1._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the export of strategic goods and technology
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NAL-X
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Various:
E.g.: guns,
ammunitions, explosives, valve, integrated circuits, maraging steel, and
carbon fibre, etc.
Strategic Trade
(Strategic Items) (Amendment) Order 2018,
(Amendment) Order 2021 and Strategic Trade (Strategic Items)
(Amendment) Order 2023.
Available in:
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(A)%20263/2018
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(A)%20159/2021
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1829449/PUA%20196%20(2023).pdf
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Strategic items refer
to goods and technology that are controlled under the Strategic Trade Act
2010 [Act 708]. A definitive and
comprehensive list of strategic items is prescribed in the Strategic Trade
(Strategic Items) (Amendment) Order 2018, (Amendment) Order 2021 and
Strategic Trade (Strategic Items) (Amendment) Order 2023. The Orders reflect
the items currently required to be controlled under the international export
control regimes, as well as the relevant United Nations Security Council
Resolutions.
Available in:
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(A)%20263/2018
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(A)%20159/2021
https://www.miti.gov.my/miti/resources/STA%20Folder/PDF%20file/FINAL_Strategic_Trade_(Strategic_Items)_List_2023.pdf
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Articles XX(a), XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
United Nation Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540
adopted on 28 April 2004
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Strategic Trade Act 2010 [Act 708]
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Administered by
Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
The Strategic Trade
Act 2010 [Act 708], is the
legislation that controls the export, transhipment, transit and brokering of
strategic items and technology, including arms and related material, as well
as activities that will or may facilitate the design, development, production
and delivery of weapons of mass destruction. This Act is consistent with
Malaysia's international obligations on national security.
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2._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import of unmanufactured tobacco, and tobacco refuse
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NAL
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2401.10
2401.20
2401.30
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Unmanufactured tobacco, and tobacco refuse
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Article XX(b) of the GATT
Article 5 of the World
Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
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Customs
(Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
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Administered by National Kenaf and Tobacco Board
(NKTB), Department of Malaysian Quarantine Inspection Services (MAQIS)
and Ministry of Plantation and Commodities
(KPK).
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3._
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Import prohibition of
illegally logged timber from Indonesia
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P
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4403
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Logs; Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of
its bark or merely roughed down; wood roughly squared or half-squared but not
further manufactured; and baulks from Indonesia
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Article XX(d) of the GATT
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Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
MTIB
Director General Circular Letter dated 26 June 2002 and 26 May 2003
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Administered by Malaysian Timber Industry Board
(MTIB), Forestry Department of Sabah, Sarawak Timber Industry Development
Corporation (STIDC), Department of Agriculture Sabah, and Department of
Agriculture Sarawak.
This measure was mutually agreed by Malaysia and
Indonesia in order to prevent illegal logging, including through the letter
from Indonesia's Forestry Department dated 1 November 2005
(S.1213/II-KLN/2005).
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4._
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Non-automatic import and export authorization for dangerous
drugs
|
NAL
NAL-X
CP
CP-X
|
Various
(Within Chapters 28,
29 and 30 e.g., 3004.99.9900) and 3822.00.0000
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Dangerous Drugs as listed under First Schedule of the Dangerous Drugs Act
1952 [Act 234]
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Article XX(a) and XX(b) of
the GATT
Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs 1961
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Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234] and its Regulations
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Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
The Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234] is an Act to make further and better provision for the
regulating of the importation, exportation, manufacture, sale, and use of
opium and of certain other dangerous drugs and substances, to make special
provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect of offences
thereunder and their trial, and for purposes connected therewith.
