Singapore Increases Regulatory Fee for Cosmetic Products Notification and GMP Certificate

On June 3, 2024, Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) issued Health Products (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, which introduces revisions to the regulatory fees for cosmetic products. As of July 1, 2024, this amendment has been officially implemented.

The regulatory fee revised for cosmetics are as follows:

1. Cosmetic Products Notification Fee

Classification	Before	After
(a) Notification and re-notification of cosmetic products for application around the eyes or on the lips, for oral or dental care or hair dyes containing diamine compounds
Single product or each of the first 3 variants of a product	$27	$28
Each of the 4th and subsequent variants of a product	$7	$8
(b) Notification and re-notification of other cosmetic products not mentioned in (a)
Single product or each of the first 3 variants of a product	$12	$13
Each of the 4th and subsequent variants of a product	$7	$8

2. GMP Certificate Fee

Classification	Before	After
(a) Application for a GMP Certificate	$4,240	$4,440^#
(b) Application for each additional GMP Certificate which does not require further assessment of conformity with any Good Manufacturing Practice Standard	$212	$220^#
^# Goods and Services Tax (GST) is only applicable to health product fees for non-mandatory applications and services. Fees shown are inclusive of GST. HSA will continue to absorb the 1% GST increases which took effect in Singapore from 1 Jan 2023 and 1 Jan 2024, until further notice

Compared with the previous price, a fee increase averaging 5% was implemented, with a minimum increase of $1 and a cap of $200 per fee item. HSA stated that this fee revision is necessary to recover part of the costs for the services rendered to businesses.