G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
 
8 January 2024  
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS  
MALAYSIA  
The following communication, dated 22 December  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Malaysia . 
 
A. Notifying Member : Malaysia  
B. Date of notification : 24 October 2023  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/MYS/ 2 
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. , notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in (doc symbol)  which are of the following 
nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintain ed by (Member ): 
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period  2022-2024 
and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September  2023 
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications wi th information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
  
 
 
* In English  only.  
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
- 2 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR 
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1.  Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
export of strategic 
goods and technology  NAL-X Various:  
E.g.: guns, 
ammunitions, 
explosives, valve, 
integrated circuits, 
maraging steel, and 
carbon fibre, etc.  
 
Strategic Trade 
(Strategic Items) 
(Amendment) Order 
2018,  (Ame ndment) 
Order 2021 and  
Strategic Trade 
(Strategic  Items) 
(Amendment) Order 
2023.  
 
Available in:  
https://lom.agc.gov.m
y/act-
view.php?type=pua&la
ng=BI&no=P.U.%20(A
)%20263/2018  
 
https://lom.agc.gov.m
y/act-
view.php?type=pua&la
ng=BI&no=P.U.%20(A
)%20159/2021   
 
https://lom.agc.gov.m
y/ilims/upload/portal/a
kta/outputp/1829449/P
UA%20196%20(2023).
pdf 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 con trolled under the 
international export 
control regimes, as well as 
the relevant United 
Nations Security Council 
Resolutions.  
 
Available in:  
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
view.php?type=pua&lang=
BI&no=P.U.%20(A)%2026
3/2018  
 
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
view.php?type=pua&lang=
BI&no=P.U.%20(A)%2015
9/2021  
 Articles XX(a), XX(b) and 
XXI of the GATT  
 
United Nation Security 
Council  Resolution 
(UNSCR) 1540 adopted 
on 28 April 2004  Strategic Trade Act 
2010 [ Act 708 ] 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.   
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
- 3 - QR 
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
https://www.miti.gov.my/
miti/resources/STA%20Fol
der/PDF%20file/FINAL_Str
ategic_Trade_(Strategic_It
ems)_List_2023.pdf   
2.  Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import of 
unmanufactured 
tobacco, and tobacco 
refuse  NAL 2401.10  
2401.20  
2401.30  Unmanufactured tobacco, 
and tobacco refuse  Article XX(b) of the GATT  
 
Article 5 of the World 
Health Organization 
(WHO) Framework 
Convention on Tobacco 
Control (FCTC)  Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 20 23 Administered by National 
Kenaf and Tobacco Board 
(NKTB), Department of 
Malaysian Quarant ine 
Inspection Services 
(MAQIS)  and Ministry of 
Plantation and 
Commodities (KPK) . 
3.  Import prohibition of 
illegally logged timber 
from Indonesia  P 4403 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  Article XX(d) of the GATT  Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 20 23 
 
MTIB Director General 
Circular Letter dated  
26 June 2002 and 26 
May 2003  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 Indones ia in 
order to prevent illegal 
logging, including through 
the letter from Indonesia's 
Forestry Department 
dated 1 November 2005 
(S.1213/II -KLN/2005) . 
4.  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  Dangerous Drugs as listed 
under First Schedule of the 
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 
[Act 234 ] Article XX(a) and XX(b) 
of the GATT  
 
Single Convention on 
Narcotic Drugs 1961  Dangerous Drugs Act 
1952 [ Act 234 ] and its 
Regulations  Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH) . 
 
The Dangerous Drugs Act 
1952 [ Act 234 ] is an Act to  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
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.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/pa
nduan -permohonan -
kebenaran -import -
eksport -bahan -
psikotropik -dadah -
berbahay a.html  
5.  Non-automatic  
import and export 
authorization for 
psychotropic 
substances  NAL 
NAL-X 
CP 
CP-X Various   
(Within Chapters 28, 
29 and 30 e.g., 
3004.90.9900)  and 
3822.00.0000  Psychotropic Substances 
as specified in the Third 
Schedule of the  Poisons 
Act 1952 [ Act 366 ] Article XX(a) and XX(b) 
of the GATT  
 
Convention on 
Psychotropic Substances 
1971 Poisons Act 1952 [ Act 
366] 
 
Poisons  (Psychotropic  
Substances) 
Regulations 1989  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:   
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
https://www.pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/pa
nduan -permohonan -
kebenaran -import -
eksport -bahan -
psikotropik -dadah -
berbahaya .html 
6.  Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import of substances 
specified as poisons  NAL 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)  Poisons as list ed under First 
Schedule of the Poisons Act 
1952 [ Act 366 ] Articles XX(a) and XX(b) 
of the GATT  Poisons Act 1952 [ Act 
366] 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.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/pa
nduan -permohonan -lesen -
jenis-b-e-permit -natrium -
hidroksida -bahan -
psikotropik.html  
7.  Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import and export of 
precursor substances  NAL 
NAL-X 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 20 23 
 
Customs ( Prohibition of 
Export)  Order 20 23 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.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/gar
is-panduan -umum -
permohonan -epermit - 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
import -eksport -
dikeluarkan -bpf-kkm.html  
8.  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)  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 20 23 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Export)  Order 20 23 Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH).  
 