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/panduan-permohonan-kebenaran-import-eksport-bahan-psikotropik-dadah-berbahaya.html
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5._
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Non-automatic import and export authorization for psychotropic
substances
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NAL
NAL-X
CP
CP-X
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Various
(Within Chapters 28,
29 and 30 e.g., 3004.90.9900) and 3822.00.0000
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Psychotropic Substances as specified in the Third
Schedule of the Poisons Act 1952 [Act 366]
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Article XX(a) and XX(b) of
the GATT
Convention on Psychotropic
Substances 1971
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Poisons Act 1952 [Act 366]
Poisons (Psychotropic Substances)
Regulations 1989
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Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
The Poisons Act 1952 [Act 366] is an Act to regulate the
importation, possession, manufacture, compounding, storage, transport, sale
and use of poisons.
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/panduan-permohonan-kebenaran-import-eksport-bahan-psikotropik-dadah-berbahaya.html
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6._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import of substances specified as poisons
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NAL
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Various
(All items under
Chapters 28, 29 and 30 e.g., 3003.10.1090 and within chapters/headings
1211, 2106, 2208,
2309, 2528, 2617, 3301, 3302, 3304 - 3307, 3401, 3807, 3808.94, 3810, 3811,
3822, 3824, 4014, 8106, 8110, 2106.90.7100, 2208.90.1000)
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Poisons as listed under First
Schedule of the Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
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Articles XX(a) and XX(b) of
the GATT
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Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
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Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Online application can be accessed via:
https://mypharma-c.pharmacy.gov.my/login.php?
Details of the requirement can be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/panduan-permohonan-lesen-jenis-b-e-permit-natrium-hidroksida-bahan-psikotropik.html
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7._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of precursor substances
|
NAL
NAL-X
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Various
(within Chapter 28,
29 and 30 e.g., 2932.93.0000)
|
Precursor substances as listed under First Schedule of
the Poisons Act 1952 [Act 366],
Second Schedule of Customs
(Prohibition of Imports) Order and Second Schedule
of Customs (Prohibition of
Exports) Order 2023 and Second Schedule
of Customs (Prohibition of
Exports) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
The United Nations Convention
against Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988
|
Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of Export) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
The Customs Act 1967 [Act 235] is an Act relating to
customs.
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
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8._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of Acetyl Bromide, Acetyl Chloride,
Arsenic Trichloride
|
NAL
NAL-X
|
Various (within Chapter 28 and 29 e.g.,
2812.19.0000,
2915.90.9000,
2915.90.1000)
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Poisons as listed under First Schedule of The Poisons
Act 1952 [Act 366], Second Schedule
of Customs (Prohibition of Imports)
Order 2023 and Second Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of Export) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
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9._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of:
·_
Mercury
·_
Amalgams
(containing mercury)
·_
Inorganic or organic
compounds of mercury, whether or not chemically defines, excluding amalgams
(including mercury sulphate and mercury compounds of a kind used as
luminophores)
·_
Organo
mercury compound
·_
Dental
alloys containing mercury
|
NAL
NAL-X
|
Various (within
Chapter 28 e.g., 2805.40.0000) and 3006.40.1010
|
Poisons as listed under First
Schedule of the Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366], Second Schedule of Customs
(Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023 and
Second Schedule of Customs
(Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
Minamata Convention on Mercury (Malaysia is a signatory to this
Convention)
|
Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of
Imports) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of
Exports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
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10._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import of Medicine Making Machine
|
NAL
|
8479.89.3900
|
Medicine Making Machine (for use in permitted
manufacturing activities below Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations
1984) as listed under the Second Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
The
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances 1988
|
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of
Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
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11._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import of:
·_ Caffeine and its salts
