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This report provides information on the regulations and procedures for the importation of food and agricultural products to Singapore.

Infographic exploring the growth of U.S. potato products exports over the last 10 years.

Singapore is one of the world’s most open economies and is highly dependent upon international trade. Singapore’s retail foods market is diverse, dynamic and extremely competitive.

The United States is the world’s top exporter of processed potato products. Over the past decade those exports have grown 127 percent, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2014...

Singapore has no major import barriers to products containing GE ingredients or products derived from GE crops.

Singapore has increased the range of U.S. beef products that can be imported to include boneless and bone-in cuts, processed beef products, and offal.

Singapore’s Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional (HRI) sector is performing well, is very dynamic, and is highly competitive, with a diverse array of hotels and restaurants.

U.S. agricultural exports to Southeast Asia have experienced extremely rapid growth in recent years and, in FY 2014, they climbed to a record $11.5 billion – up 11 percent from FY 2013.

Singapore is a leading market for high-value consumer-oriented products. The market is very dynamic, with interest in new products, yet also very competitive.

Singapore’s retail foods market is diverse, dynamic, and extremely competitive. Almost all retail food is imported.

Young, urban consumers in emerging markets with rising disposable incomes helped propel global imports of confectionery products to $21 billion in calendar year 2013.

While trade in chocolate confectionery remains small relative to overall demand, U.S. exporters are finding opportunities in both developed and emerging markets around the globe.