REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE  
 
THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS ACT  (CHAP.7)  
 
VETERINARY CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF PET 
ANIMALS - BIRDS (OTHER THAN DOMESTIC BIRDS) (1/2)   
 
 
I COUNTRY OF EXPORT  
 Any country.  
II PURPOSE  
 Any purpose.  
III  IMPORT LICENCE  
 Each  consignment of birds shall be accompanied by a vali d Import Licence issued by the National Parks 
Board/Animal & Veterinary Service  (NParks/AVS ). 
IV VETERINARY CERTIFICATION  
 Each consignment of birds shall be accompanied by a veterinary certificate dated within seven (7) days of 
import signed by a government veterinary authority or registered veterinarian of the country of export and 
endorsed by the government veterinary authority, giving details of the consignment (consignor, consignee, 
quantity and speci es or breed of birds) and certifying to the effect that  
(i) Infection with  high pathogenic ity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses is a notifiable disease  in the 
country of export ; 
(ii) the country has been free from high pathogenic ity avian influenza (HPAI) for the pas t 12 
months  prior to export1; 
1 For countries with HPAI outbreak(s), for resumption of trade, the following condition must be met: the country 
has been free from HPAI for past 28 days following a stamping out policy in accordance with Article 10.4.6 of 
OIE Terrestrial  Animal Health Code.  
(iii) the country has been free from velogenic Newc astle Disease for the past six (6) months prior to 
export;  
(iv) the birds had been kept in isolation facilities approved by the  government veterinary authority 
since they were hatche d or for at least 28 days  prior t o shipment and showed no clinical signs 
of infectious diseases, including avian influenza, during the isolation period ; 
(v) during the isolation period at term ( iv) above, all birds, or a sample of birds from one 
consignment we re subject to the following tests within 14 days prior to export:  
a. Virus isolation test for avian influenza virus and the test resu lts are negative. The sample 
size should not be fewer than 30 birds. (Pooling is permitted with not more than 10 samples i n 
each pool);  
OR  
b. RT -PCR test for avian influenza virus and the test results are negative. The sample size 
should not be fewer th an 30 birds and the birds must be individually tested.  
(For details of the methods, please refer to “OIE Manual of Standar ds for Diagnostic Tests and 
Vaccines ”) 
(vi) the birds were examined on the day of export and found to be free from any clinica l signs of 
infectious or contagious diseases;  
(vii) the birds are transported in new or appropriately sanitised containers , according to IATA  
requirements . 
V DECLARATION FROM MASTER/CAPTAIN OF SHIP/AIRCRAFT   
 Not required.  
VI QUARANTINE   
 No quarantine if documents are in order and birds are clinically healthy upon arrival.    
 
  
 
 
VII APPLICATI ON FOR IMPORT LICENCE   
The owner or his agent m ust apply  for the import licence by submitting an online application through 
GoBusiness Licensing Portal (https://www.gobusiness.gov.sg/licences ) 30 days prior to the arrival of 
animals.  
VIII  NOTIFICA TION OF A RRIVAL   
 The importer or agent m ust make an appointment for the  pet’s inspection by submitting an online booking 
request via Intelligent Fo od Approval & Safety Tracking System (iFAST) at 
https:/ /ifast.sf a.gov.sg/eserviceweb/ . Please ensure your NParks/AVS  Import licence no. & flight details 
are ready and fill in the required information on  your application. Inspections without any prior 
appointment will be charged $80.00/hour or part thereof dur ing offic e hours.  
IX VETERINARY INSPECTION   
 On arrival at the port of disembarkation in Singapore, the birds and documents (Import Licence, 
Veteri nary Health Certificate) shall be presented to and examined by an authorised Veterinary Officer.  If 
the con signment of birds is found to be healthy and documents are in order, the birds shall be released to 
the importer or owner, otherwise the birds shall  be detained for further actions.  The birds maybe 
subjected to sampling for testing purposes.  
X PENALTY   
   All impo rts must comply fully with the conditions of the Import Licence and Veterinary Conditions, unless 
prior written app roval has been obtained from NParks/AVS . Any consignment of animals or related 
products that do not meet the requirements may be det ained, re turned to the country of export or 
destroyed at the discretion of the Director -General, Animal Health and Welfare . In addition, the importe r 
shall be guilty of an offence under the Animals and Birds Act Section 8(1) and shall be liable on convicti on 
to a f ine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.”  
XI FEES   
(i) Import Licence    )  
(ii) Accommodation at Changi Animal & Plant Quarantine  ) see Fee Schedule:  Attachment -2 
 Unit (CAPQ)    )  
XII OTHER REQUIREMENTS/ INFORMATI ON 
 (i) Under the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006, animal species listed in the 
Appendices to CITES (Convention on Internat ional Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna 
and Flora) MUST  be accompanied by a CITES import permit issu ed by NPa rks and a CITES 
export/re -export certificate from the country of export/origin of the animal.  Please refer to the 
CITES website at http://www.cites.org  > Appendices for a list of animal(s) listed in the CITES 
Appendice s.  Application for the CITES import permit should be made at least 14 days prior to the 
date of importation by submitting the application online through GoBusiness Licensing Portal 
(https://ww w.gobusin ess.gov.sg/licences ). Please ensure that a copy of the CITES export/re -
export certificate and a specimen report for the animal(s) are atta ched as supporting documents 
in the application. The original copy of the CITES export/re -export certific ate must als o be 
returned to NParks  upon the import of the animal(s).  The fee for CITES Permit is in Fee 
Attachment -2 attached.  
 (ii) A Licence issue d by NParks/AVS  must be obtained to use any place for exhibition, sale or export of 
any animal or bird.  
(iii) Any expenditu re incurred in the process of importation shall be borne by the importer.  
(iv) If the animal dies or is destroyed while under the custody of NP arks/AVS, NParks/AVS will not  be 
liable for any compensation.  
(v) Regulations and fees are subject to change  without notice notwithstanding the iss uance of a 
licence/permit by NParks/AVS . 
(vi) Birds include all birds other than domestic birds and include g uinea fowls, partridges, parrots, 
parakeets, budgerigars, cockatoos, doves, peafowls, swans, finches, and ot her birds  intended for 
purposes other than for consumption.    
 
