WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
10 October 2011  
 (11-4938) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
1 
 
Notification under Article 7.3 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures 
 
MALAYSIA 
 
  The following communication, dated 7 October 2011, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Malaysia.  
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 Malaysia's import licensing regime, as notifie d in the document G/LIC/N/3/MYS/6 has not 
been modified and remains valid for 2011, except for the changes to which this document refers to.   
 
 Import controls are administered by one authority, the Royal Customs Department of 
Malaysia, but a number of Ministries and Government  Agencies are responsible for the legislation and 
approval of licences.  Consequently, replies to th e Questionnaire have been organised according to 
specific products or goods, and the legislative in struments under which their import controls are 
maintained. 
 
I.  PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO IMPORT LICENSING UNDER THE CUSTOMS 
(PROHIBITION OF IMPORTS) ORDER 2008 - (MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY) ................................................................... 3  
II.  FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS - (FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 
OF MALAYSIA AND DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES MALAYSIA) ............................ 5  
A. 
FISHERIES ACT 1985 .................................................................................................................... 5  
III. PLANT AND PLANTING MATERIALS - (DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE) .................................................................................................................. ... 8 
IV.  RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL/IRRADIATING APPARATUS - (ATOMIC 
ENERGY LICENSING BOARD) ......................................................................................... 11  
V.  ANIMAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS - (DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY 
SERVICES) ..................................................................................................................... ........ 13 
VI.  IMPORTATION OF PESTICIDES FOR SALE - (PESTICIDES BOARD OF 
MALAYSIA) ..................................................................................................................... ...... 16 
VIII. RICE, GLUTINOUS FLOUR, RICE VERMICELLI, MILL MACHINERY - 
(MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE A ND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY) ........................... 18  
IX.  IMPORTATION OF ROUND CABBAGE AND UNROASTED COFFEE 
BEANS - (FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AUTHORITY (FAMA)) ....................................................................................................................... ........... 19  
                                                      
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire. G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  XV. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – (MINISTRY OF ENERGY, GREEN 
TECHNOLOGY AND WATER) .......................................................................................... 22  
XVI. INTOXICATING LIQUOR, TOBACCO AND DENATURED SPIRIT - 
(ROYAL CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT OF MALAYSIA) .................................................. 29  
XVII. TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS - (MALAYSIAN 
COMMUNICATIONS AND MULT IMEDIA COMMISSION) ........................................ 31  
XVIII. THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCES AND GOODS - (DRUG CONTROL 
AUTHORITY) .................................................................................................................... .... 33 
XIX. CONTROL OF IMPORT OF SCHEDULED WASTES (TOXIC AND 
HAZARDOUS WASTES) – (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT) ............................. 35  
XX. SAWLOGS/WOOD IN THE ROUND/ROUGHLY SQUARED OR 
HALF-SQUARED BUT NOT FURTHER MANUFACTURED; LARGE, SCANTLING AND SQUARES OF 60 SQUARE INCHES AND ABOVE - (MALAYSIAN TIMBER INDUST RY BOARD (MTIB))................................................... 37  
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  I. PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO IMPORT LICENSING UNDER THE CUSTOMS 
(PROHIBITION OF IMPO RTS) ORDER 2008 - (MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL 
TRADE AND INDUSTRY)  
Outline of system 
 
1. Importation of selected industrial products is  subjected to import licensing administered by 
MITI.  
Purpose and coverage of licensing 
 
2. Licences are categorised into automa tic and non-automatic import licensing: 
 Automatic Import licensing 
 
 Safety helmets, all single and multi-colour copying machines, motor-homes, bodies (including cabs) of motor vehicles, chassis and part s thereof for motor vehicles, prime movers, wheat 
flour, high speed photocopier, electronic control mast er playback, sugar, activated clay and bleaching 
earth, wire and cables, ship's derricks, cranes (inc luding cable cranes), mobile lifting frames, straddle 
carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane (w ith exception of gantry cranes), palfinger fully 
hydraulic compact, hydraulic loading cranes, crawler cranes, cement, steel long products such as bars, 
wire rods and steel billets and steel flat products su ch as hot rolled coils, cold rolled coils, steel plates, 
liquid milk (sterilised/non-sterilised)  in any fo rm including flavoured milk recombined or 
reconstituted and  twelve ( 12) bore shot gun cartridges. 
 Non-automatic Import licensing 
 
 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than t hose principally designed for the transport of 
persons or goods excluding fire fighting vehicl es (for example breakdown lorries, crane lorries, 
concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, sp raying lorries, mobile workshops and mobile 
radiological units), passenger and commercial vehi cles, motorcycles, batik sarong, plastic wastes, 
chemicals listed under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Act 2005, Chloro Fluoro Car bon 
(CFC) and import of all goods from Israel.   
 
3. The system applies to import of listed goods originating from all countries. All imports from Israel are subject to non-automatic licensing.  
  4. Automatic licensing is intended for data coll ection and monitoring.  Non-automatic licensing 
is intended to regulate the flow of imports and to promote selected st rategic industries that have been 
identified to achieve certain socio-economic objectiv es.  Imports of CFC are regulated in accordance 
with Malaysia's obligations under the Montreal Protocol. Imports of Chemicals listed under the 
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Act 2005 - Schedules 1, 2 and 3 except where such chemicals are controlled by the relevant provisions under the Poison Act 1952 (Revised 1989) and Pesticides 
Act 1974.  
 
5. Import licences are issued under the provision of the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2008 under subsection (1) of section 31 of th e Customs Act 1967 with effect from 1 April 2008. 
The legislation does not allow for administrative discr etion.  It is not possible for the government or 
executive branch to abolish the system without legislative approval.  
 
Procedures 
 
6. Not applicable. G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  7.(a) Applications should be made  in advance before the arrival of goods. Yes, licences can be 
obtained immediately but only under exceptional circumstances. 
 (b) Yes.  
(c) No. 
 (d) Yes, MITI is the single administrative organ.  However, the import of chemicals listed under the 
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Act 2005 an d plastic wastes requi re written approval 
from the National Authority under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a nd the Department of 
Environment respectively. 
 8. Application for a licence may be refused if th ere is a contravention of any requirements from 
any other local authorities.  Yes, reasons will be given to the applicant. In the event a licence is being refused the applicant has the right to appeal to the Director of Import and Export Control Section, 
Ministry of International Trade & Industry.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
 
9. Yes, all persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences. There is no 
registration fee required.   
 
Documentational and other requirem ents for application for licence 
 
10. Information required in the application for import licences are:  
-  name and address of importer; 
-  name and address of supplier; -  description of goods; -  value and quantity; -  customs tariff code; -  country of origin; and  
-  port of entry.  
    Other supporting documents such as written a pproval and manufacturing licence are also 
required.  
 
11. The JK-69 form will become an import licen ce after it has been approved and signed by an 
authorised officer.   12. No.  13. No. 
 Conditions of licensing 
 14. The validity period of an import licence varies  between three (3) to six (6) months.  Licences 
can be extended for another three (3) to six (6) months.  
  
