Frequently Asked Questions

You may apply for health certificates from the Licensing & Permits Division of SFA if you are exporting processed food products, excluding meat and seafood products, that are manufactured, processed or packed in food processing establishments licensed by the Licencing and Processing Group (LPG) of SFA.

For health certificates to be issued, inspection and/or sampling of food from the export consignment will be carried out.

Proceed to apply for health certificates for processed food (excluding meat and seafood products) or export health certification for meat, fish and dairy products.

Another common type of certificate that is issued to imported and locally manufactured food products is the free sale certificate.

To apply for free sale certificate for processed food, excluding meat and seafood products, please click here.

We can certify true copy of official documents for milk and milk products issued by overseas authority. However, the original official documents must be submitted to us. Certified true copy of official documents is charged at S$9.45 (inclusive of GST) per copy.

The Food (Export) Certificate is charged based on the following components:

• Time taken for SFA officer(s) to carry out inspection and/or sampling of the export consignment(s): $38 per hour or part thereof; and
• Cost per copy of certificate issued: $20

If laboratory analysis of food sample is involved, the cost of analysis is also to be paid by the applicant.

The free sale certificate is charged at S$16.80 (inclusive of GST) per certificate.