Do the Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SGFTA) rules of origin (ROOs) provide for a good to originate as “exclusively from originating materials” and why?
A. Yes, because the SGFTA is a “tariff shift model” free trade agreement, and like all such FTAs, they provide an “exclusively from originating materials” ROO.
B. No, because among our “tariff shift model” free trade agreements, the SGFTA is unique or nearly unique in that it does not have an “exclusively from originating materials” ROO.
C. No, because Singapore is a small country and like other small countries with which we have FTAs, its program relies upon a regional value content + substantial transformation (RVC + ST x 100 >= 35%) ROO to determine origination.
D. Yes, because the “wholly obtained or produced” ROO and “exclusively from originating materials” ROO mean exactly the same thing.
E. No, because the SGFTA expired on January 1, 2013.
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The Answer is: B
Citation: HTSUS General Note 25(b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) provide three methods that goods can originate under the terms of the SGFTA but none of them offer “exclusively from originating materials”.
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