15. There is no penalty for non-utilisation of a licence.  
 16. Licences are not transferable.     G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  17. (a)  Not applicable.  
  (b) For chemicals listed under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Act 2005, written 
approval from the National Authority under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is required. Importation of plastic wastes is only for manuf acturers undertaking plastic recycling activities 
approved by the Department of Environment. 
 
Other procedural requirements 
  
18. No. 
  
19. Not applicable.  
II. FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS - (FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF 
MALAYSIA AND DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES MALAYSIA) 
A. 
FISHERIES ACT 1985   
Outline of system 
 
1.  
(i) Importation of live fish to Malaysia is subject to import permits administered by the 
Department of Fisheries Malaysia.  
(ii) Certain species of fish (Serrasalmus,  Pygopristis, Colosomma/Piaractus, Mylossoma, 
Mylopus/Myleus, Pristobrycon, Myletes, Salmo, Onchorynchus, Cichla, Esox,Cichlasoma, Acipenser, Arapaima, Le pisosteus and Cherax destructor) are 
strictly prohibited from being imported to the country except with written permission 
from the Director General of Fisheries. Aquaculture Directive, a form of 
administrative order is issued by the Director General of Fisheries from time to time 
informing new measures including import restrictions. 
(iii) Fisheries Act 1985 (Act 317) and Fisheri es (Prohibition of Import, Etc, of Fish) 
Regulations 1990 and Fisheries (Prohibition of Import, Etc, of Fish) (Amendment) 
Regulations 2011 are laws relating to fisheries, including the conservation, management and development of maritime and estuarine fishing and fisheries in 
Malaysian fisheries waters, turtles and ri verine fishing in Malaysia, and matters 
connected therewith or incidental thereto.  
(iv) The Fisheries (Prohibition of Import, Etc, of Fish) Regulations 1990 were made 
pursuant to the exercise of the powers conf erred by Section 61 of the Fisheries Act 
1985 which stipulates the requirements, which must be met for the entry of live fish 
into Malaysia.  
(v) "Fish" means any aquatic animal or pl ant life, sedentary or not, and includes all 
species of finfish, crustacean, mollusca, aquatic mammals, or their eggs or spawn, fry, fingerling, spat or young, but does not include any species of otters, turtles or their eggs. 
(vi) Malaysia has notified the WTO through the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures via several notifications with re gard to the new conditions on importation 
of live fish into Malaysia. The notifications are as follows: 
  
G/SPS/N/MYS/20  dated 6/7/2009; G/SPS/N/MYS/20/Corr.1 dated 31/8/2009; 
G/SPS/N/MYS/20/Add.1 dated 14/9/2009; 
G/SPS/N/MYS/25    dated 13/8/2010; G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  G/SPS/N/MYS/26  dated 7/1/2011; and 
G/SPS/N/MYS/20/Add.2  dated 1/6/2011 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
 
2. The importation of live fish  to Malaysia is subject to: 
  (i) Import Permit from the Department of Fisheries for all live fish imported;  
(ii) Written Permission by the Director General of Fisheries for importation of 
prohibited species as listed under the Fisheries (Prohibition of Import, Etc, of Fish) 
Regulations 1990 and Fisheries (Prohibition of Import, Etc, of Fish) (Amendment) 
Regulations 2011; and 
(iii) Import Licence from the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM). 
 3. The Regulations apply to live fish imported from all countries.  
 
4. Issuance of permit does not restrict the quantity or value.  No other method of accomplishing 
the purpose has been cons idered because the present licensing sy stem is found to be effective to 
control the import activity of the goods.   5. (i) The issuance of the Import Perm its, Written Permission and Import License are 
governed under the Laws and Regul ations of Malaysia as follows: 
 
(a) Section 40 (i) and (ii) Fisheries Act 1985:  Import permits of live fish; (b) Regulation 2 of Fisheries (Prohibition of Imports, Etc, of Fish) Regulations 
1990 - Written Permission for Importation of Prohibited species; and  
(c) Order 11 of the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2008. 
 
(ii) Obtaining permits is a statutory requirement; 
(iii) No; (iv) The executive branch cannot abolish the Act without legislative approval.  
Procedures 
 6. Not applicable. 
7. (a) Yes.  Applications should be made we ll in advance to allow time for any necessary 
checks on the details supplied.  
(b) Yes.  Permits can be issued immediately. 
(c) Permits may be issued in any period of the year. (d) There are three (3) administrative organs: 
1.  Department of Fisheries    (Permit) 
2.  Fisheries Development Authority (LKIM) (Licence) 
3.  Royal Malaysian Customs    (Declaration and taxes) 
 
8. Other than standard criteria, an applica tion for a permit may be refused if there is a 
contravention of any requirements of any local  authorities. Reason for refusal will normally be 
provided.  The applicant has the right to appeal, e ither to the authority or finally to the relevant 
Minister.  
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  Eligibility of importers to apply for permit 
 
9. Any person, firm or instituti on may apply for a permit but the applicant must be a Malaysian 
citizen who holds the position of a company di rector or who owns a registered business. 
 
(a)  Not applicable. 
 (b)  Not applicable. 
 
Documentational and other requirement s for applications for permit  
 
10. - Name and address of importer; 
- Name and address of exporter; - Name and address of forwarding agent; - Description of goods, destination, value and quantity; 
- Mode of transportation; and 
- Port of entry. 
 11. Exporting country Health Certificate, Cer tificate of Origin for CITES and CITES Import 
Permit (if required).  
12. No.  Only for CITES permit, RM50.00 will be charged.  
 13. No.  Starting June 2007, the Department  of Fisheries has implemented the e -Permit System 
where  application of import and export of live fish is done electronically. With this system, all 
shipping agents, importers and expor ters are required to be registered first with the Department of 
Fisheries and Dagang Net (service provider).  This system allows interfacing with the Royal Customs 
Department of Malaysia system and upon meetin g those requirements, approval will be granted 
electronically.  The system is temporarily unavaila ble for Sabah and Sarawak.  The system can be 
accessed at http://epermit.dagangnet.com.my/epermit.jsp.   
 
Conditions of licensing 
 
14. The import permit is valid for one  (1) day and cannot be extended. 
  15. No.  
16. Permits are not transferable. 
 17.(a) No.  (b) Not applicable.  Other Procedural Requirements 
 18. Importers of live fish are advised to familia rise themselves with the requirements of the Food 
Act 1983 and the Food Regulations 1985 enforced by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, and Fish 
Marketing Regulations 1973 made under Section 4(2) and Section 23 of the Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan 
Malaysia (Fisheries Development Au thority of Malaysia) Act 1971.  
 19. Not applicable. 
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  III. PLANT AND PLANTING MATERIALS - (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE) 
Outline of systems 
 
1. The Plant Quarantine Act 1976 amends and cons olidates the laws relating to the control, 
prevention and eradication of agricultural pests, noxious plants and plant disease and to extend 
co-operation in the control of the movement of pe sts in international trade for matters connected 
therewith.   The Plant Quarantine Regulations 1981 were made pursuant to Section 23 of the Plant 
Quarantine Act 1976.  It stipulates the requirement wh ich must be met for the entry of plants, growing 
media, organic fertilizers, soil, living or dead or ganisms including micro-organism and any hosts of 
plant pest and/or carrier of plant pests into Malays ia, and at the same time for the prevention of entry 
of pests of quarantine importance into the country.  
Purpose and coverage of licensing 
 