Details of the requirement 
can be accessed at:  
https://www.pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/gar
is-panduan -umum -
permohonan -epermit -
import -eksport -
dikeluarkan -bpf-kkm.html  
9.  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 20 23 and Second 
Schedule of Customs 
(Prohibition of Exports) 
Order 20 23 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 20 23 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Exports) Order 2023  Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH) .  
 
Details of the requirement 
can be accessed at:  
https://www.pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ ms/dokumen/gar
is-panduan -umum -
permohonan -epermit -
import -eksport -
dikeluarkan -bpf-kkm.html   
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
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 20 23 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 20 23 Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH).  
 
Details of the requirement 
can be accessed at:  
https://www.pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/gar
is-panduan -umum -
permohonan -epermit -
import -eksport -
dikeluarkan -bpf-kkm.html  
11.  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)  Poisons as listed under First 
Schedule of the Poisons Act 
1952 [ Act 366 ] and Second 
Schedule  of Customs 
(Prohibition of Imports)  
Order 20 23 Article XX(b) of the GATT  Poisons Act 1952 [ Act 
366] 
 
Customs Act 1967 [ Act 
235] 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports)  Order 20 23 Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH).  
 
Details of the requirement 
can be accessed at:  
https://www.pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ ms/dokumen/gar
is-panduan -umum -
permohonan -epermit -
import -eksport -
dikeluarkan -bpf-kkm.html  
12.  Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import of:  
• Nicotine and its 
salt 
• Essential oils 
containing nicotine  NAL 2939.79.00 00 
33.01  
 Poisons as listed under First 
Schedule of the Poisons Act 
1952 [ Act 366 ] and Second 
Schedule  of Customs 
(Prohibition of Imports)  
Order 20 23 Article XX(b) of the GATT  Poisons Act 1952 [ Act 
366] 
 
Customs Act 1967 [ Act 
235] 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports)  Order 20 23 Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH) . 
 
Details of the requirement 
can be accessed at:  
https://www. pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/gar
is-panduan -umum -
permohonan -epermit -
import -eksport -
dikeluarkan -bpf-kkm.html  
13.  Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import of 
Phosphorus, 
Hypophosphoric acid NAL Various (within 
Chapter 28 e.g.,  
2804.70.0000  
2809.20.3100  
2809.20.9100  Poisons as listed under First 
Schedule of the Poisons Act 
1952 [ Act 366 ] and Second 
Schedule  of Customs Article XX(b) of the GATT  Poisons Act 1952 [ Act 
366] 
 
Customs Act 1967 [ Act 
235] Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH).  
 
Details of the requirement 
can be accessed at:   
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
& Hypophosphorous 
acid 2811.19.9000)  (Prohibition of Imports)  
Order 20 23 
 
Products:  Phosphorus, 
Hypopho sphoric acid &  
Hypophosphorous acid   
Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports)  Order 20 23 https://www.pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/gar
is-panduan -umum -
permohonan -epermit -
import -eksport -
dikeluarkan -bpf-kkm.html  
14.  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 20 23 Article XX(b) of the GATT  Poisons Act 1952 [ Act 
366] 
 
Customs Act 1967 [ Act 
235] 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports)  Order 20 23 Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH).  
 
Details of the requirement 
can be accessed at:  
https://www.pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/gar
is-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, 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 20 23 Article XX(b) of the GATT  Poisons Act 1952 [ Act 
366] 
 
Customs Act 1967 [ Act 
235] 
 Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH) . 
 
Details of the requirement 
can be acces sed at: 
https://www.pharmacy.go
v.my/v2/ms/dokumen/gari 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Salmeterol, 
Terbutaline or 
Formoterol  Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports)  Order 20 23 s-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 Articles XX(a) and XX(b) 
of the GATT  Sale of Drugs Act 1952 
[Act 368 ] 
 
Control of Drugs and 
Cosmetics Regulatio ns 
1984 Administered by Ministry of 
Health (MOH) . 
 
