Singapore (Peppol): Code Lists

Code lists and allowed values for Singapore documents.

The following code lists are used in multiple elements and groups.

GST-cat

The following GST Tax codes are allowed in Singapore Peppol invoices (Official Codelist):

GST category codeGST rateDescription
VRBL:SG:SR9%Standard rated (9%). Local supply of goods and services.
VRBL:SG:SRCA-S0%Standard rated. Customer accounting supply made by the supplier.
VRBL:SG:SRCA-C9%Standard rated (9%). Customer accounting supply made by the customer on supplier's behalf.
VRBL:SG:SROVR9%Standard rated (9%). Overseas vendor registration regime for Business-to-Consumer (B2C) suspplies of imported digital services.
VRBL:SG:SRRC9%Standard rated (9%). Reverse charge regime for Business-to-Business (B2B) supplies of imported services.
VRBL:SG:SRLVG9%Standard rated (9%). Own supply of low value goods.
VRBL:SG:ZR0%Zero rated (0%). Supplies involving goods for export/ provision of international services.
VRBL:SG:ES330%Exempt. Specific categories of exempt supplies listed under regulation 33 of the GST (General) Regulations.
VRBL:SG:ESN330%Exempt. Exempt supplies other than those listed under regulation 33 of the GST (General) Regulations.
VRBL:SG:DS9%Deemed supplies. Supplies required to be reported pursuant to the GST legislation.
VRBL:SG:OS0%Out-of-Scope supplies. Supplies outside the scope of the GST Act. Out-of-scope supplies are non-taxable supplies which include sale of good not brought into Singapore, sales of overseas goods made within the Free Trade Zone and Zero GST Warehouses and private transactions. These supplies do not need to be reported in their GST returns.
VRBL:SG:NA0%Taxable supplies where GST does not need to be charged. Where GST need not or should not be charged by a GST-registered business for transactions relating to GST schemes such as Gross Margin Scheme, Approved Marine Fuel Trader (AMFT) Scheme, and Approved Third Party Logistics (3PL) Company Scheme.
VRBL:SG:NG0%Supplies from Non GST registered company. Supplies from a company which is not registered for GST.

Purchase Invoice GST-cat

The following codes are allowed by IRAS for the purchase invoices:

GST category codeGST rateDescription
VRBL:SG:TX9%Standard-rated taxable purchases
VRBL:SG:IM9%Import of goods (9% GST paid to Singapore Customs on the import of goods into Singapore)
VRBL:SG:ME0%Import of goods under the Major Exporter Scheme (MES), A3PL Scheme, or other approved schemes
VRBL:SG:IGDS9%Import of goods under the Import GST Deferment Scheme (IGDS)
VRBL:SG:TXCA9%Standard-rated purchases of prescribed goods subject to customer accounting
VRBL:SG:TXNA0%Purchases made under specific GST schemes, such as Gross Margin Scheme (GMS), Approved Marine Fuel Trader (AMFT) Scheme, Approved 3rd Party Logistics (A3PL) Scheme. Refer to the respective e-Tax Guides for invoicing and GST reporting requirements.
VRBL:SG:TXRC-TS9%Imported services and LVG claimable by the GST-registered customer under reverse charge
VRBL:SG:TX-ESS9%Standard-rated purchases directly attributable to Regulation 33 exempt supplies
VRBL:SG:TXRC-ESS9%Imported services and LVG claimable by the GST-registered customer under reverse charge that are directly attributable to Regulation 33 exempt supplies
VRBL:SG:IM-ESS9%Import of goods with GST paid to Singapore Customs that are directly attributable to Regulation 33 exempt supplies
VRBL:SG:TX-N339%Standard-rated purchases directly attributable to non-Regulation 33 exempt supplies
VRBL:SG:TXRC-N339%Imported services and LVG claimable by the GST-registered customer under reverse charges that are directly attributable to non-Regulation 33 exempt supplies
VRBL:SG:IM-N339%Import of goods with GST paid to Singapore Customs that are directly attributable to non-Regulation 33 exempt supplies
VRBL:SG:TX-RE9%Residual input tax – purchases from GST-registered suppliers that are subject to GST at 9% and are either attributable to the making of both taxable and exempt supplies or incurred for the overall running of the business
VRBL:SG:TXRC-RE9%Imported services and LVG claimable by the GST-registered customer under reverse charges that are residual
VRBL:SG:IM-RE9%Import of goods with GST paid to Singapore Customs that are residual
VRBL:SG:ZP0%Zero-rated purchases
VRBL:SG:BL9%Disallowed expenses
VRBL:SG:EP0%Exempt purchases
VRBL:SG:OP0%Out-of-scope purchases received from GST-registered suppliers. Purchases from GST-registered suppliers where input tax is not claimed (for example, not for business purposes, invalid tax invoices, not claiming input tax out of prudence, and so on).
VRBL:SG:NR0%Purchases received from non-GST registered suppliers