G/LIC/N/2/MYS/6  
 
23 January 2014  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5 
MALAYSIA  
The following notification, dated 19 December 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Malaysia. 
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1. 
(a) Title / number / date of the law or  regulation establishing / changing 
the import licensing procedure: 
 The requirement of Import License on products under HS72.27 was gazetted 
under Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No.5) Order 2013 on 19 December 2013 (Effective date: 1 January 2014). 
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information 
and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):  
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS 
Nomenclature (i.e. 1996;  2002 or 2007).  A bbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Plea se do not use PDF, or photocopies .) 
 No.   HS Code   Item     D a t e  o f  E f f e c t   C h a n g e  
 1.  72.27   Bars and rods, hot-rolled,  
      in irregularly wound coils,  
      of other alloy steel.       
 2.  7227.10.000  -- Of high speed steel 1 January 2014 Requirement for  
             I m p o r t  L i c e n c e  
 3.  7227.20.000  -- Of silico-manganese  1 January 2014  Requirement for  
      s t e e l        I m p o r t  L i c e n c e  
 
 4.  7227.90.000  -- Other         1 January 2014  Requirement for  
             I m p o r t  L i c e n c e  
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  (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Director 
Import and Export Control Division 
Ministry of International Trade Industry (MITI) 2nd Floor, Block 10 Government Office Complex 
Jalan Duta, 50622 Kuala Lumpur 
Tel: 603 – 6200 0347/ 6200 0000 Fax: 603 – 6201 3012  
(c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Director 
Import and Export Control Division 
Ministry of International Trade Industry (MITI) 
2nd Floor, Block 10 Government Office Complex Jalan Duta, 50622 Kuala Lumpur 
Tel: 603 – 6200 0347/ 6200 0000 
Fax: 603 – 6201 3012  
(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
 The procedures are published in http://www.miti.gov.my  from 9 December 2013.  
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
[ ] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:  N/A 
 [X] Non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:   
The measure is implemented to ensure public safety and to monitor the  
importation of products under HS code 7227.  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided 
 Licensing procedure will continue as there is a need to ensure public safety and 
for monitoring purposes.  
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes related to the ad ministrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.)  
 
 
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