iAdvisory Seminar: Benefits of TPP for your F&B Manufacturing Business

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the largest regional trade agreement to be signed this decade by 12 countries, including some of Singapore’s top trading partners.
 
With the TPP in place, the food manufacturing industry will stand to gain the following benefits:
 

• New opportunities in new FTA markets like Canada and Mexico. TPP also provides improved access to existing FTA markets like Japan and the USA
• Enhanced market access via tariff rate quotas that were not available to our food manufacturing industry, which were previously not available under Singapore’s bilateral FTAs.
• In other markets, Singapore food manufacturers are not constrained by tariff rate quotas, giving our manufacturers an added advantage compared to other TPP companies.
• The accumulation provision under the Rules of Origin Chapter allows for regional sourcing of raw materials across all 12 TPP countries, making it easier for Singapore food manufacturers to meet the rules of origin requirement and to enjoy the preferential tariff benefits under the TPP.

 
Come join us at this seminar to learn about the benefits of the TPP for the Singapore food manufacturing industry.  Learn how you can prepare your company to meet the requirements of the TPP to enjoy its benefits. 

*Programme
subject to change without prior notice
 

Time	Programme
1.30pm	Registration and Networking
2.00pm	Brief Introduction to TPP   Mr Toh Boon Ho, Divisional Director, Customer Services Group, IE Singapore
2.15pm	Utilising TPP and FTAs for the F&B Manufacturing Sector Mr Toh Boon Ho, Divisional Director, Customer Services Group, IE Singapore
3.15pm	Networking Tea Break
3.35pm	Consumer insights: highlights from the key countries in TPP  (USA, Vietnam, & Australia)   Mr Raphael Pereda, Executive Director, Retail Measurement Services, Nielsen
4.25pm	Understanding IP protection under the TPP for your food exports business Ms Trina Ha, Director, Legal Department, IPOS
4.55pm	Q&A Panel Mr Toh Boon Ho, Divisional Director, Customer Services Group, IE Singapore  Mr Raphael Pereda, Executive Director, Retail Measurement Services, Nielsen Ms Trina Ha, Director, Legal Department, IPOS Dr Astrid Yeo, Group Director, Regulatory Administration, AVA
5.30pm	Seminar End

Seminar Highlights: 

• Gain an overview of TPP and FTAs relevant to the Food Manufacturing sector
• Understand how to obtain tariff concessions and establish the Rule of Origin under TPP
• Outlook for certain promising sectors
• Gain in-depth understanding about the consumer insights of other TPP countries such as USA and Vietnam etc. 

Who Should Attend: 
Business owners, key decision makers and business development and export managers with an interest in food manufacturing and export for the food sector