Submit samples at the Animal and Plant Health Centre

After submitting your samples with the service acknowledgement slip in person or via mail or courier, you must complete the payment before samples can be processed.

Submit samples at the Animal and Plant Health Centre

Key facts

What is required	Assigned reference identification number
How to submit	In-person at the Animal and Plant Health Centre office during the submission hours. Via mail or courier
How much it costs	Refer to the service booklet for the laboratory testing price list. There is an additional S$11 import fee for each application for samples submitted from overseas.
How to make payment	GIRO Online payment Paynow via UEN number
When to make payment	After samples are submitted to the Animal and Plant Health Centre

Before you submit

You must apply online via Application for NParks’ Plant Health Laboratory Services | FormSG and obtain your assigned reference identification number before you can submit your samples to Animal and Plant Health Centre.

How to submit

You may submit your samples together with the assigned reference identification number either:

In-person at the Animal and Plant Health Centre office during the submission hours.
Via mail or courier addressed to
Plant Health Laboratories & Advisory Services
National Parks Board, Animal & Plant Health Centre
No. 6 Perahu Road
Singapore 718827

You should submit your samples for analysis immediately after selecting and preparing your samples.

If you are unable to do so, keep them refrigerated between 5 to 10°C.

If you are submitting samples from outside Singapore, you must:

Pay an additional S$11 import fee for each application.
Follow the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) packing instructions 650.

After you submit

You will receive a notification of the total fee after submitting your samples. Complete your payment to begin sample processing, testing and generating laboratory reports.

Refer to the service booklet for more details on the prices for each laboratory test.

Guidelines

Plant health laboratories and advisory services service booklet (PDF, 451KB)

The document outlines NParks’ plant health laboratory services, testing procedures, fees and submission guidelines.

Mar 2024

How to make payment

You can make payment through:

GIRO
- You would require a GIRO account with NParks. Refer to Set up GIRO arrangement for more information.
Online payment
Paynow via UEN number

Receiving your test results

You should receive your test results within 7 to 14 days depending on the test and sample type and upon payment.

You will be notified if the test results take longer than 14 days.

For example, incubation tests, and very wet and sticky soil samples may require more than 14 days to complete.

The official report will be sent to you based on your preferred method of receiving the report as indicated during your online application submission and upon payment.

Based on the findings in the report, you may engage a landscape maintenance or treatment provider to carry out the recommendations given.

If you need help with your laboratory reports, you can:

Terms and conditions

For more information, refer to our service booklet for the terms and conditions.