Compliance with Road Traffic Act and its Subsidiary Legislations

All cars to be registered in Singapore must comply with the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules, Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Lighting) Rules and Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Seat Belt) Rules.

Vehicle Safety Standards

LTA (Land Transport Authority) accepts motor cars that have complied with internationally recognised vehicle safety standards such as those adopted by the European Union (EU) countries, Japan and the USA. Appropriate documentation must be provided to show that the vehicle complies with any of the abovementioned vehicle safety standards for 52 different items.

Emissions

Exhaust and Noise Emission Standards The National Environment Agency (NEA) requires all cars to be registered in Singapore to comply with the following exhaust emission standards:

Petrol-Driven must be: Euro 6 (WLTP) or JPN2018 or JPN2023

For cars using Port Fuel Injection Euro 6 (WLTP) or JPN2018 + Euro 6 (WLTP) PN limit or JPN2023 For cars using Gasoline Direct Injection

Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Charging Systems

All electric vehicles (EVs) must comply with recognised international vehicle safety standards such as those adopted by the EU countries, Japan and the USA.

To show proof that the EVs are tested in accordance to the UN ECE Regulation No. 100, you will be required to produce the relevant certifications on electrical safety for electric powertrain vehicles issued by an overseas designated technical service (e.g. TUV, IDIADA, DEKRA, VCA etc.).  A nationwide EV charging standard TR25:2022 (Technical Reference for Electric Vehicle Charging System) has been established for the EV charging system in Singapore. Singapore has adopted Type 2 AC and Combo-2 DC charging systems as the nationwide public charging standard for EVs. CHAdeMO charging system is only allowed as an optional2 public charging standard. To ensure safe use of the public charging infrastructure, an EV must be equipped with:

A matching Type 2 vehicle inlet (or AC charging only);

or A Combo-2 vehicle inlet (for AC and DC charging);

or A matching Type 2 vehicle inlet (for AC charging) and a CHAdeMO vehicle inlet (for DC charging).

To find out more, contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research Directly.