2. Under the Plant Quarantine Regulations 1981, an import permit is imposed for the 
importation of the following:  - plant (except any plant imported for consum ption, medicinal, processing or manufacturing 
purposes; any processed plants; any plant or pa rts of plant used as packaging or packing 
materials; and any garbage, dunnage and pallet); 
- fresh flowers and leaves, dried flowers and leaves, herbarium; - growing media or any rooting compost; - organic fertilizers; - soil; 
- living or dead organisms including non pathogenic micro-organisms; 
- mangoes; - rose apple; - packing materials originated from jute and bamboo; - products and plants of palmae family; - logs, lumber and other wood article; and 
- logs and lumber of any species of plants from countries endemic to South American Leaf 
Blight, African Cocoa Region and countries endemic to disease of plants of Palmae. 
 3. The Regulations apply to imports from all c ountries, with the exception of countries in the 
American Tropics and countries endemic to disease of plants of palmae family.  The provisions under 
this category of goods are as follows: 
  The importation of plants and plant products (including those belonging to the species of 
Hevea  from the American Tropics or from any other country in which the South American Leaf 
Blight disease is present and from countries e ndemic to disease of cocoa and plants of Palmae ), is 
prohibited except where: 
 
- the importation is made for research purposes; - the importation is consigned to the Director; - such a plant has been subjected  to quarantine or treatment at a place approved by the Director 
i.e. places outside the South East Asia and Pacific Region, American Tropics, African Cocoa 
Region or any other region or country where the South American Leaf Blight disease or virus 
or any other diseases of cocoa and plants of Palmae is present or believed to be present. 
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  Note:  "Director" means the Director General of Agriculture for West Malaysia whose responsibility 
extends to the Federal Territory of Labuan, the Director of Agriculture for the State of Sabah 
or the Director of Agriculture for the State of Sarawak, as the case may be. 
  Importation of plants for consumption, me dicinal, processing or manufacturing purposes and 
any processed plants by air from the American Tropics is prohibited except when the import is 
accompanied by an import permit.  Such plants shou ld have been subjected to quarantine situated 
outside the South East Asia and the Pacific Region and are accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate to that effect and signed by the office r-in-charge of the place of such quarantine treatment. 
 
4. The Plant Quarantine Act 1976 and Plant Quar antine Regulations 1981 seek to protect the 
Malaysian agriculture industry a nd environment from pests, diseases and invasive alien species by 
controlling or restricting the importation of plants  which are host of quarantine pests and disease. 
 5. The controls on the importation of goods specified in this category are statutory requirements 
under the Plant Quarantine Regulations 1981.  The Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division of 
the Department of Agriculture is responsible for the administration of the Plant Quarantine 
Regulations.  
Procedures 
 
6. Not applicable. 
 7. (a) Application should be made one month before  the arrival of the goods to allow time for any 
necessary checks regarding information on the goods to be imported.  This will also allow the 
importer to send a copy of the import perm it to the country of export for necessary 
arrangement by the exporter and the Quaran tine Authority according to the conditions 
attached to the permit.  Import permits can be  obtained through online application (E-Permit: 
http:// epermit.dagangnet.com) within five (5) wo rking days after the date of application, 
provided that the goods have not arrived at th e point of entry.  No import permit will be 
issued for goods which have already arrived at the point of entry. 
 
(b) It will not be possible to issue import permit immediately on request for any agriculture 
consignment. 
 (c) Import permits may be issued in any period of the year.  
(d) Applications for an import permit for plants and related goods into Ma laysia involve a single 
approach to appropriate component (Peninsula r Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak) of the Plant 
Quarantine Branch of the Department of Agriculture. 
 8. Other than the standard criteria, applica tion for an import permit may be refused at the 
discretion of the Director General of Agriculture for Peninsular Malaysia and Federal Territory of 
Labuan, Director of Agriculture for Sabah or Direct or of Agriculture for Sarawak. Reasons for refusal 
will normally be provided.  The applicant however, has the right to appeal either to Director General 
of Agriculture for Peninsular Malaysia and Federal Territory of Labuan, Director of Agriculture for 
Sabah or Director of Agriculture for Sarawak. 
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for import permit 
 
9. (a) Not applicable. 
 (b) All persons, firms and institution are eligible to apply for Import Permit. G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  Documentational and other requirements for application for import permit 
 
10. The importer should approach the Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division, 
Department of Agriculture of the appropriate compone nt directly, specifying details of what aspect of 
plant or goods to be imported.  The officer on dut y will then forward the appropriate form to the 
importer for completion.  The address for correspondence is: 
 - For Peninsular Malaysia: 
Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division Department of Agriculture 
Levels 1 – 3, Wisma Tani Kuala Lumpur, 
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, 50632 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 
 
- For Sabah: 
Enforcement and Crop Protection Section 
Department of Agriculture Sabah Wisma Pertanian Sabah Locked Bag 2050 88632 Kota Kinabalu 
Sabah, Malaysia 
 - For Sarawak: 
Plant Protection and Quarantine Branch Department of Agriculture Sarawak 
Annex Complex, Jalan Kumpang, 
93200 Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia 
  In certain circumstances, ge neral information, pest and disease of the plant, method or 
eradicating or controlling these pest and disease will be required. 
 
11. Import permits must be obtained prior to importation and are required on importation.  For 
plants/planting materials, besides an import pe rmit, a phytosanitary certificate from the exporting 
countries is required upon importation.  For soil, grow ing and rooting media (refers to peat, compost, 
moss, etc.) living or dead organisms, besides an import permit, sanitary certificates are required upon 
importation.  For cereals and grains imported from countries endemic from Khapra Beetle 
(Trogoderma granarium), no import permit is require d, but the consignment must be accompanied by 
a phytosanitary certificate from the exporting country .  Countries where Khapra Beetle is endemic 
are: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sudan, Turkey , Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia, Morocco and 
Sri Lanka.  
All log, lumber and other wood article are subjected to import permit and phytosanitary 
certificate.  12. A fee of RM15 shall be charged for the issuance of an import permit in respect of a consignment. Where importations require periods  of quarantine containment or treatment, e.g. 
spraying, fumigating, cleaning, to eliminate the risk of entry of p ests, disease etc. into Malaysia, the 
importer will be required to bear the costs of such action. Specific details of charges may be obtained 
on enquires directed to the appropriate permit issuing authority.  13. No.  G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  Conditions of licensing 
 
14. An import permit is valid for a period of three (3) months from the date it is issued except for 
matured coconut (for consumption) which is only valid for 1 month.    
15. No. 
 16. No.  17. Conditions may be imposed  on the permit regarding: 
 
- treatments required; - additional declaration on certain quarantine pests and diseases; and - post-entry requirements.  Other procedural requirements 
 
18. No. 
 19. Not applicable.  IV. RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL/IRRADIATING APPARATUS - (ATOMIC ENERGY 
LICENSING BOARD) 
Outline of system 
  
1. The importation of radioactive materials /irradiating apparatus is prohibited under the 
provisions of the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 unless approval is obtained from appropriate 
authority i.e. Atomic Energy Licensing Board.   Under the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984, licences and approvals are issued to persons 
(which mean any individual, partnership, private or public body) for the importation of radioactive 
material/irradiating apparatus that are subject to the legislation. All records, in relation to the issuing 
of import approvals and authorisation, are maintained in hard and soft copies.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
 