  
 
 
Please note:  
Section 72 of the Animals and Birds Act states that:  
“(1) Any action take n under the provisions of this Act or of any rule, order or direction made or given thereunder in respect o f any 
animal, bird, carcase, article, building or conveyance shall be at th e risk of the owner thereof.  
(2) No liability shall attach to the Board or  to any officer thereof in respect of any expense, loss, damage or delay arising in or from 
the lawful exer cise of t he powers under this Act.  
 
Section 78 of the Animals and Birds Act  states that:  
“No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the B oard, the Director -General or any authorised officer, police officer, officer of 
customs or any other perso n acting under the direction of the Board or Director -General for anything which is in good faith done in 
the execution or purported execution of thi s Act.”  
 
 
 
 
ISSUED BY:  
GROUP DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL & SCIENTIFIC SERVICES  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS ) 
JEM OFF ICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY ROAD, #09 -01 
SINGAPORE 608550  APPLICATION/ENQUIRIES : 
GROUP DIRECTOR, INDUSTR Y AND BIOSECURITY MANAGEMENT  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS)  
JEM OFFICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY ROAD, #09 -01 
SINGAPORE 608550  
E-mail: animal_feedback@nparks.gov.sg  
 
 
07 October  2021 
   
 
  
 
Veterinary certificate No:  
 
VETERINARY HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE EXPORTATION OF  
PET ANIMALS - BIRDS (OTHER THAN DOMESTIC BIRDS) TO SINGAPORE  
 
 
SECTION 1:  IDENTIFICATI ON OF THE BIRD(S)  
SN Common Name &  Scientific Name  Identification number  
(if applicable)  Quantity 
(heads)  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
SECTION 2:  ORIGIN OF THE BIRD(S)  
Name and address of  consignor :  
 
                                                             
 
Name a nd address of premise of origin of bird(s):  
 
 
 
SECTION 3:  DESTINATION OF THE BIRD(S)                                                        Official 
Stamp   
Name and address of consignee:  
 
 
Mode of Transportation:  
 
Date of boarding or loading:   
   
 
  
 
Veterinary certificate No:  
 
SECTION 4: HEALTH ATTESTATIONS  
I, the undersigned official government veterinarian, herby certify that the bird(s) described above meet 
the following requirements:  
(i) Infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses is a notif iable disease in the  
country of export ; 
(ii) the country has been free from high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) for the past 12 months 
prior to export ; 
(iii) the country has been free from velogenic Newcastle Disease for the past six (6) months prior to 
export;  
(iv) the birds had been kept in isolation facili ties approved by the  government veterinary authority 
since they were hatched or for at least 28 days  prior to shipment and showed no clinical signs of 
infectious diseases, including avian influenza, during the is olation period;  
(v) during the isolation period at term (iv) above, all birds, or a sample of birds from one consignment 
were subject to the following tests within 14 days  prior to export:  
a1. Virus isolation test for avian influenza virus and the test result s are negative. The sample size 
should not b e fewer than 30 birds. (Pooling is permitted with not more than 10 samples in 
each pool);  
OR * 
B1. RT -PCR test for avian influenza virus and the test results are negative. The sample size 
should not be fewer tha n 30 birds and the birds must be individually tested.  
(For details of the methods, please refer to “OIE Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Te sts and Vaccines ”) 
(vi) the birds were examined on the day of export and found to be free from any clinical signs of 
infectious or contagious diseases;  
(vii) the birds are transported in new or appropriately sanitised containers, according to IATA 
requirements . 
 
