The same facet states, sources, evidence dates, missing inputs and transaction context as structured JSON.
{
"schema_version": "trade-route-answer.v1",
"kind": "trade_route_answer",
"context_id": "TR-SG-MX-0EC2C4",
"mode": "cross_border",
"transaction": {
"buyer": {
"company_id": null,
"name": "Buyer in Singapore",
"country": "SG"
},
"supplier": {
"company_id": null,
"name": "Supplier in Mexico",
"country": "MX"
},
"movement": {
"ship_from": "MX",
"origin_country": "MX"
},
"goods": {
"description": null,
"hs_code": null,
"end_use": "unknown"
},
"payment": {
"currency": null,
"bank_jurisdiction": "unknown"
}
},
"verdict": {
"state": "review",
"title": "Country route described, coverage incomplete. No conclusion on this transaction yet.",
"summary": "Mexico and Singapore are the selected parties' countries; the actual customs procedure remains to be established. Our sanctions register has no reviewed coverage for Singapore, so the answer shows the gap instead of assuming ordinary treatment."
},
"coverage_summary": "1 established · 2 need input · 3 not checked",
"facets": [
{
"key": "route",
"state": "needs_input",
"conclusion": "Customs procedure not established for this shipment",
"explanation": "You selected a seller in Mexico, dispatch from Mexico and a buyer in Singapore. Different country codes alone do not establish an external customs border: customs territories, internal arrangements, goods status and transit must be checked. For an ordinary third-country entry, Singapore's importer identification is UEN with Customs Account, plus an import permit; its applicability to this shipment remains to be established.",
"scope": "Selected countries only; customs and tax territory and goods status have not been established",
"missing_inputs": [
"Confirm the customs and tax territories for the actual movement",
"Establish the goods' customs status and any transit procedure"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "customs-id-sg",
"source_label": "Singapore Customs",
"source_url": "https://www.customs.gov.sg/",
"observed_at": "2026-07-21",
"source_as_of": "Import mechanics reviewed 2026-07-21"
}
]
},
{
"key": "restrictions",
"state": "not_checked",
"conclusion": "Singapore sanctions regime not connected",
"explanation": "We hold no machine-readable sanctions source for a buyer established in Singapore or a supplier established in Mexico, so this facet cannot be answered from our data.",
"scope": "No source connected for either side's jurisdiction",
"missing_inputs": [
"Check the Singapore sanctions and export-control rules at the responsible authority",
"Name the payment currency and bank to surface any US, UK or EU nexus"
],
"sources": []
},
{
"key": "trade_preference",
"state": "needs_input",
"conclusion": "CPTPP covers this pair",
"explanation": "The agreement is on record. The preferential rate itself is a product question: it needs the exact HS code, the product schedule and proof of Mexico origin.",
"scope": "Existence of the agreement only; rate and origin rules per product",
"missing_inputs": [
"Add the exact HS code",
"Obtain acceptable proof of origin from the supplier"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "bloc-cptpp",
"source_label": "Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership",
"source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cptpp",
"observed_at": "2026-05-27",
"source_as_of": "Membership reviewed 2026-05-27"
},
{
"source_id": "access2markets",
"source_label": "Access2Markets, My Trade Assistant (tariffs and product requirements by HS code)",
"source_url": "https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/home",
"observed_at": "2026-08-27",
"source_as_of": "Live product query required"
}
]
},
{
"key": "vat_and_customs",
"state": "established",
"conclusion": "Standard GST rate 9% in Singapore; shipment treatment not established",
"explanation": "The destination's standard GST rate is 9%. This does not establish that this movement is a taxable import or that this rate applies to these goods. Confirm customs and tax territory, exemptions, the product-specific rate and the tax base before pricing. The UEN with Customs Account, plus an import permit concerns ordinary import clearance; first establish whether that procedure applies.",
"scope": "Destination standard rate only, not this shipment's tax treatment or duty",
"missing_inputs": [
"Add the exact HS code for the duty rate"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "vat-sg",
"source_label": "IRAS Singapore",
"source_url": "https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/goods-services-tax-(gst)",
"observed_at": "2026-07-21",
"source_as_of": "Standard rate reviewed 2026-07-21"
},
{
"source_id": "customs-id-sg",
"source_label": "Singapore Customs",
"source_url": "https://www.customs.gov.sg/",
"observed_at": "2026-07-21",
"source_as_of": "Import mechanics reviewed 2026-07-21"
}
]
},
{
"key": "goods",
"state": "not_checked",
"conclusion": "Goods not specified",
"explanation": "Without the exact HS or CN code neither duty nor product rules can be established.",
"scope": "Product-specific requirements per code",
"missing_inputs": [
"Add the exact HS or CN code",
"Describe the product"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "access2markets",
"source_label": "Access2Markets, My Trade Assistant (tariffs and product requirements by HS code)",
"source_url": "https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/home",
"observed_at": "2026-08-27",
"source_as_of": "Live product query required"
}
]
},
{
"key": "company_screening",
"state": "not_checked",
"conclusion": "No supplier company selected",
"explanation": "Country information cannot establish a supplier identity. Select the exact legal entity to screen it.",
"scope": "No counterparty in scope",
"missing_inputs": [
"Select or establish the exact legal entity"
],
"sources": []
}
],
"documents": [
{
"title": "Commercial invoice and packing list",
"note": "Core shipment and valuation documents.",
"responsible_party": "Supplier",
"requirement": "Typical"
},
{
"title": "Transport document",
"note": "Bill of lading, air waybill or road consignment note.",
"responsible_party": "Carrier",
"requirement": "Typical"
},
{
"title": "Customs declaration",
"note": "Required only if the established customs procedure calls for it; check whether UEN with Customs Account, plus an import permit applies. Country codes alone do not establish this obligation.",
"responsible_party": "Buyer / broker",
"requirement": "Conditional"
},
{
"title": "Proof of origin",
"note": "Needed only when claiming the preferential rate.",
"responsible_party": "Supplier",
"requirement": "Conditional"
},
{
"title": "Product compliance evidence",
"note": "Depends on the product code and intended use.",
"responsible_party": "Supplier",
"requirement": "Conditional"
}
],
"next_actions": [
"company_passport",
"pre_payment_check",
"landed_cost",
"alternative_suppliers",
"rfq"
],
"human_page": "https://hellofapartner.com/can-i-trade/singapore/mexico"
}
Can a buyer in Singapore import from Mexico?