2.  The goods covered include any radioactive mate rials, nuclear materials, prescribed substances 
and irradiating apparatus. 
 3. The Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 (Act 304) applies to the importation of goods from all countries, and the provision for import and expor t control have been included under a Schedule of 
the Customs Act.    
4. The importation of radioactive material/irradi ating apparatus is regulated as a protective 
measure and for regulatory monitoring on atomic energy activities. The monetary value is not a criterion for control.  5. The control on importation of the specified goods is a statutory requirement under Section 12 
and 17 of the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984. Th e system cannot be abolished without legislative 
approval.  G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  Procedures 
 
6. Information concerning the restriction on the quantity of imports are defined in the licensing conditions. For users, the quantity is restricted to the quantity and type of products being licensed. For 
traders, there are no restriction on the quantit y but restricted to the type of radioactive 
material/irradiating apparatus stated  in the licence (being licensed).  
 7.(a) Application should be made in advance of th e arrival of the goods i.e. fourteen (14) days 
before actual importation.  
 
(b) Approvals cannot be issued immediately as importers must obtain a licence from the 
Licensing Division of the Atomic Energy Licensing Board in order to be granted an approval to import. 
 (c) Approvals may be issued in any period of the year. 
 
(d) Importers must obtain a licence from the Atomic Energy Licensing Board before applications 
to import radioactive materials or irradiating a pparatus is considered.  Approval to import is 
issued by the Licensing Division of th e Atomic Energy Licensing Board.  
 8. Application for a licence can be refused on th e discretion of the relevant authority (Atomic 
Energy Licensing Board).  Applicants can appeal to  the relevant Minister in writing within thirty 
(30) days after being notified of such decision as stated under the Atomic Energy Licensing (Appeal) 
Regulations 1990.   
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
 
9. (a) Not applicable.  (b) All persons (any individual, partnership, pr ivate or public body) are eligible to apply for 
permission to import after obtaining a licence for such activities from Atomic Energy Licensing 
Board. 
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence e-permit 
 
10. Application of licence is based on Radiati on Protection (Licensing) Regulations 1986. The 
Atomic Energy Licensing  Board  has been impl ementing the e-Permit System where application of 
import and export of radioactive materials, nuclear materials, prescribed substances and irradiating 
apparatus, is carried out electronically.  The information required includes:    -  name and address of im porter, and license number; 
-  details of goods to be imported; -  details of the goods' container; and 
-  time and place of landing. 
 11.  Selective documents (which are necessary a nd relevant) are required  upon actual importation 
namely:  
The Enforcement Form (AELB) together with other documents (whichever necessary and 
relevant) namely: 
 
- certified copy of special form certificate; - certified copy of compliance for packaging of radioactive material  for transportation;  G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  - certified copy of customs decl aration for goods im ported/exported; 
- copy of certified approval  letter by origin authority; 
- copy of certificate if performance test by Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia); 
- copy of decay chart for radioactive material; - copy of airway bill/bill of landing; 
- copy of  permission to transport dangerous materials via air permit from the Civil Aviation 
Department;  
- ownership statemen t (LPTA/BM/3); and 
- sales statement (LPTA/BM/2).  
12. A deposit of RM15 is required upon each license application. The licensee will be charged a 
licence fee upon acquiring the licence. For users, th e sum will depend on the quantity of radioactive 
material/irradiating apparatus and the purpose of that  specified material.  For traders, a fixed sum of 
RM200 will be required upon the issuance of a licence.  For the e-Permit System, the licensee will be 
charged approximately RM 35 per successful permit.   
 
13. No.  
 
Conditions of licensing 
 14. Approval is valid for a maximum period of thre e (3) months either from the validity date of the 
import licence or validity of Radiation Protection Officer (RPO) Licence (whichever comes first) and 
applies to one consignment only.  15. No.  
16. No. 
 17. Permission granted under conditions of the licence may specify cond itions or requirements 
which must be complied by the holder of the permission.   
Other procedural requirements 
 
18. No.  19. No.      
V. ANIMAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS - (DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY 
SERVICES)  
Outline of system 
 
1. The Department of Veterinary  Services, Malaysia is the enforcement authority of both the 
legislation and licensing of all animal and animal  products, including livestock and wildlife imported 
into the country is under the provisions of the An imal Act 1953 (Reviewed 2006).  In addition, licences 
from the Department of Wildlife Protection and National Parks are required for the importation of 
wildlife.  Since 2 January 2009, el ectronic application fo r import license has be en implemented in 
stages, in Kuala Lumpur, Putra Ja ya, Penang and Labuan.  Import licen se can be issued within 24 hours 
to applicants.    G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  Purpose and coverage of licensing  
 
2. The Animal Act 1953 (Reviewed 2006), Animal Importation Order 1962 and Animal 
Rules 1962 apply to all live animals, animal produc ts and animal by-products including biologics of 
animal origin. The Department of Veterinary Serv ices of Malaysia is the sole authority for the 
implementation of the statutory requirements under these legislations. 
 3. The system applies to all animals and animal products from all countries. 
 4. The Animal Act 1953 (Revised 2006), Animal Importation Order 1962, Animal Rules 1962, 
Customs Act 1967 (Act 2350 Subsec tion 31(1) and Customs Prohibitio n of Exports (Order 2008) are 
intended to regulate the import and e xport of all animals and animal pr oducts within the context of the 
sanitary requirements, including the protection of an imal life and health and the protection of human 
health.  
5. Licensing is a statutory requirement under the Animal Act 1953 (Reviewed 2006) for the 
control of importation of all animals and animal products to meet SPS requirements. 
  The legislations do not allow for administrativ e discretion regarding the designation of animal 
and products that are subjected to licensing. It is also not possible for the government (or the executive branch) to abolish the system without legislative approval. 
 
Procedures 
 
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) Application for an import licence should be made well in advance before the importation of 
the goods.  This is to allow time to check and verify the information supplied in the 
importation documents as well as for the pr ocessing and issuance of the licence.   
 (b) Yes, for valid and specific reasons, subj ect to compliance to the import regulations. 
 
(c) No, there is no limitation in respect to the period during which applications for licences and 
importation can be made.  Importation may be made at any period of the year.  
 (d) Applications for licences to import animals or animal products into Malaysia involve a single 
administrative body, the Department of Vete rinary Services (DVS), which serves as a 
"one-stop agency".  However, in the case of w ildlife or products thereof, written permission 
should also be obtained from the Wildlife Depart ment and are in particular subjected to 
CITES regulations in relation to conservation of endangered species of wild fauna and flora.  
 8. Application for a license may be refused if th ere is non-compliance to any of our SPS or Halal 
(except pork products) requirement.  The reasons will be informed to the app licant.  The applicant 
may appeal to the Director General of Veterinary Service. 
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
 
9.(a) Not applicable. 
 