Signature: _____________________     Date2: ________________  (day/month/year)     
                                                                                                                   
Official Stamp    
Name of official government veterinarian:  ______________________              
 
Address, telephone, fax, email contact:  
______________________  
________________ ______  
______________________  
 
Notes:  
1 Delete if not appropriate  
2 Dated within seven (7) days before import     
 
  
 
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE  
 
THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS ACT  (CHAP.7)  
 
 
VETERINARY CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPORTATI ON OF 
DOMESTIC BIRDS AND EGGS (1 /1) - HATCHING EGGS (1/2)   
 
 
I COUNTRY OF EXPORT  
 Malaysia  
II PURPOSE  
 For laboratory use   
III  IMPO RT LICENCE  
 Each consignment of eggs shall be accompanied by a valid import licence issued by the National Parks 
Board/Animal & Veterinary Service (NParks/AVS).  
IV VETERINARY CERTIFICATION  
 Each consignment of eggs shall be accompanied by a veterinary cert ificate dated within seven days (7) of 
import and signed or endorsed by a veterinarian duly authorised by the Government Veterinary Authority of 
the country of export giving details of the consignment (consignor, consignee, quantity, farm code and 
breed, n ame and address of the farm and hatchery  where applicable) and certifying to the effect that:  
(i) Infection with  high pathogenic ity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses is a notifiable disease  in the 
country of export ; 
(ii) the disease -free zones in the States of Johore,  Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak and 
Pahang have been free from high  pathogenic ity avian influenza (HPAI) for the past 12 month s 
prior to export1; 
1 For countries with HPA I outbreak(s), for resumption of trade, the following condition must be met:  the country 
has been free from HPAI for past 28 days following a stamping out policy in accordance with Article 10.4.6 of OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
(iii) the eggs were derived from a farm approved for the import of day -old domestic bird or hatching 
eggs by Singapore Food Agency (SFA)  or National Parks Board/Animal & Veterinary Service 
(NParks/AVS) ; 
(iv) (in the case of domestic fowl or chicken, turkey, silkie, quail eggs), the farm is accredited to be free 
from Salmonella pullorum and tested and found to b e free from Salmonella enteritidis , and no case 
of Newcastle disease, Infectious bronchitis, Infectious laryngotracheitis, Avian encephalomyelitis, 
Infectious bursal disease, EDS '76, Salmonellosis, chronic respiratory disease due to Mycoplasma 
galliseptic um or M.synoviae,  or any disease notifiable in the country of export has  been diagnosed 
on the farm for the last six(6) months prior to export;  
(v) (in the case of duck or goose eggs), the eggs were derived from a farm where no case of duck 
plague o r duck vir al hepatitis or any diseases notifiable in the country of export, had occurred in the 
preceding six  (6) months prior to export;  
(vi) the eggs were incubated in a hatchery approved by SFA or NParks/AVS , and where eggs and 
incubators have been fumigated  and disin fected prior to incubation (where applicable);  
(vii) the eggs were cleaned and sanitised ;  
OR  
the hatching eggs were derived from parent flocks  that were monitored for avian influenza viruses 
and were found to be negative at the time of collection of the hatchi ng eggs; 
(viii) the hatching eggs were transported in new or appropriately sanitised packaging materials and 
containers.  
(ix) the eggs have not been inoculated with any microorganisms nor otherwise contaminated with any 
pathogenic organisms . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
  
 
 
