The following is the list of controlled goods which require proper authorization (advance notification, licence or certificate approval) from Competent Authorities (CAs) before they may be imported into Singapore. You can click here for the latest updated list.
Animals, birds and products thereof
Fishes and fishery products (including fin fish, crustaceans and molluscs)
Food items (excluding fresh/chilled vegetables and fruits)
Fruits (fresh/chilled)
Ginseng roots
Meat and meat products of animals and birds
Medicaments, veterinary
Milk powder - skimmed (coloured for animal feed)
Organic fertilizer
Plants with/without soil, flowers and seeds
Tableware and kitchenware of porcelain, china or lead crystal
Timber and wood (CITES listed)
Vegetables (fresh/chilled)
Sand & granite (essential construction materials)
Poppy seeds (kaskas)
Precursor chemicals
Rice (excluding rice bran)
Chinese Proprietary Medicines
Controlled drugs and psychotropic substances
Medical devices
Oral dental gums
Raw materials, laboratory reagents, reference standards and veterinary medicines containing controlled drugs, psychotropic substances and poisons
Therapeutic products
Cartridges/cassettes/audio compact diskettes - pre-recorded
Films, cinema/video/laser discs
Gramophone records
Publications
Tapes, pre-recorded
Toy walkie-talkie
Articles of asbestos
Batteries (primary), alkaline, zinc-carbon and mercury oxide
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Halons
Pesticides
Poisons and hazardous
Surface-active agents, anionic
Waste lead-acid batteries and waste batteries made with lead, cadmium or mercury
Irradiating apparatus
Radioactive materials
Diesel oil/fuel
Flammable materials
Petroleum
Rough diamonds
Mastering equipment and replication equipment for CD, CD-ROM, VCD, DVD, DVD-ROM
Toxic chemicals and precursors
Arms & explosives
Articles of clothing intended as protection against attack, including bullet-proof vests
Handcuffs
Helmets (Steel)
Nitro-cellulose
Toy guns/pistols/revolvers
Amusement machines, coin or disc-operated, including pin-tables, shooting galleries & cinematograph machines
Alternatively, you may click here to find out if the goods are controlled using the description of the goods, Harmonized System (HS) code or CA product code. If the item is subject to control, the name of the CA will be indicated next to its HS code. You may check directly with the respective CAs on their licensing requirements.
