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Singapore: Updates to High-Risk Controlled Goods Test Standards subjected to the Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations (‘CPSR’)

AUGUST 2021 - ELECTRONICAL & ELECTRONICS

On 12 July 2021, the Consumer Product Safety Office published a circular to inform the changes in safety standards for the high risk Controlled Goods, regulated under the Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations (‘CPSR’).

Under the CPSR, 33 categories of household electrical, electronics and gas appliances and accessories are classified as Controlled Goods. Controlled Goods are required to be tested and certified to specified safety standards, registered with the Consumer Product Safety Office¹ (‘CPSO’), and affixed with the Safety Mark before they can be supplied in Singapore.

The change in the circular is that the required safety standards for the high-risk Controlled Goods will be updated as set out with effect from 13th July 2022:

From 13th July 2022 (inclusive) onwards, the above Controlled Goods which are tested to editions of their applicable Safety Standards that are older than what is listed above, will not be accepted for new registrations or renewal of existing registrations.

[1] Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations