Singapore Market Access for RoHS Requirement

In August 2016, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) in Singapore published the amendment of the second schedule of the Environmental Protection and Management Act (known as Singapore RoHS or SG RoHS). 

SG-RoHS is adapted from EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) and restricts 6 hazardous substances in some electrical and electronic equipments (EEE):

• Cadmium(Cd) and its compounds: 0.01% by weight

• Mercury and its compounds: 0.1% by weight

• Lead(Pb) and its compounds : 0.1% by weight

• Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) and its compounds: 0.1% by weight

• Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB): 0.1 % by weight

• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE): 0.1 % by weight.

SG-RoHS is applicable to six categories of electrical and electronic equipment meant for local sale in Singapore:

1. Mobile phones

2. Portable computers

3. Refrigerators

4. Air conditioners

5. Panel TVs

6. Washing machines

Exemptions from the scope of the SG-RoHS are: 

• Spare parts and components which are sold separately

• Batteries and accumulators used in EEE, whether or not incorporated into appliances - Currently in Singapore, the mercury content in batteries is controlled under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA)

• Used or second-hand EEE

• Packaging used by the EEE

• Other types of EEE such as industrial use equipment, medical devices, and microwaves

Before selling the affected products in Singapore, each local manufacturer or importer is required to submit a Declaration of Conformity (DoC) to the National Environmental Agency (NEA), as well as a Technical File that needs to be prepared and kept in accordance with EU BS EN 50581:2012 technical documentation for the assessment of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances or the equivalent standard.

All parts and/or components integrated in the controlled finished EEE must comply with the stipulated maximum concentration limits mentioned above. Any company that wishes to import, export, sell, purchase, store or use hazardous substances which are controlled as hazardous substances under the Second Schedule of EPMA need to apply for a HS Licence/Permit from NEA-PCD.

Currently, batteries (including button cell) containing mercury that exceed the stipulated limit of 0.0005% (5ppm) by weight per cell are not allowed to be manufactured, imported or exported.

Fluorescent lamps containing mercury that exceed the above stipulated limits are not allowed to be imported for local use and distribution:

• Mercury content exceeding 5 mg per hot cathode Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)

• Mercury content exceeding 10 mg per hot cathode linear/straight or circular fluorescent lamp

No special RoHS marking is required for labelling products for sale in Singapore.

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