1.1. Prohibited

The Department is not aware of any prohibited edible non-prescribed products.

1.2. Conditions

Compliance with domestic requirements. Edible non-prescribed goods usually do not require a certificate for this market. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) requires an import permit for all food and food products brought into Singapore, regardless of the mode of transport (for example, by air, land, sea or parcel post).

For detailed information about importing commercial food into Singapore, please refer to the SFA website.

3.1 Government certification

An EX188M is issued for the export of edible gelatine/collagen derived from bovine skin and hide to Singapore.

The following endorsements are required:

1. Best before date, batch number and country of origin of the beef gelatine/collagen
2. The product was prepared exclusively from hide and skin
   

​Under Clause 10A of Singapore’s Sale of Food Act, where changes are required to be made to the expiry date for food products (for example, following a change in trade description) a new label must be applied. Changes to product expiry dates must not occur by altering existing labels.​