·_ Clenbuterol
·_ Formoterol
·_
Salbutamol/
Salmeterol/
Terbutaline
|
NAL
|
Various (within
Chapter 29 e.g., 2939.30.0000
2922.19.9000
2924.29.9000
2922.50.9000)
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Poisons as listed under First Schedule
of the Poisons Act 1952 [Act 366]
and Second Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of
Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
|
12._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import of:
·_
Nicotine
and its salt
·_
Essential
oils containing nicotine
|
NAL
|
2939.79.0000
33.01
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Poisons as listed under First
Schedule of the Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366] and Second Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
|
13._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import of Phosphorus, Hypophosphoric acid & Hypophosphorous
acid
|
NAL
|
Various (within
Chapter 28 e.g., 2804.70.0000
2809.20.3100
2809.20.9100
2811.19.9000)
|
Poisons as listed under First
Schedule of the Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366] and Second Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
Products: Phosphorus, Hypophosphoric acid & Hypophosphorous
acid
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
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14._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import licensing of:
·_
Preparation
of a kind used in animal feeding containing polymyxin including polymyxin B
and polymyxin E (colistin)
·_
Organic compounds of
polymyxin including polymyxin B and polymyxin E (colistin)
·_
Medicaments
containing polymyxin including
polymyxin B and polymyxin E (colistin)
|
NAL
|
23.09
2941.90.0000
3003.20.00
3004.20.91
3004.20.99
|
Poisons as listed under First
Schedule of the Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366] and Second Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of
Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
|
15._
|
Prohibition on the
import of preparations of a kind used in animal
feeding containing Salbutamol, Clenbuterol, Salmeterol, Terbutaline or
Formoterol
|
P
|
2309.90.9000
|
Poisons as listed under First
Schedule of the Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366] and First Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Poisons Act 1952 [Act
366]
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of
Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at: https://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/ms/dokumen/garis-panduan-umum-permohonan-epermit-import-eksport-dikeluarkan-bpf-kkm.html
|
16._
|
Non-automatic
licensing on the import of medicinal products
|
NAL
|
3001
3002
3003
3004
3005
|
All medicinal products for human
and animals (which includes traditional medicines, chemical and biologic
drugs)
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Sale of Drugs Act 1952 [Act 368]
Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
The Sale of Drugs Act 1952 [Act
368] is an Act relating to the sale of drugs.
Details of the requirement can
be accessed at:
https://www.npra.gov.my/index.php/en/component/sppagebuilder/925-drug-registration-guidance-document-drgd.html
Import licence requirements can
be accessed here:
https://www.npra.gov.my/index.php/en/guidelines-for-compliance-licensing/1527216-guideline-on-application-of-manufacturer-s-import-and-wholesaler-s-licenses-for-registered-products.html
|
17._
|
Non-automatic
licensing on the import of cosmetics
|
NAL
|
3304
3305
3307.10.0000
3307.20.0000
|
Cosmetics include any substance
or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external
parts of the human body (including epidermis, hair, nails, lips and external
genital organs) or with teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity for
the purpose of cleaning, perfuming, changing their appearance or correcting
body odours, protecting them or keeping them in good condition.
|
Articles XX(a) and XX(b) of
the GATT
|
Sale of Drugs Act 1952 [Act 368]
Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the cosmetic
notification requirement can be accessed at:
https://www.npra.gov.my/index.php/en/cosmetic-main-page.html
|
18._
|
Non-automatic
licensing on the import of products for the purpose of clinical trials
|
NAL
|
3001
3002
3003
3004
3005
|
Products for the purpose of
clinical trials
|
Articles XX(a) and XX(b) of
the GATT
|
Sale of Drugs Act 1952 [Act 368]
Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Details of the requirement on
Malaysian Guideline for Application of Clinical Trial Import License and
Clinical Trial Exemption can be accessed here:
https://www.npra.gov.my/easyarticles/images/users/1140/Malaysian-Guideline-for-Application-of-CTIL-and-CTX-7.1-Edition-16.09.2021.pdf
|
19._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of medical devices
|
NAL
NAL-X
|
2520.20.1000,
2520.20.9000,
3002, 3003, 3004, 3005,
3006, 3307,
3407, 3808, 3821,
3822, 3926, 4014,
4015, 4823, 6115,
6211, 6212, 6307,
8419, 8414, 8418,
8421, 8525, 8713,
9001, 9004, 9005,
9006, 9010, 9011,
9012, 9013, 9018, 9019, 9021, 9022,
9025, 9402, 9405, 9207
|
Medical device as defined in
Section 2 of the Medical Device Act 2012 [Act 737]
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Medical Device Act 2012 [Act 737]
Medical Device Regulation 2012
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Section 15 of the Medical Device Act 2012 [Act 737]
requires all establishment to obtain establishment license in order to
import, export or place any medical device in the market
Section 5 of the Medical Device Act 2012 [Act 737]
requires all medical device to be registered before it can be imported,
exported or placed in the market.