Details of the cosmetic 
notification requirement 
can be accessed at:   
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
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.  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,  Medical device as defined in 
Section 2 of the Medical 
Device Act 2012 [ Act 737 ] Article XX(b) o f 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, 
expor t or place any medical 
device in the market  
 
Section 5 of the Medical 
Device Act 2012 [ Act 737 ] 
requires all medical device  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
9025, 9402, 9405, 
9207 to be registered before it 
can be imported, exported 
or placed in the market . 
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 me dical 
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 acc ess medical 
device.  
 
However, a notification in 
writing to import these 
medical devices shall be 
submitted to the Authority.  
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 20 23 
 Administered by Atomic 
Energy Licensing Board 
(AELB), Ministry of  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
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.  Science, Technology and 
Innovation (MOSTI).  
 
This measure is listed 
under Part I of the First 
Schedule of Customs 
(Prohibition of Imports) 
Order 20 23 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 20 23 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Exports) Order 20 23 Administered by Atomic 
Energy Licensing Board 
(AELB), Ministry of 
Science, Technology and 
Innovation (MOSTI)  
 
The Atomic Energy  
Licensing Act 1984 [ Act 
304] is a n 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 20 23 which 
mentioned the list of goods 
prohibited for export 
except in the manner 
provided.   
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 
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 20 23 
 
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/ac
t-
view.php?type=pua&no=P.
U.%20(A)%20117/2023  
 
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
view.php?type=pua&no=P.
U.%20(A)%20122/2023  
 
http://www.customs.gov.
my/en/pg/Customs%20Or
der/P.U.%20(A)%20114%
20-
%20Peintah%20Duti%20K
astam%202022.pdf  
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
view.php?type=pua&lang= 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
BI&no=P.U.%20(A)%2039
5/2021  
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 20 23 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Exports) Order 20 23 
 
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.dagan
gnet.com.my/epermit/logi
n/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 20 23 
 
Various within Third 
Schedule Part I (item 
37-43) of Malaysia's 
Custom (Prohibition of 
Export) Order 20 23 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  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
exportation activities in the 
country. 
https://www.doe.gov.my/g
aris-panduan -buangan -
terjadual/  
26.  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 20 23 Toxic and/or hazardous 
wastes  Article XX(b) of the GATT  
 
Basel Convention for the 
Control of 
Transboundary  
Movements of Hazardous 
Waste and their Disposa l 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 a n 
Act relating to the 
prevention, abatement, 
control of pollution and 
enhancement of the 
environment, and for 
purposes connected 
therewith.  
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 20 23 Administered by Royal 
Malaysia Police (RMP) . 
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
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/pelesena
n-am/panduan -
permohonan    
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
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 20 23 Administered b y Royal 
Malaysia Police (RMP) . 
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
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/pelesena
n-am/panduan -
permohonan  
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 20 23 Administered by Royal 
Malaysia Police (RMP) . 
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
view.php?type=pua&no=P.
U.%20(A)%20117/2023  
 
Import is to be 
accompanied by an 
approval letter from the 
Chief Po lice Officer.  
https://www.rmp.gov.my/
orang -
awam/pelesenan/pelesena
n-am/panduan -
permohonan  
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 Administered by Royal 
Malaysia Police (RMP) . 
 
The Arms Act 1960 [ Act 
206] is an Act relating to  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
and Offensive Weapons 
Act 1958 [ Act 357 ] 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 20 23 arms, imitation arms and 
ammunition.  
 
Import is to be 
accompanied by an 
approval letter from the 
Chief Police Officer.  
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 20 23 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 20 23 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.  
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 20 23 Administered by Royal 
Malaysia Police (RMP) . 
 
The Explosives Act 1957 
[Act 207 ] is an Act relating 
to the manufacture, use, 
sale, storage, transport, 
import an d export of 
explosives.  
 
Import is to be 
accompanied by an import 
licence from the Chief 
Police Officer.  
https://www.rmp.gov.my/
orang - 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
awam/pelesenan/pelesena
n-am/panduan -
permohonan   
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 20 23 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.  
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 20 23 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  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
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 20 23 Administered by Royal 
Malaysia Police (RMP).  
 
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
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/pelesena
n-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 20 23 Administered by Royal 
Malaysia Police (RMP) . 
 