V DECLARATION FROM MASTER/CAPTAIN OF SHIP/AIRCRAFT   
 Not required.  
VI QUARANTINE   
 Day-olds hatched from the consignment shall be quarantined in an approved area within the animal 
research facility  for at least 4 weeks. Any sick or dead chicks/ducklings etc sh all be subject to lab oratory 
examination. The chicks/ducklings etc may be destroyed if any disease outbreak is detected during this 
period.  
VII APPLICATION FOR IMPORT LICENCE   
 The importer or his agent must apply for the Import Licen ce by submitting  an on line application through 
GoBusiness Licensing Portal (https://www.gobusiness.gov.sg/licences ) two weeks prior to  
 the arrival of consignment. The application must be submitted toge ther with a signed d eclaration by the 
importer stating that:   
(i)  the eggs and hatched animal will not be released following use at the laboratory facility and will be 
disposed of from  the facility;  
(ii) any suspected outbreak of disease will be reported to the NParks/AVS im mediately and the  
laboratory      facility has a plan to contain an animal disease outbreak.  
VIII  NOTIFICATION OF ARRIVAL   
 The importer or agent must make an appointment for the inspection by submitting an online booking  
request via I ntelligent Food Appr oval & Safety Tracking System (iFAST) at  
https://ifast.sfa.gov.sg/eserviceweb/  at least five(5) working days before the arrival of the eggs . Please 
ensure your NParks/AVS Import  licence no. & flight  details are ready and fill in the required information on 
your application. Inspections without any prior  appointment will be charged $80.00/hour or part thereof 
during office hours.    
IX VETERINARY INSPECTION   
 On arrival at the port of disembarkation in Si ngapore, the eggs and documents (Import Licence, Veterinary 
Health Certificate) shall be presented to and examined by an authorised Veterinary Officer.  If the 
consignment of eggs is found to be clean and fumigated and documents are in order, the eggs shal l be 
released to the importer.  
X  PENALTY   
 All imports must comply fully with the conditions of the Import Licence and Veterinary Conditions, unless 
prior written approval has been obtained from  NParks/AVS . Any consignment of animals o r related 
products t hat do not meet the requirements may be detained, returned to the country of export or 
destroyed at the discretion of the Director -General, Animal Health and Welfare . In addition , the importer 
shall be guilty of an offence under the Ani mals and Birds Act S ection 8(1) and shall be liable on conviction 
to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.  
XI FEES   
 Import Licence for domestic birds     -     see Fee Schedule:  Attachment -2  
XII OTHER REQUIREMENTS/IN FORMATION  
 (i) Eggs must be derived from an approved farm.  Farms which have exported to Singapore in the past 
two (2) years are approved subject to compliance with current requirements.  Otherwise approval of 
the farm must be sought be fore applying for an  import licence by supplying detail technical 
information of the farm eg name, address, and location of farm and hatchery, size, population of 
poultry, breed, estimated production per month, sanitation and hygiene, management practice, 
vaccination regime, through the veterinary authority of the country of origin (e.g. Director General of 
Livestock Services, Indonesia; Director General of Veterinary Services, Malaysia; Director General 
of Livestock Development, Thailand)  
 (ii) Any expendi ture incurred in the  process of importation shall be borne by the importer.  
 (iii) Regulations and fees are subject to change without notice notwithstanding the issuance of a licence 
by NParks/AVS . 
 (iv) Domestic birds include domestic fowls, ducks, geese , turkeys, silkies, quails, chukar partridges, and 
pigeons.  
 (v) Hatching -eggs include embryonated - and fertilized - eggs of domestic birds.  
 (vi) Importation of endangered species is subject to CITES regulations.  
 (vii) Importation of rock pigeons is not a llowed.  
 (viii)    T he importer must be licensed as an Animal Research Facility by NParks/AVS.  
 
 
 
   
 
  
 
ISSUED BY:  
GROUP DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL & SCIENTIFIC SERVICES  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS)  
JEM OFFICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY  
SINGAPORE 608550  
 APPLICA TION/ENQUIRIES : 
GROU P DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY AND BIOSECURITY MANAGEMENT  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS)  
JEM OFFICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY ROAD, #09 -01 
SINGAPORE 608550  
E-mail: animal_feedback@nparks.gov.s g 
 
 
 
 
 
 07 October  2021   
 
  
 
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE  
 
THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS ACT  (CHAP.7)  
 
 
VETERINARY CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF 
DOMESTIC BIRDS AND EGGS ( 1/1) - HATCHING EGGS (2 /2)  
 