(b) All persons, firms, corporate bodies and institutio ns are eligible to apply for an import licence. 
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  Documentational and other requirem ents for application for licence 
 
10. Applications for a licence to import animals a nd animal products into Malaysia must be made 
in writing to the Director General of Veterinary Se rvices Malaysia.  The information and the type of 
documents required will depend on the type of anim als and products, the purpose of importation and 
the country of origin.  
 11. Types of documents required upon actual importation are:   (i) For the importation of live animals: 
  - Import licence; and 
- Veterinary Health Certificate/Qu arantine Certificate from exporting 
countries. 
   In case of wildlife animals:  
  (Refer also to the Department of  Wildlife Protection and National Parks.) 
  (ii) For importation of animal products (mea t and meat products of beef, mutton, venison 
  or poultry):   - Import permit; and   - Veterinary Certificate/Meat Inspection Certificate, and  Halal Certificate. 
 
 (iii) For importation of animal  products (pork and pork products) 
  - Import permit; and   - Veterinary Certificate/ Meat Inspection Certificate. 
 
12. Import fees are as follows: 
  (i) For a licence to import cattle - RM5.00 per head;  (ii) For a licence to import sheep,  goats or pigs - RM3.00 per head; 
 (iii) For a licence to import horse - RM10.00 per head;  (iv) For a licence to import monkeys - RM2.00 per head; 
 (v) For a licence to import dogs or cats - RM5.00 per head; 
 (vi) For a licence to import any animal othe r than those specified above - RM3.00 per head; 
 (vii) For a licence to import birds - RM0. 10 per bird (Except day old chicks F.O.C); 
 (viii) For a permit to import eggs - RM2.00 per permit;  (ix) For a permit to import animal carcas es and products thereof - RM3.00 per cwt; 
 (x) For a permit to import poultry carcases  and products thereof - RM6.00 per head; and 
 (xi) For a permit to import bones, hides, skin s, bone, blood or meat meal, fertilizer, tallow, 
 semen, sera, vaccine, skimmed milk powder  or any product of animal or bird - RM3.00 
 per licence. 
 13. No. 
 
Conditions of licensing 
 
14. The period of validity for a licence is 30 days .  However, in certain circumstances subject to 
the discretion of the Director General of Veteri nary Services, the validity of a licence may be 
extended for a period of not more than 30 days.  Th is can be done by endorsement on the said licence.  
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  17. No. 
 
Other procedural requirements 
 
18. No. 
 
19. Not applicable.   
 
VI. IMPORTATION OF PESTICIDES FOR SALE - (PESTICIDES BOARD OF 
MALAYSIA) 
Outline of system 
 
1. Importation and manufacture of pesticides for sale are controlled by the Pesticides (Registration) Rules 2005 under the Pesticides Act 1974.    
 Any person who intends to import a pesticide for sale must register and obtain a certificate of 
registration from the Pesticides Board of Malaysia.   The importer of the pesticide must, at the point of import, provide the Royal Customs Department of Malaysia with a certified copy of the registration certification of the pesticide as 
provided for under the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2008.  
 
Purpose and coverage of licensing 
 
2. All pesticides as defined under the Act, that are imported or manufactured for sale, has to be registered with the Pesticides Board.  
 
3.  The rules apply to all pesticides imported from all countries.  4. There is no restriction on the quantity of re gistered pesticide that may be imported. These 
rules are intended to ensure that pesticides impor ted are of good quality and at the same time not 
cause any adverse effect to man and the environment.  
 
5. Registration of pesticides is mandatory under the Pesticides Act 1974.   
Procedures 
 
6.  Not applicable. 
 7.(a) The time required for processing an applicati on before a product could be registered depends 
on how complete are the requirements speci fied under the Pesticides (Registration) 
Rules 2005. In general it would take about 6 months or more. Goods arriving at the port 
without a registration would not be  permitted to enter the country. 
 
(b) A certificate of registration cannot be granted immediately.  (c) An application for registration can be done in any period of the year.  
(d) Consideration for registration of pesticides is  effected by only one administrative organ, 
i.e. Pesticides Board. The importer does not ha ve to approach other administrative organs. 
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  8. Applications are rejected if they do not me et the requirements set by the Pesticides Board. 
Applications may also be rejected if, in the opinion  of the Pesticides Board, the risks associated with 
the use of the products outweigh the benefits. A ll applicants will be given the reasons why the 
applications are rejected.   
 If an applicant is not satisfied with the decision of the Board not to regi ster his product, he may 
appeal to the Minister of Agriculture and Agro -based Industry whose deci sion shall be final. 
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
 
9.  Application for pesticide registration may only be made by a locally registered company. The 
registration fee for a product would depend on the hazard class of the pesticide in question i.e. Class 1a (RM5,000), Class 1b(RM5,000), Clas s II (RM3,500), Class III (RM2, 500) and Class IV (RM2,000).  
The fee will be paid in two stages, i.e. RM1,500 upon submitting an application, and the balance (which 
is according to the hazard class assigned to the product) once the product has been approved and the 
registration certificate is given.  Products register ed by the Board including the names of companies 
registering the products are published in th e Government Gazette on a monthly basis. 
 
Documentational and other requirem ents for application for licence 
 
10. Information required for registration is quite  similar to that of the Food and Agriculture 
Organisation (FAO) Guidelines on Pesticide Registra tion and also those implemented in many other 
countries. In addition the applicant is required to  submit technical data to support his application 
which includes:   - a letter of consent from the source of the product;  
- a sample of the product; and  
- 4 sets of proposed draft labels.    11. Upon actual importation, a certified true copy of the registration certificate has to accompany other documents as per the Customs Order. The cer tified true copy of the certificate should also 
include information on the amount imported, the port  of entry, and the approximate date of the 
importation.  
 12. As stated in item 9 above,  the applicant pays RM1,500 upon su bmitting an application and pays 
the balance according to the ha zard class assigned once the product has been approved and the 
registration certif icate is given.  The application fee of RM 1,500 is not refundable should the application 
be rejected. This fee is for the purpose of checking all data submitted and veri fying that they meet the 
requirements of the Pesticides (Registration) Rules 2005.  
 13.  Not applicable.  
Conditions of licensing 
 
14. Validity period is for five (5) years. A product has to be re-registered to  extend the validity of 
registration for another five (5) years.  15. No.  
 
16. No.  17.(a) Not applicable.  G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  (b) There are provisions for the Pesticides Board to  specify conditions for re gistration of pesticides. 
 18. The applicant also has to fulfil other requi rements of the Royal Customs Department of 
Malaysia.   
19. Not applicable. 
 
VIII.  RICE, GLUTINOUS FLOUR, RICE VERMICELLI, MILL MACHINERY - 
(MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY) 
Outline of system 
 
1. The import licence is issued under the Cust oms (Prohibited of Imports) Order 2008.  The 
Director General of the Royal Customs Departme nt of Malaysia authorises the Padi and Rice 
Supervisory Department, Ministry of Agriculture  and Agro-based Industry to issue the Import 
Licence. 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
 
2. Products under licensing are as follows:  - rice; 
- product of rice (rice/glutinou s flour,  rice vermicelli, ketupat  and etc.); 
- by-product of padi (temukut , husk, bran  and etc.); and  
- mill machinery and its parts.  3. The Order applies to the importa tion of goods from all countries. 
 
4. The licensing is intended to monitor and en sure a stable supply of rice in the country. 
 5. The import licence is a requirement under th e Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2008.  
This requirement can be abolished without legislative approval.  Procedures 
 6. Not applicable.  7. (a) There is no specific period.   
 
