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Health Sciences Authority

Fees and turnaround time

Here is the list of fees and turnaround time to help you with your controlled drug and psychotropic substance transactions.

Last updated 30 April 2026

  • Fees are payable via GIRO (apply eGIRO) or eNETS

  • Turnaround time (TAT) excludes the time taken for you to respond to our requests for clarification or additional information ("applicant's stop-clock").

Controlled drugs

Controlled drugs licences

List of fees and turnaround time for controlled drugs licences

Controlled drugs licences

Fees

TAT

Import or export controlled drugs

Application for each licence (per consignment)

$111

20 working days
from application date

Sell controlled drugs by wholesale or manufacture controlled drugs

Application for each licence (annual)

$560

10 working days
from audit close out date

Amendment to any licences on any single occasion:



  • With site inspection

$220

10 working days
from audit close out date

  • Without site inspection

$57

10 working days
from application date

Renewal of each licence (annual)

$560

Upon successful payment of renewal fees before licence expiry date

Psychotropic substances

Psychotropic substances applications

List of fees and turnaround time for psychotropic substances approvals/authorisations

Psychotropic substance application (per consignment) 

Fees

 TAT

For therapeutic products, clinical research materials or active ingredients containing psychotropic substances

Approval to import or export:


20 working days
from application date

  • Therapeutic products OR clinical research materials containing psychotropic substances

$111

  • Active ingredients containing psychotropic substances

$220

For other psychotropic substances, including lab reagents, diagnostic kits or vet products

Confirmation of authorisation to import a psychotropic substance

$111

20 working days
from application date

Export licence for psychotropic substances

$111

Restricted substances

Certain substances, while not regulated as controlled drugs or psychotropic substances in Singapore, may be regulated more stringently in other countries. Some countries may require specific documentary evidence of approval from us before allowing their onward export of these restricted substances to Singapore. 

List of fees and turnaround time for restricted substances approvals/authorisations

Restricted substances applications (per consignment)

Fee

Turnaround time

Certificate of approval for import of a therapeutic product

$111

20 working days
from application date

Confirmation of authorisation to import a restricted substance

$111