Singapore - Obtain Export Health and Food Export Certificate

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Procedure

Apply Online

1. To Obtain Export Health and Food Export Certificate in Singapore, the applicant has to approach the Singapore Food Agency link
2. Use the following link, to apply online link
3. Select the license and click the “Apply” button.
4. Applicant has to login with singpass account.
5. Follow the instruction, enter all the information in the form.
6. Attach the documents which are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page with the lab result.
7. Finally review the form and make a payment, the fee details are mentioned in the “Fees” section of this page.
8. Given the acknowledgment and click the “Submit” button.
9. The processing time for this procedure takes up to 3 working days.
10. Check the status of the application online to confirm if the certificate can be collected.
11. Collect the certificate by visiting the office.

NOTE: Filling details in application form may take you 10 – 20 minutes. Please complete the application within 1.5 hours.

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Required Documents

• Residence address proof
• Proof of identity
• Import permit
• Invoices
• Lab result
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Singapore Food Agency Headquarters Address
52 Jurong Gateway Road
JEM Office Tower,
*14-01, Singapore 608550

Post address,
52 Jurong Gateway Road
14-01 JEM Office Tower
Singapore 608550
Attention to Head (Internal Audit Unit)
Contact number - 6805 2871
Contact link

Eligibility

• Food products must be issued with SFA’s import permit.
• Products are to be accompanied by official documentation issued by authorities in the country of origin, to ensure the safety and traceability of the food consignment to its foreign producer/ processor.
• All primary packaging remains intact/unchanged.
• Exporters required to store the imported food products in SFA-licensed food establishments/cold stores (for meat/seafood products) or registered food storage warehouses. This is to ensure that there are checks in place to prevent the risk of contamination and temperature abuse.
• Exporters must put in place a monitoring system to ensure compliance with destination’s requirements.
• Exporters must have a traceability system to ensure correct identification of goods with its official documentation and for inventory monitoring, as well as a recall plan for response in the event of export incidents/rejections.
  

Fees

• Licence Fees: $20.00
• For copy: S$9.45 per copy
  

Validity

The validity of this certificate is up to 3 years.

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Processing Time

The export health & export food certificate will be ready for collection 3 working days from the date of approval of application.

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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
  

Required Information

• Name & address
• E-mail address
• Date of birth
• Citizenship
• Age
• Occupation
• Street
• City
• State
• Telephone
  

Need for the Document

• SFA has introduced the issuance of export health certificate for imported food which are re-exported without going through any processing, repacking or re-labelling in Singapore.
• Exporters continue to play an important role in ensuring the traceability and safety of food exported from Singapore, to meet destination country’s requirements. As this arrangement is not part of an agreement with other countries, exporters will continue to confirm destination’s acceptance of the certificate before importing and exporting the products.
  

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