Importing cut flowers and foliage

Cut flowers are the blooms usually with attached stems of flowering plants. They are often used in bouquets, arrangements and other floral displays.

Foliage refers to leaves or leafy parts of plants.  It is commonly used in arrangements to provide greenery, texture, and volume.

Obtaining a phytosanitary certificate

Phytosanitary certificates are only issued for these purposes:

• Certify that plants, plant products or other regulated articles meet the phytosanitary import requirements of importing countries and conform to the certifying statement.
• Support re-export certification to other countries.

They are normally issued by the authority of agriculture or the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the country of origin of the plants and plant products.

Refer to the factsheet below for more information.

Who to contact

Your supplier must arrange for the exporting country's authority of agriculture or National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) to inspect the plants you want to import into Singapore. The phytosanitary certificate will be issued if the plants meet Singapore's import conditions.