(b) Yes, a licence can be granted immediately upon request.  (c) The application can be made throughout the year.  (d) The application for a licence is effected by a single organ. 
 
8. Incomplete applications will be rejected.  The application for an appeal can be made through the 
Rice and Padi Supervisory Depa rtment, Ministry of Agricultu re and Agro-based Industry. 
 9. The import licence will be issued to the holder of the Rice Importers Licence, issued by the Rice 
and Padi Supervisory Department.  
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  Documentational and other requirem ents for application for licence 
 
10. The information required in an  application is as follows: 
 (a) Details of consignor and consignee; 
(b) Name and address of applicant; 
(c) Goods Code numbers; (d) Description of items/goods; (e) Quantity of goods and price; (f) Exporting country; 
(g) Port/place of discharge; 
(h) Mode of transport; and (i) Name of declarant/IC number/status/signature.  11. Documents required upon actual importation are: 
 
- Customs Form (JK 69); - Rice Wholesale Licence/Business Registration; - the last imported licence; - the last expired Custom Declaration Form (KI); and - the application letter. 
 
12. RM 200.00 per year for wholesale licensing, milli ng licensing and import a nd export licensing.  
 13. Not applicable.  Conditions of licensing 
 14. The validity of a licence is up to thirty (30) days and cannot be extended. New application is 
required should the earlier licence expires.   15. There is no penalty for the non-utilisa tion of a licence or a portion of a licence. 
 
16. A licence is not transferable.   17. The applicant has to state the qu antity of the goods to be imported. 
 Other procedural requirements 
 18. None. 
 19. Not applicable.  IX. IMPORTATION OF ROUND CABBAGE AND UNROASTED COFFEE BEANS - 
(FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AUTHORITY (FAMA)) 
Outline of system 
 
1. The import licence is issued under the Customs (Prohibited of Imports) Order 2008.  The Director General of the Royal Customs Department  of Malaysia authorises the Federal Agricultural 
Marketing Authority (FAMA), on the issuance of an import licence for the importation of round cabbages and un-roasted coffee beans.   G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  Purposes and coverage of licensing 
 
2. This system is to ensure the orderly importation of round cabbages and un-roasted coffee 
beans into the country and also to provide tempor ary protection to local growers of these produces. 
 
 Importers intending to import th e products mentioned above are required to register (subject 
to evaluation) with FAMA as im porters.  The applicants need to  provide information about their 
experience in trading the products, trading area, ou tlets owned by importers , distribution network, 
handling facilities, processing facilities (for coffee), etc.   
 Import permits shall be used within the expiry  date specified in the permits.  While cabbages 
imported by containers are generally  given one (1) week from the date of arrival (subject to expiry 
within that month) and coffee beans are given tw o (2) weeks from the date of arrival declared, 
cabbages that are imported by bulk (non –container) are given until the end of each month.   
3. Goods originating from all countries are subjected to this system. 
 4. The licensing requirements are also for the purpose of monitoring the imported amount of round cabbages and coffee beans into the country.   5. The licence is statutorily required.  This legislation does not leave the designation of products 
to be subjected to administrative discretion.  Th is system does not require legislative approval to 
abolish the system.   
Procedures 
 
6. The importation of both round cabbages and coffee beans from any country are subjected to 
application of import licences.  I. Information pertaining to the licensing requi rements is available on the website of FAMA 
(http://www.fama.gov.my). Importers are well inform ed of the system and requirements of the 
licensing system. New applicants may also appr oach FAMA for information on the licensing 
requirement.   
 
II. The amount of round cabbages and coffee b eans imported are mentioned in the import 
licences. An importer is required to apply for a licence every time he intends to import. Prior 
to applying for import licences for these produce,  such importers need to secure quota granted 
on monthly basis for cabbages and yearly basis fo r coffee beans. Such quota is valid for two 
(2) years.  The quantity of the quota in the case of coffee beans is usually determined by the 
capacity of the processing plant while in the ca se of cabbages is determined by the ability of 
the applicant to purchase (financially sound) and availability of suitable buyers and logistics 
to market the cabbages. 
 
III. There is no special preference for domest ic producers for like goods. Unused approved 
amounts are not added for a succeeding period.   
 IV. Applications for licences can be made immediat ely subject to registration with the relevant 
service provider for electronic application. 
 
V. Processing of licences can be done within fifteen (15) minutes to a maximum of four 
(4) hours on any working day.  
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  VI. Applications for licences can be made a nd approved well ahead of the actual date for 
importation.  
 VII. FAMA is the sole authority for this appli cation and approval. The importer does not need to 
approach any other administrative organ for approval of a licence.  
 
VIII. All genuine owners of coffee processing plants  or marketers of round cabbages are eligible to 
register as importers. Importers who misuse the import permits for profiteering may be 
de-registered as importers.  
 
IX. Not applicable. 
 X. Not applicable.  XI. Not applicable. 
 
7.(a) Application for a licence to import must be made at least 24 hours before arrival for non-
container consignments, whilst for arrivals by co ntainer, application must be made at least 
three (3) days prior to estimated date of arri val.  Licences may be obtained within a shorter 
time-limit or for goods arriving at the port wit hout licence but a penalty will be charged to 
discourage misuse of the permits. 
 
(b) Subject to the explanation in (a) above, a licence can be granted immediately on request.  (c) There is no limitation on the period for a licence application.  The period for the importation 
of cabbages (usually a week or so in the beginni ng of the month) may be deferred to clear the 
previous month's excess stock in the mark et. Any deferment on the date of importation 
allowed is informed in advance to importers.  
 (d) The importer only approaches FAMA to submit his application.   
 
8. An application for a licence may be refused if the information provided is incomplete or 
suspicious and if an importer is found to have committed an offence relating to the previous 
importation or failed to adhere to th e conditions stipulated in the licen ce.  An appeal can be made to 
FAMA and consideration for an appeal is on a case to case basis.   
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
 
9.(a) Applicants must have a valid licence to be involved in business from the Company 
Commission of Malaysia. Registered cooperatives may also apply.  However, importers need 
to register with FAMA i.e. secure quotas. 
 (b)  Not applicable. 
 
 Firms applying to be registered with FAMA are required to meet certain criteria which include financial standing, proper accounts, availability of storage, confirmation on the source of the 
supply and any contracts from those who would be buyers. A registration fee (administrative charge) 
of RM200.00 and RM500.00 is chargeable for ra w coffee beans and round cabbages respectively. 
 
Documentational and other requireme nts for application for licence 
 
10. Information required for application (for registration as an importer): 
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  - details of the applicant - name of company, type of business, capital invested, ownership etc.; 
- details of the requirement - quantit y, why required, source of supply; 
- other relevant information to support this application; and 
- application to be submitted together with documentary evidence on the above.  
 
11. For actual importation, importers  may be required to submit B ill of Lading/Airway Bill and, 
or invoice together with the Approval Permit and Customs Declaration.  12. A licensing fee of RM10.00 and RM30.00 is ch arged for each licence approved for cabbages 
and coffee beans respectively. 
 
