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.

Importing country requirements for some non-prescribed goods that contain plant, meat, fish, dairy or egg products and animal by-products are covered on the relevant plant, meat, dairy, fish or egg pages in Micor. You should check for importing country requirements there.

3.1 Government certification

An NX188B (NEXDOC) certificate can be issued for processed foods, ingredients and beverage products that are exported as non-prescribed goods to Singapore.

Optional NEXDOC endorsement 9003

The products are fit for human consumption.

If the NX188B is issued with optional endorsement 9003​, then the exporter must attach a manufacturer’s declaration, exporter’s declaration or HACCP certificate to the NEXDOC Request for Export (REX) demonstrate the consignment’s compliance with the endorsement XXXX.

Exporters should check certificate requirements with their importer or, if needed, the importing country authority.

​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.​