 
I COUNTRY OF EXPORT  
 Any country except  Malaysia  
II PURPOSE  
 For laboratory use  
III  IMPORT LICENCE  
 Each consignment of eggs shall be accompanied by a valid import licenc e issued by the National Parks 
Board/Animal & Veterinary Service (NParks/AVS).  
IV VETERINARY CERTIFICATION  
 Each consignment of eggs shall be accompanied by a veterina ry certificate dated within seven days (7) of 
import and signed or endorsed by a veterinarian duly authorised by the Government Veterinary Authority of 
the country of export giving details of the consignment (consignor, consignee, quantity and breed, name 
and address of the farm and hatchery where applicable) and  certifying to the effect that:  
(i) Infection with  high pathogenic ity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses is a notifiable disease  in the 
country of export ;  
(ii) the country has been  free from high  pathogenic ity avian influenza (HPAI) for the past 12 months 
prior to export1; 
1 For countries with HPAI outbreak(s), for resumpti on of trade, the following condition must be met: the country 
has been free from HPAI for past 28 days following a stamping out policy in acc ordance with Article 10.4.6 of OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
(iii) the eggs wer e derived from a farm approved for the import of day -old domestic bird or hatching 
eggs by Singapore Food Agency (SFA ) or National Parks Board/Animal & Veterinary Service 
(NPar ks/AVS); 
(iv) (in the case of domestic fowl or chicken, turkey, silkie, quail eggs), the farm is accredited to be free 
from Salmonella pullorum and tested and found to be free from Salmonella enteritidis , and no case 
of Newcastle disease, Infectious bronchitis,  Infectious laryngotracheitis, Avian encephalomyelitis, 
Infectious bursal diseas e, EDS '76, Salmonellosis, chronic respiratory disease due to Mycoplasma 
gallisepticum  or M.synoviae,  or any disease notifiable in the country of export has been diagnosed 
on the farm for the last six(6) months prior to export;  
(v) (in the case of duck or goos e eggs), the eggs were derived from a farm where no case of duck 
plague or duck viral hepatitis or any diseases notifiable in the country of export, had occurred in the 
precedi ng six (6) months prior to export;  
(vi) the eggs were incub ated in a hatchery approve d by SFA  or NParks/AVS , and where eggs and 
incubators have been fumigated and disinfected prior to incubation (where applicable ); 
(vii) the eggs were cleaned and sanitised ;  
OR 
the h atching eggs were derived from parent flocks  that were monitored for avian influenza viruses 
and were found to be negative at the time of collection of the hatching eggs;  
(viii) the hatching eggs were transported in new or appropriately sanitised packaging materi als and 
containers ; 
(ix) the eggs have not been inoculated with an y microorganisms nor otherwise contaminated with any 
pathogenic organisms.   
V DECLARATION FROM MASTER/CAPTAIN OF SHIP/AIRCRAFT   
 Not required.  
 
   
 
  
 
 
VI QUARANTINE   
 Day-olds hatched  from the consignment shall be quarantined in an approved area within the animal 
research facility for at least 4 weeks. Any sick or dead chicks/ducklings etc shall be subject to laboratory 
examination. The chicks/ducklings etc may be destroyed if any dise ase outbreak is detected during  this 
period.  
VII APPLICATION FOR IMPORT LICENCE   
The importer or his agent must apply for the Import Licence by submitting an online application through 
GoBusiness Licensing Portal (https://www.gobusiness.gov.sg/licences ) two weeks prior to the arriv al of 
consignment. The application must be submitted together with a signed declaration by the importer stating 
that: 
(i) the eggs and hatched animal will not be released followin g use at the laboratory facility and will      
be disposed of from  the facility;  
(ii) any suspected outbreak of disease will be reported to the NParks/AVS immediately and the    
laboratory facility has a plan to contain an animal disease outbreak.  
VIII  NOTIFIC ATION OF ARRIVAL   
 The importer or agent must make an appointment f or the inspection by submitting an online booking 
request via Intelligent Food Approval & Safety Tracking System (iFAST) at 
https://ifas t.sfa.gov.sg/eserviceweb/ . Please ensure your NParks/AVS Import  licence no. & flight details are 
ready and fill in the required information on your application. Inspections without any prior appointment will 
be charged $80.00/hour or part thereof during o ffice hours.  
IX VETERINARY INSPECTION   
 On arrival at the port of disembarkation in Singapore, the eggs and documents (Import Licence, Veterinary 
Health Certificate) shall be presented to and examined by an authorised Veterinary Officer.  If the 
consignme nt of eggs is found to be clean and fumigated and documents are in order, the eggs shall be 
released to the importer.  
X  PENALTY   
 All imports must comply fully with the conditions of the Import Licence and Veterinary Conditions, unless 
prior written appro val has been obtained from NParks/AVS . Any consignment of animals o r related 
products that do not meet the requirements may be detained, returned to the country of export or 
destroyed at the discretion of the Director -General, Animal Health and Welfare . In addition, the importer 
shall be guilty of an offence under the Ani mals and Birds Act Section 8(1) and shall be liable on conviction 
to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.  
XI FEES   
 Import Licence for domestic birds     -     see Fee Schedule:  Attachment -2.  
XII OTHER REQUIREMENTS/INFORMATION  
 (i) Eggs must be derived from an approved farm.  Farms which have exported to Singapore in the past 
two (2) years are approved subject to compliance with cur rent requirements.  Otherwise approval of 
the farm must be sought b efore applying for an import licence by supplying detail technical 
information of the farm eg name, address, and location of farm and hatchery, size, population of 
poultry, breed, estimated  production per month, sanitation and hygiene, management practice,  
vaccination regime, through the veterinary authority of the country of origin (e.g. Director General of 
Livestock Services, Indonesia; Director General of Veterinary Services, Malaysia; Di rector General 
of Livestock Development, Thailand)  
 (ii) Any expend iture incurred in the process of importation shall be borne by the importer.  
 (iii) Regulations and fees are subject to change without notice notwithstanding the issuance of a licence 
by NParks/AVS . 
 (iv) Domestic birds include domestic fowls, ducks, gees e, turkeys, silkies, quails, chukar partridges, and 
pigeons.  
 (v) Hatching -eggs include embryonated - and fertilized - eggs of domestic birds.  
 (vi) Importation of endangered species is subje ct to CITES regulations.  
 (vii) Importation of rock pigeons is not allowed.  
 (viii)    The importer must be licensed as an Animal Research Facility by NParks/AVS . 
 
