G/TBT/N/SGP/62  
26 October 2021  
(21-8083) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SINGAPORE   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  National Environment Agency (NEA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
a) HS 8415.10; Single -phase no n-ducted room air -conditioners with a total cooling 
capacity of:  
(i) 8kW or lower, in the case of casement or window type air -conditioners;  
(ii) 6kW or lower, in the case of split type (non -inverter) air -conditioners 
employing technologies that control the output of the compressor by start -stop 
operation; or  
(iii) 6kW or lower, in the case of split type (inverter) air -conditioner employing 
technologies that vary the output of the compressor, by means other than start -
stop operation.  
"Casement or window type air -conditioner" refers to an assembly of components of a 
refrigeration system fixed on a common mounting to form a single unit.  
"Single -phase non -ducted room air -conditioner" means an encased assembly or 
assemblies of one or more evaporators,  compressors and condensers, designed to be 
used together as a permanently installed piece of equipment to provide conditioned air to 
any enclosed space, and  
(i) includes a prime source of refrigeration for cooling and dehumidification; and  
(ii) may include other means for dehumidifying, circulating and cleaning the air 
in the enclosed space.  
"Split type (inverter) air -conditioner" refers to an air -conditioner having an assembly of 
components of a refrigeration system fixed on 2 or more mountings to f orm a matched 
functional unit that employs technologies that vary the output of the compressor, by 
means other than start -stop operation. "Split type (non -inverter) air -conditioner" refers 
to an air -conditioner having an assembly of components of a refrige ration system fixed 
on 2 or more mountings to form a matched functional unit that employs technologies 
that control the output of the compressor by start -stop operation.  G/TBT/N/SGP/62  
 
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  b) HS 8451.10, 8451.21; Single -phase clothes dryers having a rated capacity of 10 
kilograms or lower.  
 
"Single -phased clothes dryer" means an assembly consisting of:  
(i) a rotating drum in which textile material is dried by tumbling; and  
(ii) a heating device which electrically heats the air used for drying the textile 
material in the rot ating drum.  
c) HS 8418.10, 8418.21; Single -phase refrigerators with an adjusted volume of up to 900 
litres.  
"Single -phase refrigerator" means an assembly consisting of:  
(i) a thermally insulated cabinet for the storage and preservation of foodstuff 
above  0°C (32ºF); and  
(ii) a refrigerating unit operating on the vapour compression principle and 
arranged to extract heat from within the cabinet, whether or not with one or 
more freezer compartments.  
"Adjusted volume" means the sum of the adjusted volumes of the compartments or 
sections of the refrigerator, where the adjusted volume of a compartment or section is 
the product of the rated volume of that compartment or section and the corresponding 
volume correction factor (K) indicated below:  
Compartment/Secti on Type * Volume Correction Factor (K)  
Fresh Food  1.00 
Four-star Freezer  1.79 
Three -star Freezer  1.79 
Two-star Freezer  1.57 
One-star Freezer  1.36 
Chill  1.13 
Cellar  0.75 
* The compartment/section types are defined in accordance with Section 3.3 of the 
standard ISO 15502:2005 of the International Organization for Standardization.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) (Amendment No. 2) 
Regulations 2021 - notice will be published in the Republic of Singapore's Government 
Gazette when adopted.  
6. Description of content:  Singapore's Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) 
was introduced in 2011 to raise the average energy efficiency of regulated goods such a s 
air-conditioners, clothes dryers, lamps, refrigerators, and televisions in the market.  
From 1 Jan 2022, the MEPS for refrigerators, clothes dryers and air -conditioners will be 
raised as part of Singapore's ongoing efforts to improve household energy effi ciency and 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. New standby power requirements will also be 
introduced for split type air -conditioners. Accordingly, the existing Energy Conservation 
(Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017 will be amended to  revise 
the MEPS and standby power requirements for these appliances.  
A transitional period of 1 year, from 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022, will also be provided to 
allow existing MEPS requirements to continue to apply to goods which are: (i) imported G/TBT/N/SGP/62  
 
