EU representative for Singapore companies

Why companies in Singapore need an EU representative

Article 27 GDPR applies based on what you do, not where you are incorporated. If your company offers goods or services to people in the EU, or monitors their behaviour, you need a representative established in the EU — regardless of your home jurisdiction. The full rules are covered in our EU GDPR representative guide.

For Singaporean businesses this is rarely optional: serving the EU market almost always crosses the Article 27 threshold. Usantis gives you a real EU representative — a physical EU address, a named representative, and DSAR handling — without you opening an EU entity.

Specific challenges for Singaporean businesses

• PDPA–GDPR similarities help but do not substitute for Article 27
• Serving EU customers from an APAC hub triggers the representative obligation
• Crypto and fintech sectors face heightened EU scrutiny

Regulatory context

Relevant frameworks and decisions Singaporean companies tend to encounter:

Industries we represent from Singapore

We act for Singaporean companies across sectors — most commonly:

Billing & tax

EU B2B with a VAT-ID uses reverse charge; Singapore GST (9%) applies to SG customers and EU VAT to EU customers. Singapore has no EU adequacy decision yet, so SCCs are typically required.

Support & time zones

EU representation covers EU business hours alongside your APAC operations.

Frequently asked questions