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ac
t-
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.  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)   
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
3604.90  4) pyrotechnic articles 
including signalling 
flares, rain rockets 
and fog signals  https://www.rmp.gov.my/
orang -
awam/pelesenan/pelesena
n-am/panduan -
permohonan  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)   
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
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) Cyclotrimethylenetrin
itramine (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 Offens ive 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, 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 (Prohibitio n 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/resou
rces/quotas/export_quotas
?field_part y_quotas_tid=m 
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
whether live or dead, and 
any read ily recognizable 
part or derivative of a plant.  alaysia&field_full_name_ti
d=&field_export_quotas_y
ear_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, fi sh, 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/resou
rces/quotas/export_quotas
?field_party_quotas_tid=m
alaysia&field_full_name_ti
d=&field_export_quotas_y
ear_value%5Bvalue%5D%
5Byear%5D=201 8&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  
 Kimberley Process 
Certification Scheme 
(KPCS) was adopted in 
December 2000 under 
United Nations General 
Assembly Resolution 
55/56 (UNGA)  
 
An international 
certification for rough 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.   
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Diamonds, whether or not 
worked, but not mounted 
or set. – Non-industrial; 
Unworked or simply sawn, 
cleaved or bruted  diamonds to exclude 
conflict diamonds from 
legitimate trade  
 
G/C/W/753 Kimberley 
Process Certification 
Scheme for rough 
diamond s – Request for 
an extension of a WTO 
waiver  
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) (Amendmen t) 
(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%20K astam%
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 Co st of Living (KPDN)  
under the Control of 
Supplies Act 1961.   
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
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 ] 
 
Environmen tal 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 
Pharm aceutical Services 
Programme, Ministry of 
Health (MOH).  
  
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
- 25 - Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. , set in the Agreement on 
Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc .) contains 
information on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreement on Agriculture  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction? Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/AG/N/              
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction? Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notificati on: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev . 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
WT/BOP/N/              
 
   
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- 26 - 3.  Agreement on Safeguards  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction? Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notificati on: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/SG/N/              
 
4.  Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non -automatic licences)  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction? Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below th e relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(2022) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 5 Control of Import of 
Scheduled Wastes 
(Toxic and Hazardous 
Wastes)  NAL Various scheduled 
wastes as defined in 
the Environmental 
Quality (Scheduled 
Wastes)  Regulations 
2005 and the 
Customs (Prohibition 
of Imports) Order 
2017 
 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 ] 
 
Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 20 17 Administered b y 
Department of 
Environment  (DOE ), 
Ministry  of Natural 
Resources and 
Environmental 
Sustainability (NRES).   
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
- 27 - Document 
symbol of 
notification  General description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(2022) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 5 Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import of kain sarong 
batik (by traditional 
batik process)  NAL Certain codes under 
heading 6211  
 Kain sarong  batik 
(by traditional 
batik process)  Article XX(f) of the 
GATT  
 
 Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 2017  Administered by Ministry 
of I nvestment,  Trade 
and Industry (MITI) . 
 
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 5 Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import of Used Brakes 
and Servo Brake s NAL Certain codes under 
headings 87.01, 
87.02, 87.03, 87.04, 
87.05, 87.09, and 
87.11;  Used brakes and 
servo -brakes 
including used 
brake pad, and 
brake lining, for 
motor vehicles  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 2017  Administered by Ministry 
of Investment, Trade  
and Industry (MITI) . 
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 5 Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import of all kinds of 
reusable batteries 
(accumulators) for 
motor vehicles  NAL Certain codes under 
headings 87.01, 
87.02, 87.03, 87.04, 
87.05, 87.09, and 
87.11  All kinds of 
reusable batteries 
(accumulators) 
for motor vehicles  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 2017  Administered by Ministry 
of Investment, Trade  
and Industry (MITI) . 
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 5 Non-automatic 
licensing for the 
import and export of 
toxic chemicals and 
their precursors 
covered under the 
Convention on the 
Prohibition of the 
Development, 
Production,  
Stockpiling and Use of 
Chemical Weapons 
and on Their 
Destruction 1993 
(CWC)  NAL 
NAL-X 2812.11 , 
2812.14 , 
2812.17 , 
2853.10 , 
2903.19 , 
2905.19 , 
2918.19 , 
2920.21 , 
2920.24 , 
2921.19 , 
2922.15 , 
2930.90 , 
2931.90 , 
2933.39 , 
3002.90  Toxic chemicals 
and their 
precursors 
covered under the 
Convention on the 
Prohibition of the 
Development, 
Production, 
Stockpiling and 
Use of Chemical 
Weapons and on 
Their Destruction 
1993 (CWC)  Article XX(b) and XXI 
of the GATT  
 
Convention on the 
Prohibitio n of the 
Development, 
Production, Stockpiling 
and Use of Chemical 
Weapons and on Their 
Destruction 1993 
(CWC)  Customs (Prohibition of 
Imports) Order 2017  Approval letter from 
Ministry of Foreign Affair 
Malaysia  (KLN) . 
 
Administered by Ministry 
of Investmen t, Trade 
and Industry (MITI) . 
   
  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/3  
 
- 28 - 5. Other notifications  
 
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications? Yes     No   
B. If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notificatio n: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev . 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
             
 
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