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SingaporeProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Animals; live, n.e.c. in chapter 01 – Singapore

Official title

Revised Veterinary Conditions for the Importation of Animals – Birds (Other than Domestic Birds)

Singapore notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 10 April 2026. The comment period closed on 9 June 2026.

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At a glance

Products

S/N Ornamental Bird Species Common Name Scientific Name 1 China Thrush (Hwamei) (CITES) Garrulax canorus 2 Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus solaris 3 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 4 Straw-headed Bulbul (CITES) Pycnonotus zeylanicus 5 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis 6 White-eye (Swinhoe’s

HS codes
  • 01 · Animals; live
    • 010631 Live birds of prey
    • 010632 Live psittaciformes 'incl. parrots, parrakeets, macaws and cockatoos'
    • 010639 Live birds (excl. birds of prey, psittaciformes, parrots, parrakeets, macaws, cockatoos, ostriches and emus)
Notifying member
Singapore
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 10 April 2026. Check WTO ePing or Singapore for its current status.
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/SGP/78
Keywords
Animal health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 9 June 2026
Proposed adoption
Anticipated Mid-June 2026
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 9 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/SGP/78; it can take them up with Singapore.

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What the notification says

The National Parks Board is proposing to revise the Veterinary Conditions for the Importation of Animals – Birds (Other than Domestic Birds) to include the requirement that the import of certain species of ornamental birds must be microchipped/tagged with closed leg rings (with unique serial numbers). The list of certain species of ornamental birds is in Section 4.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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