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-KR-45F3CB",
"mode": "cross_border",
"transaction": {
"buyer": {
"company_id": null,
"name": "Buyer in Singapore",
"country": "SG"
},
"supplier": {
"company_id": null,
"name": "Supplier in South Korea",
"country": "KR"
},
"movement": {
"ship_from": "KR",
"origin_country": "KR"
},
"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": "South Korea 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 · 1 need input · 4 not checked",
"facets": [
{
"key": "route",
"state": "needs_input",
"conclusion": "Customs procedure not established for this shipment",
"explanation": "You selected a seller in South Korea, dispatch from South Korea 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 South Korea, 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": "not_checked",
"conclusion": "No agreement found in our register",
"explanation": "Our register of blocs and selected bilateral agreements has no entry covering South Korea and Singapore. It is not exhaustive (for example it does not yet hold the EEA, the EU-Switzerland agreements or RCEP), so this is not a finding that no agreement exists or that MFN duty applies; check the WTO database before pricing.",
"scope": "Our agreement register (13 blocs, selected bilateral FTAs)",
"missing_inputs": [
"Check the WTO RTA database for the exact pair",
"Add the exact HS code"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "wto-rta-is",
"source_label": "WTO, Regional Trade Agreements database",
"source_url": "https://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicMaintainRTAHome.aspx",
"observed_at": "2026-08-27",
"source_as_of": "Live register of notified agreements"
}
]
},
{
"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": "Format depends on the applicable agreement, if any.",
"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/south-korea"
}
Can a buyer in Singapore import from South Korea?