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Complementary health products

Understand the requirements to import, manufacture or sell complementary health products in Singapore.

Last updated 8 July 2026

What is a complementary health product (CHP)

A CHP is a self-care health product containing ingredients with a long history of safe use and is intended for supporting or enhancing general health or alleviating symptoms of minor conditions that consumers can manage themselves. CHP includes health supplements, traditional medicines, homeopathic medicines, medicated oils, balms and plasters and topical antiseptics.

Is my product a complementary health product (CHP)?

Answer a few questions in our self-help tool to find out if your product is considered a complementary health product (e.g. Chinese Proprietary Medicine, Health Supplement, Traditional Medicine) in Singapore. You can also get a print-out of your product classification outcome from the tool.

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Controls on CHP

Dealers (importers, manufacturers, wholesalers and sellers) must ensure that their products are not harmful or unsafe, and that they conform with the safety, quality and labelling requirements before supplying their products in Singapore. Dealers may refer to the following webpages for information on the regulatory controls for the various types of CHP: