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Health Sciences Authority

Transfer product listing

Understand when and how a CPM product listing can be transferred to another dealer.

Last updated 6 May 2026

Transfers allowed

You may transfer your Chinese Proprietary Medicine (CPM) product listing to another licensed dealer only if the safety and quality of the product remain unchanged before and after the transfer.

The transfer of your CPM product listing to another licensed dealer can only be allowed under the following circumstances:

Types of CPM and transfer

Type of CPM

Type of transfer

Imported

Transfer between two importers

Locally assembled (secondary assembly)

Transfer between two local assemblers

Transfers not allowed

The transfer of a CPM product listing is not allowed under the following circumstances as the starting materials, manufacturing process, production equipment, quality control system and management models may be different. The product’s safety and quality may not remain the same before and after such transfers.

Types of CPM and transfer

Type of CPM

Type of transfer

Locally manufactured

Transfer between two manufacturers

Locally assembled (primary assembly)

Transfer between two local assemblers

Documents required

For Imported CPM

Documents required for Imported CPM

Documents to be submitted

Signatory

Letter of authorisation (printed on transferor company's letterhead) for HSA to conduct the transfer to the other licensed importer, including the list of CPM to be transferred. The letter should include the import licence numbers of both the transferor and transferee companies, along with the product reference number of each affected product.

To be signed by both importers

Confirmatory letter of acceptance that the product will be supplied directly to the new importer by the overseas manufacturer.

To be signed by the overseas manufacturer

Undertaking (printed on transferee company's letterhead) that the only amendment to the packaging is to change the importer’s name and address.

To be signed by the new importer

For Locally assembled CPM (secondary assembly)

Documents required for Locally assembled CPM (secondary assembly)

Documents to be submitted

Signatory

Letter of authorisation (printed on transferor company's letterhead) for HSA to conduct the transfer to the other licensed assembler, including the list of CPM to be transferred. The letter should include the assembler licence numbers of both the transferor and transferee companies, along with the product reference number of each affected product.

To be signed by both assemblers

Confirmatory letter of acceptance that the product will be supplied directly to the new assembler by the local importer or local/overseas manufacturer.

To be signed by the local importer or local/overseas manufacturer

Undertaking (printed on transferee company's letterhead) that the only amendment to the packaging is to change the assembler's name and address.

To be signed by the new assembler

Transfer fees

You do not need to pay a fee.

How to transfer

Email your request to transfer the product listing, together with the documents required, to hsa_cpm@hsa.gov.sg.