Telecommunication and radio-communication equipment to be sold for local use in Singapore is subject to equipment registration with IMDA. Prior to registering the equipment with IMDA, please ensure that the equipment complies with the relevant IMDA Standards/Technical Specifications.
There are five types of applications depending on the registration schemes and equipment types:
- Enhanced Simplified Equipment Registration (ESER);
- Simplified Equipment Registration (SER)
- General Equipment Registration (GER)
- General Equipment Registration by Certification Bodies (GER-CB)
- Application for Confirmation of Conformity (COFC)
Exclusion
The following equipment are not allowed to be registered with IMDA as they are Prohibited Telecommunication Equipment under the Third Schedule of Telecommunications (Dealers) Regulations. IMDA’s prior approval is required for the importation for use in Singapore or re-exporting of such Prohibited Telecommunication Equipment:
- Scanning Receivers
- Military Communication Equipment
- Telephone Voice Changing Equipment
Radio-communication Equipment operating in frequency bands 880-915 MHz, 925-960 MHz, 1900-1980 MHz and 2110-2170 MHz except Cellular Mobile Phones or such other equipment approved by the Authority.
Companies who deal with the import and sales of telecommunications equipment for local user in Singapore must register their equipment with IMDA under this scheme.
We offer Enhanced Simplified Equipment Registration (ESER) and Simplified Equipment Registration (ESER) to companies that hold a valid Telecommunication Dealer’s License with IMDA for the following products:-
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Application / Registration
Equipment Type
Enhanced Simplified Equipment Registration (ESER)ESER is applicable to:
- Short range/low power devices (SRD/LPD) e.g. alarm, RFID, radio-detection, on-site paging and vehicle radar systems, remote controls, telecommand, telemetry, wireless microphone and video transmitter, wireless LAN and Bluetooth
- DECT Cordless Telephone, Portable mobile radio (PMR446) and multi-channel portable radio (MCR446) at less than 500 mW
- DVB-T2 Integrated Receiver Decoder (e.g. DVB-T2 Set-top box, Integrated Digital TV, In-vehicle receiver)
- Complex multi-line equipment (e.g. PABX, KTS, ISDN, PABX, PSTN, PLC)
Simplified Equipment Registration (SER)SER is applicable to:
Mobile Terminals e.g. 3G/LTE/GMPCS mobile phone
Broadband Access Equipment e.g. ADSL, Cable Modem and CCHN equipment
General Equipment Registration (GER)
GER is mandatory for registration of Mobile/IoT Base Station/Repeater System, Landmobile Radio/walkie-talkie, TV White Space devices, UWB, DSRC, IoT User Equipment and Short Range Devices where the operation requires IMDA’s approval
Application is also optional for equipment categories that falls under SER/ESER scheme but subject to registration fees under GER scheme.
General Equipment Registration by Certification Bodies (GER-CB)
GER-CB is applicable only to authorised CB applicant under MRA Phase II for IMDA recognised Certification Bodies to register all types of equipment.
Application for Confirmation of Conformity (COFC)
COFC is on voluntary basis is for telecommunication equipment under which no approval for sale is required (equipment exempted from registration), e.g. Facsimile Transceiver