SAPTA Registration: Process, Fees & Documents Required

 

SAPTA full form is SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement. SAPTA Certificate is required to claim benefits of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) to the importing country, it is an important document which has to be produced at the landing port with commercial invoices. A Certificate of Origin (CoO) registered with (Issued by) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has to be provided by the exporter’s to ensure that the goods are being produced from countries under the trading agreement.

The objective of SAPTA is to ensure optimum economic cooperation between the member countries through exchange of trade benefits & concessions. SAPTA Registration is a first step to promote & assist mutual trade towards higher levels of trade & economic cooperations in the SAARC countries. The agreement on Preferential trade arrangement among the seven member countries of the SAARC naming Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Maldives & Sri Lanka was executed in Dhaka in 1993.

 

 

Documents required for SAPTA Registration

 

 

• Import Export Code
• Registration Certificate of Organization
• GST Registration Certificate
• Address ID Proof with Detail of each director/Partner/Proprietor
• Exporter detail
• Commercial Invoice
• Organization based Digital signature Certificate
• Purchase Bill that has details of origin of inputs/consumables used in export products
• Declaration from Manufacturer (Exporter) in Letterhead
• Product Details
• Purchase order from importer

 

 

 

 

Process for ISCECA Registration

 

 

 

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Account Creation with Organization based DSC (embedded IEC). All the data will be fetched through IEC
                                • Apply Online for Certificate of Origin
                                • Fill the form with appropriate details
                                • Upload the necessary documents
                                • Issuance of SAPTA Certificate (within 2-3 working days)

 

 

 

 

Fees for ISCECA Registration

 

 

Particulars	Fees
ID Creation Fee is Rs.	2,000
Certificate generation per Invoice Rs.	1,500
Total Fees Rs.	3,500

Note: The aforementioned Fees is exclusive of GST.

 

 

 

Other Free Trade Agreements

 

India has enhanced its market access commitments for neighbouring service providers. These commitments provide companies with an opportunity to build market expertise and grow by international expansion. Under Free or Preferential Trade Agreement there are multiple options where certificate of origin can be generated from India for import benefits to importing companies:

ICPTA - India Chile Preferential Trade Agreement

SAFTA - South Asia Free Trade Agreement

SAPTA - SAARC Preferential Trade Agreement

IKCEPA - India Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

IJCEPA - India Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements

AIFTA - ASEAN India Free Trade Agreement

ISFTA - India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement

APTA - Asia Pacific Trade Agreement

GSP - Generalized System of Preferences

GSTP - Global System of Trade Preferences

IMCECA - India Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

ISCECA - India Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

 

 

 

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