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20._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import of medical device for the purpose of:
•_
Demonstration for marketing
•_
Education
•_
Clinical research of performance evaluation of medical
device
•_
Custom-made medical device
·_
Special access medical device
|
NAL
|
2520.20.1000,
2520.20.9000,
3002, 3003, 3004,
3005, 3006, 3307,
3407, 3808, 3821,
3822, 3926, 4014,
4015, 4823, 6115,
6211, 6212, 6307,
8419, 8414, 8418,
8421, 8525, 8713,
9001, 9004, 9005,
9006, 9010, 9011,
9012, 9013, 9018, 9019, 9021, 9022,
9025, 9402, 9405, 9207
|
Medical device as defined in Section 2 of the Medical
Device Act 2012 [Act 737]
Terms for 'clinical research',
personal use', 'special access medical device' and 'custom-made medical
device' as interpreted in the Medical Device (Exemption) Order 2016
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Medical Device Act 2012 [Act 737]
Medical Device (Exemption) Order 2016
|
Administered by Ministry of
Health (MOH).
Medical Device (Exemption) Order 2016 states that
Minister exempts medical device from Section 5 of the Medical Device Act 2012
[Act 737] if the medical device is:
·_
for the purpose of personal use;
·_
for the purpose of demonstration for marketing;
·_
for the purpose of education;
·_
for the purpose of clinical research of performance
evaluation of medical device;
·_
a custom-made medical device; or
·_
a special access medical device.
However, a notification in
writing to import these medical devices shall be submitted to the Authority.
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21._
|
Prohibition
on the import of lightning arresters containing radioactive material
|
P
|
Various
|
Lightning arresters containing radioactive material
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
The Eleventh Atomic Energy
Licensing Board Meeting (No.1/89) on 23 June 1989 had decided to ban the use
of lightning arresters containing radioactive material due to safety reasons.
|
Administered by Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB),
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).
This measure is listed under Part I of the First
Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of
Imports) Order 2023 which mentioned the list of goods which is absolutely
prohibited from import.
|
22._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of radioactive material and irradiating
apparatus
|
NAL
NAL-X
CP-X
|
2844,
2845,
8531.10.1000,
8531.10.2000,
8531.10.3000,
9022
|
Radioactive material and irradiating apparatus
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
|
Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 [Act 304]
Radiation Protection (Licensing) Regulations 1986
Customs (Prohibition of Import) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB),
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
The Atomic Energy
Licensing Act 1984 [Act 304] is an
Act to provide for the regulation and control of atomic energy, for the
establishment of standards on liability for nuclear damage and for matters
connected therewith or related thereto.
This measure is listed under Part I of the Third
Schedule of Customs (Prohibition of
Exports) Order 2023 which mentioned the list of goods prohibited for export
except in the manner provided.
Import/export is to be accompanied by a letter of approval
by or on behalf Director General of The Department of Atomic Energy Licensing
Board.
|
23._
|
Prohibition on the
import and export of ozone depleting substances
|
P
P-X
|
Various including
2903.14,
2903.19,
2903.76,
2903.77
|
Chemicals including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); halons;
carbon tetrachloride; and methyl chloroform
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer 1987
|
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023
Customs Duties Order 2022
Environmental Quality (Prohibition on the Use of Chlorofluorocarbons and Other Gases as Propellants and Blowing Agents)
Order 1993
Environmental Quality (Halon Management) Regulations
1999
Environmental Quality (Refrigerant Management)
Regulations 2020
Environmental Quality (Refrigerant Management)
(Amendment) Regulations 2021
|
Administered by Department of Environment (DOE), Ministry
of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES).
