preferential COO, the good must meet one of these criteria:

  • Be wholly obtained or produced entirely in Singapore (e.g., vegetables harvested, or live animals born and raised in Singapore); or

  • Undergone substantial transformation in Singapore by meeting any of the following criteria:

    • Manufactured in Singapore with minimum 25% of Local Content based on the ex- factory price of the finished good.

    • Attained a Change in Tariff Classification at 6-digit level (i.e. Change in Tariff Sub- Heading).

    • Undergone a Chemical Reaction (only for goods under HS Chapters 27 to 40).

• Goods which have only undergone minimal processing in Singapore, such as simple assembly, may not qualify for an ordinary / non-preferential COO.

*The five authorised organisations are: a) Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry; b) Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; c) Singapore International Chamber of Commerce; d) Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and e) Singapore Manufacturing Federation.