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EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement signed May 2025

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​In May 2025, the European Union and Singapore signed the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA), a standalone agreement aimed at facilitating digital trade between the two parties. The DTA builds on the existing EU–Singapore Free Trade Agreement and reflects a shared commitment to high standards in the digital economy.
      

The agreement seeks to:

  • Facilitate trusted cross-border data flows,
  • Enhance consumer protection in the online environment,
  • Provide legal certainty for businesses engaged in digital trade,
  • Eliminate unjustified barriers such as data localisation requirements,
  • Address key digital trade areas, including:
  • Protection of privacy and personal data,
  • Prohibition of customs duties on electronic transmissions,
  • Use of electronic contracts and electronic authentication,
  • Regulation of unsolicited direct marketing communications,
  • Promotion of open government data, and
  • Cooperation on digital trade regulation and standards.

The agreement will prevent protectionist practices and policies by prohibiting unjustified data localisation measures. This will help to ensure trusted cross-border data flows and the protection of source code against unauthorised disclosure.

The EU and Singapore will now follow their respective procedures to work towards ratification of the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement.​​​

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