All imports and exports of the substances are
prohibited.
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20117/2023
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20122/2023
http://www.customs.gov.my/en/pg/Customs%20Order/P.U.%20(A)%20114%20-%20Peintah%20Duti%20Kastam%202022.pdf
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(A)%20395/2021
|
24._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of Ozone Depleting Substances
|
NAL
NAL-X
GQC
|
Various including
2903.71
2903.72
2903.73
2903.74
2903.75
2903.79
|
Chemicals including hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HCFCs)
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer 1987
|
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023
Customs Duties Order 2022
|
Administered by Department of Environment (DOE), Ministry
of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES).
All
imports and exports are required to have Approval Permit from Department of
Environment, Ministry of Natural
Resources, Environment and Climate Change. Quotas of imports are
allocated to each importer.
https://newepermit.dagangnet.com.my/epermit/login/login_notice.html?rndm=3325078126
|
25._
|
Non-automatic licensing for the import and export of
used electrical and electronic equipment
|
NAL
NAL - X
|
Various within Third Schedule, Part I (item 68), in
Malaysia's Custom (Prohibition of Import) Order 2023
Various within Third Schedule Part I (item 37-43) of
Malaysia's Custom (Prohibition of Export) Order 2023
|
Used electrical and
electronic equipment as listed under Third Schedule, Part I (item 68)
Used electrical and electronic equipment
as listed under Third Schedule Part I
(item 37-43), Custom (Prohibition of Export) Order 2023
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
Basel Convention for the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal
|
Guidelines on the Transboundary Movement of Used
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (UEEE) in Malaysia
|
Administered by Department of Environment (DOE), Ministry
of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES).
The Guidelines on the Transboundary Movement of Used
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (UEEE) in Malaysia elaborate the criteria
of UEEE in importation and exportation activities in the country. https://www.doe.gov.my/garis-panduan-buangan-terjadual/
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26._
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Non-automatic
licensing for the import of toxic and/or hazardous wastes
|
NAL
|
Various within Third
Schedule Part I (item 54) of Malaysia's Custom (Prohibition of Import) Order
2023
|
Toxic and/or hazardous wastes
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
Basel Convention for the Control of Transboundary Movements
of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal
|
Environmental Quality Act 1974 [Act 127]
|
Administered by Department of Environment (DOE), Ministry
of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC).
The Environmental
Quality Act 1974 [Act 127] is an
Act relating to the prevention, abatement, control of pollution and
enhancement of the environment, and for purposes connected therewith.
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27._
|
Prohibition on the
import of bullet-proof suits (vests, helmets, etc) or explosive suits, except
under defined conditions
|
CP
|
6204.19
6204.39
6506.10.9000
|
Bullet-proof suits (vests, helmets, etc.) or explosive
suits including other articles of clothing intended as protection against
attack or explosives
|
Articles XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Emergency (Prohibition of Uniforms and Dresses)
Regulation (Amendment) 1978
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia Police (RMP).
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20117/2023
Import is to be accompanied by an import permit from
the Chief Police Officer.
https://www.rmp.gov.my/orang-awam/pelesenan/pelesenan-am/panduan-permohonan
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28._
|
Prohibition on the
import of any piece of equipment, apparatus, appliance or any other device
capable of producing the sound of a siren, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
8531.10,
8531.80.1000
|
Any piece of equipment,
apparatus, appliance or any other device capable of producing the sound of a siren
or any other sound resembling that of a siren irrespective of its mode of
operation (use by police or ambulance or fire brigade)
|
Articles XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20117/2023
Import is to be accompanied by an approval letter from
the Chief Police Officer.
