Tax treaties: Withholding tax rates

Foreign company(a) resident in Dividends Interest(b) Royalties(b) Tax sparing relief
% %
Non-treaty nil 15 10 A
Treaty
 Albania nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 Australia nil 10 10 NA
 Austria nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 Bahrain nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 Bangladesh nil 10 10 A
 Barbados nil 12 / 0(c) 8 NA
  Belarus nil 5 / 0(c)(f) 5 NA
 Belgium nil 5 / 0(c)(d) 5 / 3(e) NA
 Brunei nil 5(f) / 10 / 0(c) 10 A
 Bulgaria nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 Canada nil 15(c) 10 A
 China nil 7(f) / 10 / 0(c) 10 / 6(e) A
 Cyprus nil 7(f) / 10 / 0(c) 10 NA
 Czech Republic nil 0 10 NA
 Czech Republic # nil 0 5(e) / 10(p) NA
 Denmark nil 10 / 0(c) 10 NA
 Ecuador # nil 10 / 0(c)(f) 10 NA
 Egypt nil 15 / 0(c) 10 A
 Estonia nil 10 / 0(c) 7.5 NA
 Fiji nil 10 / 0(c) 10 A
 Finland nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 France nil 10 / 0(c)(g) 0 A
 Georgia nil 0 0 NA
 Germany nil 8 / 0(c) 8 A
Guernsey nil 12 / 0(c) 8 NA
 Hungary nil 5 / 0(c)(d) 5 A
 India nil 10(f) / 15 10 A
 Indonesia nil 10 / 0(c) 10 NA
 Ireland nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 Isle of Man nil 12 / 0(c) 8 NA
 Israel nil 7 / 0(c) 5 A
 Italy nil 12.5 / 0(c) 10 A
 Japan nil 10 / 0(c)(i) 10 NA
 Jersey nil 12 / 0(c) 8 NA
 Kazakhstan nil 10 / 0(c) 10 NA
 Kuwait nil 7 / 0(c) 10 A
 Laos # nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 Latvia nil 10 / 0(c) 7.5 NA
 Libya nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 Liechtenstein # nil 12 / 0(c) 8 NA
 Lithuania nil 10 / 0(c) 7.5 NA
 Luxembourg nil 10 / 0(c) 10 NA
 Luxembourg # nil 0 7 NA
 Malaysia nil 10 / 0(c) 8 A
 Malta nil 7(f) / 10 / 0(c) 10 A
 Mauritius nil 0 0 A
 Mexico nil 5(f) / 15 / 0(c) 10 A
 Mongolia nil 5(f) / 10 / 0(c) 5 A
Morocco nil 10 / 0(c) 10 A
 Myanmar nil 8(f) /10 / 0(c) 10 A
 The Netherlands nil 10 / 0(c) 0 NA
 New Zealand nil 10 / 0(c) 5 A
 Norway nil 7 / 0(c) 7 NA
 Oman nil 7 / 0(c) 8 A
 Pakistan nil 12.5 / 0(c) 10 A
 Panama nil 5 / 0(c)(d) 5 NA
 Papua New Guinea nil 10 10 A
 The Philippines nil 15 / 0(j) 0(k) / 10 A
 Poland nil 5 / 0(c) 2(e) / 5 NA
 Portugal nil 10 / 0(c) 10 NA
 Qatar nil 5 / 0(c) 10 A
 Romania nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 Russian Federation nil 7.5 / 0(c) 7.5 A
 San Marino # nil 12 / 0(c) 8 NA
 Saudi Arabia nil 5 8 A
 Slovak Republic nil 0 10 NA
 Slovenia nil 5 / 0(c) 5 NA
 South Africa nil 0 5 NA
 South Korea nil 10 / 0(c) 10 A
 Spain nil 5 / 0(c)(d)(l) 5 NA
 Sri Lanka nil 10 / 0(c)(f) 15 A
Sri Lanka # nil 10 / 0(c)(f) 10 A
 Sweden nil 15 / 10(m)(c) 0 NA
 Switzerland nil 5 / 0(c)(d) 5 A
 Taiwan nil 15(n) 10 A
 Thailand nil 10(f) / 15 / 0(c) 10 A
 Turkey nil 7.5(f) /10 / 0(c) 10 A
 Ukraine nil 10 / 0(c) 7.5 NA
 United Arab Emirates nil 7 / 0(c) 5 A
 United Kingdom nil 5 / 0(c)(f)(h) 8 NA
 Uzbekistan nil 5 8 NA
 Vietnam nil 10 / 0(c) 5(o) / 10 A

# The tax treaty or protocol to the existing treaty has yet to be ratified and therefore does not have the force of law.
(a) Refers to non-resident companies who are not carrying on any business in Singapore or have no permanent establishment (PE) in Singapore.
(b) Please refer to the relevant treaty for the definition. The tax treaties are available on the IRAS website.
(c) Rate applies to payments to the government or such institutions as are specified or agreed.
(d) Rate applies to payments to a banking enterprise by a banking enterprise.
(e) Rate applies to payments for the use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment.
(f) Rate applies to payments to a bank or financial institution.
(g) Rate applies to interest arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State on debentures issued by, or on loans (including loans in the form of deferred payments) made to, an enterprise of the first-mentioned Contracting State engaged in an industrial undertaking.
(h) Rate applies to payments by a bank or financial institution.
(i) Rate applies to interest arising in Singapore and paid to a resident of Japan on debentures issued by, or on loans (including loans in the form of deferred payments) made to, a Singapore enterprise engaged in an industrial undertaking.
(j) Rate applies to payments in respect of a loan made, guaranteed or insured, or a credit extended, guaranteed or insured, by such institutions as are specified or agreed.
(k) Rate applies to royalties approved under the Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act.
(l) Rate applies to payments that are subject to specified conditions, for example, payments to a pension fund approved for tax purposes or payments in respect of a loan, debt-claim or credit that is guaranteed or insured by the government.
(m) Rate applies to payments to a financial institution by an enterprise engaged in an industrial undertaking.
(n) The tax treaty does not deal with interest income. Therefore, the withholding tax rate of 15% under the Income Tax Act applies.
(o) Rate applies to payments for the use of, or the right to use, any patent, design or model, plan, secret formula or process, or for the use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment, or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience.
(p) Rate applies to payments for the use of, or the right to use, any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret formula or process and computer software, or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience.