SAFTA stands for South Asian Free Trade Area. It is a trade agreement between the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to encourage and enhance mutual trade and economic cooperation among the member countries. A SAFTA certificate is issued to certify that a product meets the rules of origin criteria for SAFTA and is eligible for trade benefits under the agreement.

Documents required for SAFTA Certificate

To obtain a SAFTA certificate, the following documents are typically required:

• Export Invoice

• Raw mater Purchase Invoice

• Declaration

• Digital Signature

• Import Export Code

• GST Certificate

• Incorporation Certificate

• Shipping Bill

• Bill of Lading

Time takes by export council for certificate approval

Export Council takes normaly 2 days time to approval the certificate for SAFTA, Certificate of origin, AAPTA, AIFTA etc.