https://www.rmp.gov.my/orang-awam/pelesenan/pelesenan-am/panduan-permohonan
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29._
|
Prohibition on the
import of pepper spray or security spray, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
9304.00.9000
|
Pepper spray or security spray
(spraying device in the form of aerosol consisting of an irritating agent spraying
device)
|
Articles XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Customs Act 1967 [Act
235]
Corrosive
and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 [Act 357]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20117/2023
Import is to be accompanied by an approval letter from
the Chief Police Officer.
https://www.rmp.gov.my/orang-awam/pelesenan/pelesenan-am/panduan-permohonan
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30._
|
Prohibition on the
import of expandable batons, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
9304.00.9000
|
Expandable batons and the like
|
Articles XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Arms Act 1960 [Act
206]
Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive
Weapons Act 1958 [Act 357]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports)
Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
The Arms Act 1960 [Act 206] is an Act relating to arms,
imitation arms and ammunition.
Import is to be accompanied by an approval letter from
the Chief Police Officer.
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31._
|
Prohibition on the
import and export of arms and ammunition, except under defined conditions
|
CP
CP-X
|
93.01,
9302.00.0000,
93.03,
9304.00,
93.05,
9306.29.0000,
9306.30,
9306.90.0000
|
Arms and ammunition as defined under the Arms Act 1960
including:
i)_
Paintball marker or/and paintball pellets for sporting
ii)_
Taser guns
|
Articles XX(a), XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Arms Act 1960 [Act
206]
Customs (Prohibition of Exports)
Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of Imports)
Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
Paint Ball and Taser Gun are
defined under Section 2 of the Arms Act 1960 [Act 206] which has come
into force under Section 15(1) stated that no person can import arms or
ammunition or any part of arms into Malaysia, whether by sea, land or air,
unless he holds an import license on its behalf.
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32._
|
Prohibition on the
import of fireworks, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
3604.10.0000
3604.90.9000
|
Fireworks including firecrackers
|
Article XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Explosives Act 1957 [Act 207]
Explosive Rules 1923
Customs (Prohibition of Imports)
Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
The Explosives Act 1957 [Act 207] is an Act relating to the manufacture, use, sale,
storage, transport, import and export of explosives.
Import is to be accompanied by an import licence from
the Chief Police Officer.
https://www.rmp.gov.my/orang-awam/pelesenan/pelesenan-am/panduan-permohonan
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33._
|
Prohibition on the
import of shotgun cartridges, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
9306.21.0000
|
Shotgun cartridges
|
Articles XX(a), XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Arms Act 1960 [Act
206]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports)
Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
Section 15(1) of the Arms Act
1960 [Act 206] states that no person can import arms or ammunition or
any part of arms into Malaysia, whether by sea, land or air, unless he holds
an import license on its behalf.
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34._
|
Prohibition on the
import of imitation arms, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
3926.40.0000
4420.10.0000
7326.90.9990
7419.99.9100
7616.99.9000
9503.00.4000
9503.00.9400
9503.00.9900
|
Imitation arms including toy
guns and toy pistols
|
Articles XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Arms Act 1960 [Act
206]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports)
Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
Section 36(1) of the Arms Act
1960 [Act 206] states that any person who shall import or have in his
possession or custody an imitation arm shall, on conviction, be liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding
five thousand ringgit or to both: Provided that it shall not constitute an
offence under this section:
(b) for any person to import or
be in possession of an imitation arm under and in accordance with a licence,
in such form as may be prescribed, issued by the Chief Police Officer of the
State in which the person resides or, in the case of a person importing the
arms in the ordinary course of business, in which he carries on business.
|
35._
|
Prohibition on the
import of imitation hand grenades, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
3926.40.0000
4420.10.0000
7326.90.9990
7419.99.9100
7616.99.9000
9503.00.4000
9503.00.9400
9503.00.9900
|
Imitation hand grenades, including toy grenades
|
Articles XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Arms Act 1960 [Act
206]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports)
Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20117/2023
Import is to be accompanied by a licence issued by or
on behalf of the Chief Police Officer. https://www.rmp.gov.my/orang-awam/pelesenan/pelesenan-am/panduan-permohonan
|
36._
|
Prohibition on the import
of explosives, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
|
Explosives including:
|
Articles XX(a), XX(b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Explosives Act 1957 [Act 207]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP).