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  into or m anufactured in Singapore before 1 Jan 2022; or (ii) imported into or 
manufactured in Singapore on or after 1 Jan 2022 and supplied under an agreement 
entered into before 1 Jan 2022.  
The revised MEPS and standby power requirements are illustrated in the tab les below:  
MEPS for Refrigerators  
Type of 
Refrigerators  Adjusted 
Volume, V adj tot Current MEPS  Revised  MEPS  
Without freezer  Up to 900L  AEC ≤ [(368 + 0.892 
x Vadj tot) x 0.551]  AEC ≤ [(368 + 0.892  x 
Vadj tot) x 0.461]  
With freezer  Up to 300L  AEC ≤ [(465 + 1.378 
x Vadj tot) x 0.553]  AEC ≤ [(465 + 1.378  x 
Vadj tot) x 0.427]  
> 300L to 900L  AEC ≤ [(465 + 1.378 
x Vadj tot) x 0.506]  
With freezer and 
through -the-door 
ice dispenser  Up to 900L  AEC ≤ [(585 + 1.378 
x Vadj tot) x 0.485]  AEC ≤ [(585 + 1.378  x 
Vadj tot) x 0.409]  
• Vadj tot is defined as the sum of the adjusted volumes of the refrigerator 
compartments.  
• "Through -the-door ice dispenser" means an automatic ice maker coupled with a 
device that delivers ice on demand externally through a door.  
• "AEC" means Annual Energy Consumption.  
MEPS for Clothes Dryers  
Capacity  Current MEPS  Revised  MEPS  
Up to 10kg  EC ≤ [Rated Capacity x 0.67]  EC ≤ [Rated Capacity x 0.55]  
• "Rated Capacity" means the mass in kilograms of a particular type of dry 
textiles which, according to the instructions of the manufacturer of the clothes 
dryer, can be treated in a particular drying programme suitable for drying the 
particular type of dry textile.  
• "EC" means Energy Consumption in kWh per wash.  
MEPS for Casement or Window Type Air -conditioners  
• "COP" means Coefficient of Performance  
MEPS for Split Type Air -conditioners  
Type  Cooling  capacity  Current MEPS  Revise d MEPS  
Single/Multi Split 
(inverter)  
Up to 17.6kW  COP 100% ≥ 3.34  COP 100% ≥ 3.34  
COP weighted  ≥ 3.78  COP weighted  ≥ 4.04  
Single/Multi Split 
(non -inverter)  COP 100% ≥ 3.78  COP 100% ≥ 4.04  
 
• COP weighted = 0.4 x COP 100% + 0.6 x COP 50% Capacity  Current  MEPS  Revise d MEPS  
Up to 8.8kW  COP 100% ≥ 2.9  COP 100% ≥ 3.78  G/TBT/N/SGP/62  
 
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  Stand -by Power Requirements for Split Type Air -conditioners  
Tick 2-tick 3-tick 4-tick 5-tick 
Energy efficiency rating  Fair Good Very Good  Excellent  Single -
split 
inverter/non -inverter  
(Up to 17.6kW)  
Standby 
power  
(in Watts)  N.A. Current  
requirement : N.A 
Revised 
requirements :   
≤ 9 x N  ≤ 2 x N  Multi -split Current  requirement : 
≤ 9 x N  
Revised 
requirements :   
≤ 7 x N  
• N = number of indoor and outdoor units  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Revising the MEPS for refrigerators, clothes dryers and air -conditioners will 
allow the least energy efficient models of these appliances to be removed from the market 
over time, thereby increasing the adoption of more energy efficient appliances. This is  
intended to reduce household energy consumption and contribute to Singapore's efforts 
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions arising from the use of these appliances. By raising 
the average energy efficiency of household appliances, we avoid a situation where  
consumers continue to bear the high energy costs that result from operating energy 
inefficient appliances.  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Energy Conservation Act  
2. Energy Conservation (Prescribed Regulated Goods) Order 2017  
3. Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 
2017 
4. Energy Conservation (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2013  
These four documents are available online at https://sso.agc.gov.sg/  
9. Proposed date of ado ption:  Notice will be published prior to the date of entry into force  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/SGP/62  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Mr Ng Pei Chen  
Principal Engineer, Carbon Mitigation Division  
40 Scotts Road, #19 -00 Environment Building  
Singapore 228231  
Tel.: (65) 6731 -9113 (DID)  
Email : ng_pei_chen@nea.gov.sg  
 
Mr Frankie Foo  
Senior Engineer, Carbon Mitigation Division  
40 Scotts Road, #19 -00 Environment Building  
Singapore 228231  
Tel.: (65) 6731 -9421 (DID)  
Email: Frankie_Foo@nea.gov.sg