 
   
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 07 October  2021 
 ISSUED BY:  
GROUP DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL & SCIENTIFIC SERVICES  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS) 
JEM OFFICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY  
SINGAPORE 608550  
 APPLICAT ION/ENQUIRIES : 
GROUP DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY AND BIOSECURITY MANAGEMENT  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS)  
JEM OFFICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY ROAD, #09 -01 
SINGAPORE 608550  
E-mail: animal_feedback@nparks.gov.sg  
 
 
   
 
  
 
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE  
 
THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS ACT  (CHAP.7)  
 
VETERINARY CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF 
VETERINARY BIOLOGICS (6/7) - 
VIRUSES OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS:   
TYPE CULTURES/STRAINS (1/2)  
 
 
I COUNTRY OF EXPORT  
    Any country.  
II PURPOSE  
 Laboratory diagnoses/tests/research & development.  
III  IMPORT LICENCE  
 Each consignment shall be accompanied by a valid import licence issued by the National Parks 
Board/Animal & Veterinary Service (NParks/AVS) . The licence shall only be issued to labor atories 
licensed by NParks/AVS  to possess veterinary biologics ( specific  VIRUSES  of animal and birds) for 
specified purpose(s).  
IV LABORATORY CERTIFICATION  
 Each container of type culture/strain must be adequately labelled with the name of the virus, refer ence 
number (or strain), and name and address of the NParks/ AVS accredited laboratory  where the virus 
culture/strain was prepared, and accompanied with a certificate from the responsible laboratory manager 
stating that the culture is free from any microorg anisms or viral contaminants including Foot -and-Mouth 
Disease, Rinderpest, African Horse Sickness, African Swine Fever, High Pathogenicity Av ian Influenza  
(HPAI) , or Duck Plague.  
V DECLARATION FROM MASTER/CAPTAIN OF SHIP/AIRCRAFT   
 Not required.  
VI QUARAN TINE ACTION   
 If any contai ner is found to be broken, or contents leaked out at arrival, the consignment shall be 
thoroughly disinfected by the Quarantine Officer. The contents of the faulty container shall be transferred 
into a new container if possible b efore release, otherwise th e contents shall be destroyed.  
VII APPLICATION FOR IMPORT LICENCE   
      The licensed laboratory must submit a written import request to the I ndustry and Biosecurity 
Management (IBM) at least 30 days prior to the arrival of the c onsignment.  Following in -principle 
approval, application for an import licence may be made by the licensed laboratory or its agent through 
TradeNet.  
VIII  NOTIFICATION OF ARRIVAL   
    The importer/laboratory shall inform the Quarantine Office (by fax) as stated in the Import Licenc e at least 
five (5) working days before the arrival of the consignment or as soon as the consignment leaves the 
country of export to facilitate port clearance. Notification may also be made by the supplying accredited 
laboratory by fax to the Quarantine Of fice directly.  
IX VETERINARY INSPECTION   
    On arrival at the port of entry in Singapore the un -opened consignment  and accompanying documents 
(NParks/AVS  import licence and/or CCP, labelling, and laboratory certification) shall  be presented to and 
examin ed by the Quarantine Officer.  If the consignment and documents are found to be in order, the 
consignment shall be released to the importer/laboratory.  
X  REGULATORY ACTION   
 (i) no or invalid labeling and/or laboratory certifica tion - the affected contain er with contents to be 
detained pending clarification. If no satisfactory explanation is received in one week, the container 
with contents shall be impounded and sent to the  Centre for Animal & Veterinary Sciences (CAVS ) 
for eval uation or destruction.  
 (ii) no import licence  - the consignment may be impounded, and the importer/consignee subject to 
prosecution.    
 