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20117/2023
Import is to be accompanied by an import licence from
the Chief Police Officer.
https://www.rmp.gov.my/orang-awam/pelesenan/pelesenan-am/panduan-permohonan
|
3601.00.00
00
|
1)_
Propellent
powders
|
3602.00.00
00
|
2)_
Prepared explosives, other than propellent
powders
|
36.03
|
3)_
safety
fuses, detonating fuses; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric
detonators (including C218)
|
3604.90
|
4)_ pyrotechnic articles including signalling
flares, rain rockets and fog signals
|
3912.20,
3915.90.0030,
3916.90.7000,
3917.29.1100,
3917.29.1200,
3917.29.1900,
3917.29.2400,
3917.31.1900,
3917.31.2500,
3917.32.9100,
3917.32.9200,
3917.32.9500,
3918.90.1500,
3919.10.9200,
3919.90.9200,
3920.79.1000,
3921.19.2034
|
5)_ Nitrocellulose in primary form and its
articles, including waste
|
2920.21.0000,
2920.22.0000,
2920.29.0000,
2920.30.0000,
2920.90.0000
|
6)_
Nitroglycerin
|
2852.10.1000,
2852.10.2000,
2852.10.9000,
2852.90.1000,
2852.90.9000,
2852.90.9000
|
7)_
Mercury
fulminate
|
2850.00.0000
|
8)_
Lead
azide
|
2908.99.0000
|
9)_
Lead
styphnate (lead 2,4,6-trinitroresorcinate)
|
2908.99.0000
|
10)_ Picric acid (trinitrophenol)
|
2904.20.1000
2904.20.9000
|
11)_ 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)
|
2920.90.0000
|
Pentaerythritol
tetranitrate (PETN)
|
2925.29.0000
|
12)_ Nitroguanidine
|
2933.69.0000
|
13)_ Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (hexogen)
|
37._
|
Prohibition on the
import of offensive weapons, except under defined conditions
|
CP
|
93.07
|
Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances, keris,
daggers, flick knife, axes, spears or spearheads and cross bows
|
Articles XX(a), XX (b) and XXI of the GATT
|
Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive
Weapons Act 1958 [Act 357]
Customs (Prohibition of Imports)
Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of Home
Affairs (MOHA).
The Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive
Weapons Act 1958 [Act 357] is an
Act to provide certain penalties relating to the unlawful possession of
corrosive and explosive substances and the carrying of offensive weapons.
|
38._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of all endangered animals and plants
listed under CITES
|
NAL
NAL-X
|
Various within
Malaysia's Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
Various within
Malaysia's Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023
|
Animal means any member of the animal kingdom, and
includes-
a) any mammal (other than man), bird, reptile,
amphibian, fish, mollusc, arthropod, or other vertebrate or invertebrate,
whether alive or dead, and the egg, young or immature form thereof; and
b) any readily recognizable part or derivative of an
animal.
Plant means any member of the plant kingdom, whether
live or dead, and any readily recognizable part or derivative of a plant.
|
Articles XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES)
|
International Trade
In Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act 686]
Customs (Prohibition
of Imports) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of Exports)
Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES).