13. Importers are required to deposit a minimu m of RM200.00 from which the licensing charge 
would be deducted accordingly. Importers who d ecide to cancel their registration or whose 
registration is cancelled for any reasons  will be refunded the unused deposit. 
 Conditions of licensing 
 
14. The validity period of a licence is until the last day of the month for the importation of 
non-container cabbages, one (1) week for cabbage consignments in cont ainers or the last day of the 
month, whichever comes earlier.  Importations of coffee beans are granted two (2) weeks or the last 
day of the year, whichever comes earlier. Th e expiry date is stated on every licence.  
 
15. There is no penalty for non-utilization of a licence or a portion of it.  16. Licences are non-transferable.   
17. Generally all cabbages imported are required to  be labelled (FAMA's label) and the weight of 
each package can be either 10 or 20 kg net each only. One permit can be used for only one consignment (whether fully used or not).   
Other procedural requirements    
 
18. All importations shall fulfil the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Grading, 
Packaging and Labelling of Agricultural Produce) Re gulations. The regulations are expected to be 
enforced beginning July 2011. Importers of roun d cabbages and raw coffee beans should familiarise 
themselves with the requirement of the Food Act 1983 and the Food Regulations 1985 enforced by 
the Ministry of Health Malaysia also the Plan t Quarantine Act 1976 and Plant Quarantine Regulations 
1981enforced by Agriculture Department, Malaysia. 
 19. There is no problem in obtaining foreign exchange with or without a licence.  
XV. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – (MINISTRY OF ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY 
AND WATER) 
Outline of system  
 
1. The Energy Commission under the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water is responsible for the issuance of a Certificate of A pproval for the manufacture, import, display, sale or 
advertisement of any domestic electrical equipment,  any electrical equipment which is usually sold 
direct to the public or any electrical equipment wh ich does not require special skills in its operation. 
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  Purposes and coverage of licensing  
 
2. The electrical equipment which requires a Certificate of Approval before importation is prescribed in Regulation 97, Electricity Regulations 1994 which states:  
 Regulation 97(1).  No person shall manufact ure, import, display, sell or advertise: 
 
(a) any domestic equipment; (b) any equipment which is usually sold directly to the public; or (c) any equipment which does not require sp ecial skills in its operations, unless the 
equipment is approved by the Energy Commission. 
 3. These Regulations are applicable to the importation of electrical equipment from all countries.  4. The control on the importation of these cate gories was introduced to prevent the importation 
of unsafe electrical equipment for public use. 
 5. The control on importation of these categories of electrical equipment is a statutory requirement under the Electricity Supply Act 1990.  The requirement cannot be abolished without 
legislative approval.  Procedures  
 6. Not applicable.  7. Limit on importation. 
 
(a) Application should be made by  the importer before the importation of the goods.  Certificate 
of Approval can be obtained within 5 working days provided the relevant documents are in 
order. 
 (b) Approval cannot be granted immediately upon request. 
 
(c) Certificate of Approval is valid for twel ve (12) months and subject to renewal. 
 (d) Applicants for import approval, required by  Regulation 97 of Electricity Regulations 1994, 
must apply to the Energy Commission. Equi pment under consideration for an approval 
certificate has to be assessed/examined by an approved testing body to ensure the equipment 
complies with any of the following standards: 
 
- MS (Malaysian Standard);  - IEC (International Electro Technical Commission); or - BS (British Standard). 
 
Electrical equipment tested under IEC or BS standard are subjected to additional test 
to include national deviation (e.g., voltage  and frequency and type of plug used). 
 8. An application for the import approval may be refused if it does not meet the ordinary 
application criteria and conditions.  Reasons for refusal are given to the applicants on request. 
Applicants who are refused permission for impor tation may appeal to the same department 
responsible for issuing the certificate of approval.   G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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   A certificate of approval can be cancelled at the discretion of the Commission on reasons 
stated in Regulation 108, Electricity  Regulations 1994.  Regulation 108: 
  The Commission may cancel a Certificate of Approval issued in respect of any equipment referred to in Regulation 97 if: 
 
(a) the equipment is found or be unsafe for use upon any examination or test thereof;   (b) the person to whom the Certificate was issu ed, uses it for a purpose different for that for 
which it was issued or in a manner calculated to mislead or deceive the public; 
 
(c) the person has contravened or failed to comply with any of the provisions of the Act or these 
Regulations;  or 
 (d) the holder of the Certificate has obtained the Certificate by making or causing to be made any 
false or fraudulent declaration, certification or representation, either in writing or otherwise. 
 Where a Certificate of Approval is cancelled by the Commission pursuant to 
sub-regulation (1) of 97, the Certificate shall be returned to the Commission by the person to 
whom the Certificate was issued within fourteen  (14) days of the written notification of the 
cancellation.  
 
9.(a) Not applicable. 
 (b) All persons, firms and instituti ons in Malaysia are eligible to apply for the certificate of 
approval. 
 
Documentational and other requireme nts for application for licence 
 
10. Application Procedure.   (i) There are 31 categories of household electrical appliances that the ST regulates. 
(please refer to the Information Booklet on Approval of Electrical Equipment at 
www.st.gov.my ).  In order to import elect rical appliances a company or local agent 
needs to register with Dagangnet (Please  contact Dagangnet, careline No. 1-300-133-
133, Fax No. 03-2713-2990, e-mail: carelin e@dagangnet.com). Upon completion of 
registration and payment of fees, applicants  can proceed to apply electronically. ST 
will issue a Certificate of Approval (CoA) if applications are in order (test report 
submitted, fees paid to ST, RM 20.00 fo r processing and RM 200.00 for CoA). The 
required documents are as follows: 
  
 - test report including the list of components;  - instruction manual;  - technical specification and catalogue; and 
 - a sample of the product, if requested. 
  (ii) The equipment under consideration for a Ce rtificate of Approval is to be examined by 
an approved testing body to ensure the equipment complies with any of the following standards:  
  
 - MS (Malaysian Standard), IEC (International Electro Technical 
Commission); and  
  - BS (British Standard).     G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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   (iii) Type Test Report. 
  
 The tests and certificates that are recogni zed by the commission are the ones issued 
by:  
 
(a) SIRIM Berhad (SIRIM) or laboratories under Laboratory Accreditation 
Scheme of Malaysia (SAMM) by Depart ment of Standard Malaysia (DSM); 
or 
(b) Laboratory under the IECEE CB Scheme. The list of the laboratory is 
available from their website http://www. cbscheme.org. The CB test report 
need to be accompanied by the CB test certificate; or 
(c) Laboratories (in the scope of its' accreditation) which are accredited by the 
accreditation body that have signed the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation 
Cooperation (APLAC) MRA – http://www.apl ac.org. The test reports need to 
be accompanied with conformation le tter from Department of Standard 
Malaysia; or 
(d) Laboratories (in the scope of its ac creditation) listed as Designated Testing 
Laboratory under ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Agreement for Electrical and Electronic Equipment. 
For items (b), (c) and (d), testing should include the national deviation in Malaysia. 
Failing which, additional tests need to be ca rried out by SIRIM; for example, to test 
voltage rating at 230 V (+ 10 per cent - 6 per cent) for single phase or at 400 V 
(+ 10 per cent - 6 per cent) for three phase and the frequency at 50 Hz.; 
 
 The assessment report must be either in Bahasa Malaysia  or English language.  
 
