Quality & Standards

Attract new customers and cultivate brand loyalty with products and services known for quality.
Be recognised for good quality, locally and worldwide

Establish trust in your brand

Assure buyers and sellers along the value chain that your business provides high quality and reliable outputs.

Drive operational productivity

Streamline processes and optimise resource efficiency.

Ease entry into global markets

Adopt internationally-recognised standards to gain a competitive edge and break into new markets.

Building trust with quality and standards

  • Standards
  • Accreditation and Assurance
  • Consumer Protection
  • Business Excellence
Standards provide a common framework of specifications and guidelines for products, services, and processes. Enhance your business capabilities with industry-recognised best practices.

Standards, Technical References and Workshop Agreements

Learn how standards guide businesses in their operational processes and help maintain quality output.

Explore Standards

Stay competitive by using standards to build trust with your customers.

Singapore Standards Council (SSC)

The SSC develops Singapore Standards, Technical References and Workshop Agreements.

Participate in Standards Development

Contribute to industry best practices by shaping new standards with your expertise.

Utilise testing, inspection, and certification services to assure clients of the quality of your products and services, or get accredited as a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) to support businesses’ compliance needs.

Get Tested, Inspected or Certified by a Conformity Assessment Body

Be recognised for your adoption of standards and increase customer and stakeholder confidence.

Learn about the Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) industry

See how the TIC industry fosters quality and trust in Singapore's products and services.

Get accredited by the Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC)

Learn about the SAC and how to have your conformity assessment services accredited by the Council as a CAB.

SAC Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)

Find out how MRAs can help your business enter markets, trade easily, and reduce costs.

Safeguard consumer safety and ensure a fair trade of accurately measured products through offices overseen by Enterprise Singapore.

Consumer Product Safety Office

Comply responsibly with safety regulations to ensure your products do not pose safety risks to consumers.

Weights and Measures Office

Ensure that you use weighing or measuring instruments that are registered and verified.

The Business Excellence (BE) initiative has been sunsetted, and applications for the Enterprise Development Grant (Business Excellence) have closed.

Business Excellence

Check out the list of Business Excellence (BE) certified organisations and past BE award winners.

Inspiring stories
Sustainability, Step by Step 1

NatSteel

Sustainability through strategic investments in governance, technology and competence.

Tat Hui Foods Pte Ltd 2

Tat Hui Foods Pte Ltd

Made-in-Singapore instant noodles that are an instant hit around the world.

Enterprise Singapore Inspiring Stories - SMC Food 21

SMC Food 21

Singapore’s first infant milk formula to meet China’s food safety standards

More insights to guide you
70% of S'pore SMEs had better access to global opportunities after adopting quality standards: Survey

70% of S'pore SMEs had better access to global opportunities after adopting quality standards: Survey

Standards can help companies establish trust, distinguish themselves and boost their brand image.

Push to get more women involved in workplace standards development

Push to get more women involved in workplace standards development

This comes as one of 25 action plans in the White Paper on Singapore Women's Development.

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