  
 
  (iii) the laboratory importing the culture shall report any contaminants i solated from any culture to CAVS  
within one  week of isolation of the c ontaminants. Failure to report may disqualify the laboratory from 
further imports, and the importer subject to prosecution.  
XI FEES   
 (i) Import Licence  - See Fee Schedule:   Attachment -2. 
XII OTHER REQUIREMENTS/INFORMATION  
 (i) In accordance with the Anim als and Birds Act, "veterinary biologics" means aggressions, serums, 
VIRUSES , toxins, tuberculin, mallein, Johnin, abortin, vaccines, micro -organisms either living or 
killed, and products of micro -organisms intended for use in th e treatment or diagnosis of  diseases of 
animals and birds.  
 (ii) In accordance with Section 55 of the Animals and Birds Act, no person shall have in his possession 
any veterinary biologics or inoculate any animal or bird with any veterinary biologics unles s he has 
been licensed in t hat behalf by the Director -General, Animal Health and Welfare .  
 (iii) Laboratories may apply for a licence to possess veterinary biologics ( specific  VIRUSES  of animals 
and birds) at the  Industry and Biosecurity Management (IBM) . 
 (iv) VIRUSES  include prio ns, subunit viral particles, inactivated or otherwise.  
 (v) Microorganisms include bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi, chlamydia, and rickettsia, living or dead.  
 (vi) According to OIE recommendations, materials containing infectious ag ents of animals and birds 
must be carefully packed, to avoid any possibility of leakage. Screw -capped bottles should be used 
and should be additionally sealed with adhesive tape or paraffin wax. Materials in individually 
identified containers should be pla ced in larger strong outer containers and packed with enough 
absorbent material to protect from damage. For air transport, parcels should be placed in the 
pressurized hold of the aircraft. It is advisable to contact the laboratory in advance by telephone o r 
preferably by fax , especi ally in the case of unusual requests. It is essential to do so where material 
is sent to a laboratory overseas. It is also recommended that the sending of biological products 
should be subject to the special rules concerning pack aging stipulated for perish able biological 
material by the Universal Postal Convention established by the Universal Postal Union. (Reference 
should also be made to OIE's International Animal Health Code, Chapter 1.5.6 - "Measures 
concerning international t ransfer of pathological mat erial and biological products", and Manual of 
Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines - sampling methods, and safety in the veterinary 
microbiology laboratory).    
 (vii) The following viruses are not permitted to be imported : Foot -and-Mouth Disease, R inderpest, 
African Horse Sickness, African Swine Fever, High Pathogenicity Av ian Influenza  (HPAI) , or Duck 
Plague except with special permission.  
 (viii) Regulations are subject to change without notice.  
 
 
 
ISSUED BY:  
GROUP DIRE CTOR, PROFESSIONAL & SCIENTIFIC SERVICES  
ANIMAL & VET ERINARY SERVICE (AVS)  
JEM OFFICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY ROAD, #09 -01 
SINGAPORE 608550  
 APPLICATION/ENQUIRIES : 
GROUP DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY AND BIOSECURITY MANAGEMENT  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS)  
JEM OF FICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY ROAD, #09 -01 
SINGAPORE 6 08550  
E-mail: animal_feedback@nparks.gov.sg  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 07 October 2021 
   
 
  
 
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE  
THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS ACT (CHAP.7)  
 
 
VETERINARY CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF 
VETERINARY BIOLOGICS (7/7) - 
VIRUSES OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS:  LABORATORY 
ISOLATES (2/2)  
 
 
I COUNTRY OF EXPORT  
    Any country.  
II PURPOSE  
 Laboratory diagnoses/tests/research & development.  
III  IMPORT LICENCE  
 Each consignment shall be accompanied by a valid import licence issued by the National Parks 
Board/Animal & Veterinary Service (NParks/AVS) . The licence shall only be issued to laborator ies 
licensed by NParks/AVS  to possess veterinary biologics ( specific  VIRUSES  of animal and birds) for 
specified purpose(s).  
IV LABORATORY CERTIFICATION  
 Each container of isolate must be adequately labelled with the scientific names of the viruses (known o r 
suspected), reference number, and name and address of the NParks/AVS  accredited laboratory  where 
the isolate was cultured, and accompanied with a certificate from the responsible laboratory manager 
giving a brief history of the isolate and stating that e ach isolate is free from the following viruses: Foot -
and-Mouth disease, Rinderpest, African Horse Sickness, African Swine Fever,  High Pathogenicity Av ian 
Influenza  (HPAI) , or Duck Plague.  
V DECLARATION FROM MASTER/CAPTAIN OF SHIP/AIRCRAFT   
 Not required.  
VI QUARANTINE ACTION   
 If any container is found to be broken, or contents leaked out at arrival, the consignment shall be 
thoroughly disinfected by the Quarantine Officer. The contents of the faulty container shall be transferred 
into a new container if p ossible before release, ot herwise the contents shall be destroyed.  
VII APPLICATION FOR IMPORT LICENCE   
      The licensed laboratory must submit a written import request to the Industry and Biosecurity 
Management (IBM) at least 30 days prior to the arrival  of the consignment.  Foll owing in -principle 
approval, application for an import licence may be made by the licensed laboratory or its agent through 
TradeNet.  
VIII  NOTIFICATION OF ARRIVAL   
    The importer/laboratory shall inform the Quarantine Office (by  fax) as stated in the Imp ort Licence at least 
five (5) working days before the arrival of the consignment or as soon as the consignment leaves the 
country of export to facilitate port clearance. Notification may also be made by the supplying accredited 
laboratory by fax to the Qua rantine Office directly.  
IX VETERINARY INSPECTION   
    On arrival at the port of entry in Singapore the un -opened consignment and accompanying documents 
(NParks/ AVS import licence and/or CCP, labels, and laboratory certification)  shall be presented to and  
examined by the Quarantine Officer.  If the consignment and documents are found to be in order, the 
consignment shall be released to the importer/laboratory.  
X  REGULATORY ACTION   
(i) no or invalid labeling and/or laboratory certific ation  - the affected conta iner with contents to be 
detained pending clarification. If no satisfactory explanation is received in one week, the container 
with contents sha ll be impounded and sent to the  Centre for Animal & Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) 
for eva luation or destruction.  
 