The International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008
[Act 686] is an Act to implement
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES) and to provide for other matters connected therewith.
https://cites.org/eng/resources/quotas/export_quotas?field_party_quotas_tid=malaysia&field_full_name_tid=&field_export_quotas_year_value%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2018&items_per_page=50
|
39._
|
National annual quota
for the export of certain CITES-listed animals and plants
|
GQC-S
|
Various within
Malaysia's Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
Various within
Malaysia's Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023
|
Animal means any member of the animal kingdom, and
includes:
a) any mammal (other than man), bird, reptile,
amphibian, fish, mollusc, arthropod, or other vertebrate or invertebrate,
whether alive or dead, and the egg, young or immature form thereof; and
b) any readily recognizable part or derivative of an
animal.
Plant means any member of the plant kingdom, whether
live or dead, and any readily recognizable part or derivative of a plant.
|
Articles XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES)
|
International Trade
in Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act 686]
Customs (Prohibition
of Imports) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition
of Exports) Order 2023
|
Administered by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
(NRES).
The International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008
[Act 686] is an Act to implement
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES) and to provide for other matters connected therewith.
https://cites.org/eng/resources/quotas/export_quotas?field_party_quotas_tid=malaysia&field_full_name_tid=&field_export_quotas_year_value%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2018&items_per_page=50
|
40._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of rough diamonds
|
NAL
NAL-X
|
7102.10
7102.21
7102.31
|
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or
set. Unsorted
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or
set– Industrial; Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or
set. – Non-industrial; Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted
|
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) was
adopted in December 2000 under United Nations General Assembly Resolution
55/56 (UNGA)
An international certification for rough diamonds to
exclude conflict diamonds from legitimate trade
G/C/W/753 Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for
rough diamonds – Request for an extension of a WTO waiver
|
Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
|
Administered by
Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)
Application for Kimberley Process Certificate to be
made prior to exportation or importation to accompany movements of rough
diamonds.
|
41._
|
Temporary export ban
on face masks, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|
CP-X
|
6307.90.40
6307.90.90
|
Face masks as listed below:
(1)_ face mask (surgical/medical)
1 ply (ear loop)
(2)_ face mask
(surgical/medical) 2 ply (ear loop)
(3)_ face mask
(surgical/medical) 3 ply (ear loop/head loop/ head tie-on)
(4)_
face mask (surgical/medical) N95
|
Article XI(2a) of the GATT
|
Customs (Prohibition of Exports) (Amendment) (No.2)
Order 2020 [Government Gazette Jil. 64 - No. 6 (19 March 2020)]
Entry into force:
20 March 2020
|
Administered by Ministry of
Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN).
Details of the requirement can be accessed at:
http://www.customs.gov.my/en/cp/Documents/P.U%20(A)%2092%20-%20Perintah%20Kastam%20(Larangan%20Mengenai%20Eksport)%20(Pindaan)%20(No.%202)%20-%202020.pdf
Export of such product(s) must
be accompanied by a letter of approval issued by the Controller of Supplies, Ministry
of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) under the Control of Supplies Act
1961.
|
42._
|
Prohibition of Import
on Unsorted Waste Paper
|
P
|
4707.90
|
Mixed
waste and scrap of miscellaneous paper or paperboard (i.e., different quality
or mixed waste paper composition and scheduled waste or mixed office waste of
miscellaneous paper, does not contain ground wood pulp miscellaneous paper,
mix corrugated and non-corrugated).
|
Article XX(d) of the GATT
|
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023 [P.U. (A) 117/2023]
Environmental
Quality Act 1974 [Act 127]
|
Administered by Ministry of
Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
|
43._
|
Non-automatic
licensing for the import and export of Tert-Butyl 4-(phenylamino)
piperidine-1-carboxylate
(1-boc-4-AP),
Norfentanyl and N-Phenyl-4 piperidinamine
(4-AP)
|
NAL
NAL-X
|
2933.34, 2933.39
|
|
Article XX(b) of the GATT
The United Nations Convention against Illicit
Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988
|
Poisons Act 1952
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023 [P.U. (A)
117/2023]
Customs
(Prohibition of Export) Order 2023 [P.U. (A) 122/2023]
|
Administered by Pharmaceutical
Services Programme, Ministry of Health (MOH).
|