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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 4 September 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 for licences to import or export controlled drugs

Controlled drugs licences

Fees

Import or export controlled drugs

Application for each licence (per consignment)

$111

Turnaround Time (TAT)

  • TAT is 20 working days from application date.

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

List of fees for licences to sell controlled drugs by wholesale or manufacture controlled drugs

Controlled drugs licences

Fees

Sell controlled drugs by wholesale or manufacture controlled drugs

Application for each licence (annual)

$560

Amendment to any licences on any single occasion:

  • With site inspection

$220

  • Without site inspection

$57

Renewal of each licence (annual)

$560

Turnaround Time (TAT)

  • TAT is 10 working days from the date of technical assessment completion or inspection closeout.

  • For applications which do not require technical assessment or inspection, TAT is 10 working days from application date.

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

Licence validity

  • Licences are valid for 12 months from the date of licence approval unless otherwise stated. Applications for renewal of licences must be submitted and processed before the licence expiry.

Psychotropic substances

Psychotropic substances applications

List of fees for psychotropic substances approvals/authorisations

Psychotropic substance application (per consignment) 

Fees

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

Approval to import or export: 

  • 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

Export licence for psychotropic substances

$111

Turnaround Time (TAT)

  • TAT is 20 working days from application date.

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

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 for restricted substances approvals/authorisations

Restricted substances applications (per consignment)

Fee

Certificate of approval for import of a therapeutic product

$111

Confirmation of authorisation to import a restricted substance

$111

Turnaround Time (TAT)

  • TAT is 20 working days from application date.

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