   
 
  
 
 (ii) no import licence  - the consignment may be impounded, and the importer/consignee subject to 
prosecution.  
  (iii) the laboratory importing the isolate shall provide a monthly report of the type of viruses isolated, 
including any agent included in the Animals and Birds (Disease ) Notification  to CAVS. Diseases 
listed in OIE list  should be reported immediately. Failure to report may disqualify the laboratory from 
further imports, and the importer subject to prosecution.  
XI FEES   
 (i) Import Licence  - See Fee Schedule:   Attachment -2. 
XII OTHER REQUIREMENTS/INFORMATION  
 (i) In accordance with the Animals and Birds Act, "veterinary biologics" means aggressions, serums, 
VIRUSES , toxins, tuberculin, mallein, Johnin, abortin, vaccines,  micro -organisms either li ving or 
killed, and products of micro -organisms intended for use in the treatment or diagnosis of diseases of 
animals and birds.  
 (ii) In accordance with Section 55 of the Animals and Birds Act, no person shall have in his possess ion 
any veterinary biologi cs or inoculate any animal or bird with any veterinary biologics unless he has 
been licensed in that  behalf by the Director -General, Animal Health and Welfare .  
 (iii) Laboratories may apply for a licence to possess veterinary bio logics ( specific  VIRUSES  of animals 
and birds) at the Industry and Biosecurity Management . 
 (iv) VIRUSES  include prions, subunit viral particles, inactivated or otherwise.  
 (v) Microorganisms include bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi, chlamydia, and rickettsia, living or dead.  
 (vi) Acco rding to OIE recommendations, materials containing infectious agents of animals and birds 
must be carefully packed, to avoid any possibility of leakage. Screw -capped bottles should be used 
and should be additionally sealed with ad hesive tape or paraffin wa x. Materials in individually 
identified containers should be placed in larger strong outer containers and packed with enough 
absorbent material to protect from damage. For air transport, parcels should be placed in the 
pressurized  hold of the aircraft. It is advisable to contact the laboratory in advance by telephone or 
preferably by fax, especially in the case of unusual requests. It is essential to do so where material 
is sent to a laboratory overseas. It is also recommended that  the sending of biological  products 
should be subject to the special rules concerning packaging stipulated for perishable biological 
material by the Universal Postal Convention established by the Universal Postal Union. (Reference 
should also be made to OI E's International Animal H ealth Code, Chapter 1.5.6 - "Measures 
concerning international transfer of pathological material and biological products", and Manual of 
Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines - sampling methods, and safety in the veterinary 
microbiology laboratory).  
 (vii) The following viruses are not permitted to be imported: Foot -and-Mouth Disease, Rinderpest, 
African Horse Sickness, African Swine Fever, High Pathogenicity Av ian Influenza  (HPAI) , or Duck 
Plague except with special permissi on. 
 (viii)    Regulations are subject to change wit hout notice.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
07 Octobe r 2021 
 ISSUED BY:  
GROUP DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL & SCIENTIFIC SERVICES  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS)  
JEM OFFICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY ROAD, #09 -01 
SINGAPORE 608550  
 APPLICATION/ENQUIRIES : 
GRO UP DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY AND BIOSECURITY MANAGEMENT  
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE (AVS)  
JEM OFFICE TOWER  
52 JURONG GATEWAY ROAD, #09 -01 
SINGAPORE 608550  
E-mail: animal_feedback@nparks.gov.sg