Overview
China and Singapore signed the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement on October 23, 2008, during Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s visit to China. Under this Agreement, the two countries will accelerate the liberalization of trade in goods on the basis of the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the China-ASEAN FTA and further liberalize the trade in services.
On November 12, 2018, witnessed by Premier Li Keqiang and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Fu Ziying and Singaporean Minister of Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing signed The Protocol to Upgrade the Free Trade Agreement in Singapore on behalf of the two governments.
News Release
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Full Text of the Agreement
Agreements
The China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annexes (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annex 1A--China's Tariff Elimination Schedule (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annex 1B--Singapore's Tariff Elimination Schedule (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annex 5A--China's Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annex 5B--Singapore's Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annex 7A--China's Side letter - Recognition of Academic Degrees (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annex 7B--Singapore's Side letter - Recognition of Academic Degrees (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annex 8A--China's Side Letter - Salary requirement (English Version + Chinese Version)
Annex 8B--Singapore's Side Letter - Salary requirement (English Version + Chinese Version)
Protocol
Protocol to Upgrade the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Singapore (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendices
Appendix 1 New Chapter 4 (Rules of Origin) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 2 New Chapter 5 (Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 3 New Chapter 6 (Trade Remedies) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 4 New Chapter 10 (Investment) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 5 New Chapter 11 (Economic Cooperation) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 6 New Chapter 15 (Electronic Commerce) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 7 New Chapter 16 (Competition) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 8 New Chapter 17 (Environment and Trade) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 9 New Annex 2 (Product Specific Rules) (English Version + Chinese Version)
Appendix 10 Amendments to Annex 5 (Schedules of Specific Commitments on Services) of the Agreement (English Version + Chinese Version)
Financial Services Side Letter (English Version + Chinese Version)
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Employment Pass Application Facilitation and Transparency (English Version + Chinese Version)