Examples of Medical Devices that are not permitted on eBay:

• Contact lenses

• Radiation emitting devices

• [Non-Standard] Condoms

• The sale or supply of contact lenses without a licence is prohibited in Singapore, except for sale and supply by a manufacturer or a wholesale dealer in contact lenses supplying contact lenses in the ordinary course of business to:

  • a registered contact lens practitioner

  • any hospital, clinic, nursing home or other institution providing medical or surgical treatment; etc

  For more information please refer to the Contact Lens Practitioner Act (Cap 53A)

• The sale or supply or importation of any condom made from compounded natural rubber latex which fails to comply with certain prescribed standards is prohibited. For more information, please see the Medicines Act (Chapter 176) and Medicines (Quality of Condoms) (Specification and Prohibition) Order.

• The import, export and sale, etc, of any irradiating apparatus is regulated in Singapore, and a licence is required for medical diagnostic, medical, therapeutic, dental diagnostic, and veterinary diagnostic purposes. For more information, please see the Radiation Protection Act (Chapter 262, Section 28) and the Radiation Protection (Ionising Radiation) Regulations.

• Sellers are also encouraged to visit the Health Sciences Authority’s Web site to obtain more information before listing such items on eBay.

eBay urges its sellers and buyers to comply with all governmental laws and regulations. Since the sale of prescription medical devices is regulated, sellers must follow the steps outlined in the Additional Information section before they can list such medical devices on eBay.