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.
SAPTA Registration [SAMPLE]
Note: The aforementioned Fees is exclusive of GST.
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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