11. Proof of Certificate of Appr oval is required for clearance by the Royal Customs Department of 
Malaysia at the point of entry.  12. A processing fee of RM20.00 shall be charged fo r an application and a fee per model shall be 
paid for the Certificate of Approval upon approval as tabulated below: 
 
Voltage rating Initial Fees For 12 months Renewal Fees For 12 months 
(a) 230V RM200 RM100 
(b) 400V RM300 RM200 
 13. No.  Conditions of licensing  
 14. A Certificate of Approval is valid for twelve (12) months and can be renewed.  Renewal of 
the Certificate of Approval shall be made not less than fourteen (14) days before the expiry date of the 
Certificate.  The request can be made in writing by submitting a photocopy of the previous certificate 
of approval.  
 
15. No.  16. Please refer to the following Electricity Regulations 1994: G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  Regulation 107   
 
 (1)  No certificate of approval issued unde r Regulation 97 shall be transferred by the 
holder of the Certificate to any other person except with the written permission of the Commission. 
 
 (2) The holder of a Certificate of Approv al issued under Regulation 97 shall obtain 
approval from the Commission in writing fo r any change of name or address in 
connection with the business and the certificat e shall be amended or replaced without 
payment of any fee. 
 
17.(a) Not applicable.  (b) Conditions may be imposed on:  
 - Electrical equipment to be marked or la bel as described in Electricity Regulation 
1994 as stated below: 
 
  Regulation 98 - Where equipment has been approved for manufacture, import, 
display, sale or advertisement by the Co mmission, the person to whom a Certificate 
of Approval has been issued under Re gulation 97 may be required by the 
Commission to mark or label the equipmen t in a manner to be determined by the 
Commission. 
  - Nominal Voltages and Frequency:  
  The nominal supply voltages and frequency for household and similar electrical use 
in Malaysia are as follows; 
   - 230V, 50Hz for Single-phase, a.c. systems,   - 400V, 50Hz for Three-phase, 3-wire or 4-wire A.C. systems.  
 - The supply voltage and frequency at any point of the system under normal conditions 
are allowed to fluctuate between +10 pe r cent and – 6 per cent from 230/400V  and ± 
1 per cent from 50Hz respectively. 
  - In line with the above, the electrical products  to be used in Malaysia shall be designed 
to operate at the country's nomin al voltage and frequency as follows: 
    (1) Voltage 
 
Single-phase product shall be rated/marked at 230V. If the product is rated with multiple or a range of voltages, 23 0V shall be included. Testing shall be 
conducted based on 230V, and other rele vant voltages, if the product is 
marked with multiple or a range of voltages; 
 
Three-phase product shall be rated/marked at 400V. If the product is rated with multiple range of voltages, 400V shall be included. Testing shall be 
conducted based on 400V, and other rele vant voltages, if the product is 
marked with multiple or a range of voltages. 
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  (2) Frequency 
 
Product shall be rated/marked at 50H z and testing shall be conducted at 
50Hz. If the product is marked with 50/60Hz or 50-60Hz then testing shall be conducted either at 50Hz or 60Hz, whichever is more unfavourable. 
 
   - Power supply cord and mains plug requirements:   
The appliances shall be fitted with a suitable and appropria te approved power 
supply cord and mains plug. Both are regulated products and must be 
approved by the regulatory body before it  can be used with the appliances; 
   - The power supply cord shall be certified to MS 140 or BS 6500 or 
IEC 60227-5 (PVC insulated - flexible cables/cords) or IEC 60245-4 (Rubber insulated - flexible cables/cords). 
 
  - The main plug to be used in Malaysia shall be as follows:    - 13A, fused plugs complying to MS 589: Part 1 or BS 1363: Part 1;      - 15A, plugs complying to MS 1577 or BS 546; 
 
  - 2.5A, 250V, flat non-rewireable two-pole plugs with cord for the 
connection of class II equipment complying to MS 1578 or BS EN 50075. 
 
  - Class 0 and Class 01 appliances as defined in MS IEC 60335 series 
or IEC 60335 series are not allowed to be used in Malaysia. 
   - Regulated minimum energy efficiency standards for electrical fans 
namely ceiling fans, wall fans, table fans, pedestal fans and box fans, 
are as follows: 
 
No 
Type of fans Minimum Co-efficient 
Performance (COP) 
(m3/min/W) 
1. Ceiling Fan (1200 mm/48 inch – 1500 mm/60 inch) 2.5 
2. Pedestal Fan (250 mm/10 inch – 400 mm/16 inch) 1.0 3. Table / Desk Fan (250 mm/10 inch – 400 mm/16 inch) 1.0 4. Wall Fan (250 mm/10 inch– 400 mm/16 inch) 1.0 
5. Box Fan (250 mm/10 inch– 350 mm/14 inch ) 0.5 
 
Where Co-efficient of 
Performance  (C.O.P) =   
Air Delivery (m
3/min) 
Input Wattage (W) 
  
   The test method used to determine COP is in accordance with MS 1220: 2001: 
 - Suspension System for Electric Ceiling Fans. 
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  Electric ceiling fans must be provided with a special wire as a secondary suspension system. 
The test method used to check compliance th at the secondary suspension system of the 
electric ceiling fan has adequate mechanical stre ngth is in accordance with MS 1219: Part 2: 
2002. 
 
 - Components used for Fixed General Purpose Luminaries (MS IEC 60598-2-1) and 
Recessed Luminaries (MS IEC 60598-2-2) sha ll comply and be certified according to 
the following standards: 
 
Components Standards 
Glow-Starters MS IEC 60155 
Starterholder MS IEC 60400 
Lampholders MS IEC 60400 
Capacitors MS IEC 61048 & MS IEC 61049 
Connecting devices IEC 60998 (Series) 
 
Conventional Ballast Safety test: 
(a) MS 141: Part 1 (IEC 60920 MOD) OR 
(b) MS IEC 61347-1 + MS IEC 61347-2-8 
Performance test: 
MS 141: Part 2 (IEC 60921 MOD) 
Note: Ballast Watt Loss shall not be more than 6W 
for ballast of 18/20W and 36/40W. 
 
Electronic Ballast Safety test: 
MS IEC 61347-1 + MS IEC 61347-2-3 
Performance test:  
MS IEC 60929 
 
Internal wiring MS 136 or BS 6004 or IEC 60227-3 
The insulating material of internal wiring must be 
capable of withstanding the maximum temperature to 
which it is subjected (heat resistance). 
 
 - Requirement for Importing.  
Electrical equipments that have been approved for importing into Malaysia shall comply with 
the consignment test by SIRIM's using appli cation Form PP7 for every batch within the 
validity of the Certificate of Approval. The elec trical equipments shall be affixed with the 
label issued by SIRIM. Application for the purchase of SIRIM's label is in Form PP8.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
 
18. No. 
 19. Not applicable. 
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  XVI.  INTOXICATING LIQUOR, TOBACCO AND DENATURED SPIRIT - (ROYAL 
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT OF MALAYSIA)  
Outline of System 
 
1. Under Regulation 18 of the Customs Regula tions 1977, no person shall import intoxicating 
liquor, tobacco or denatured spirit except under, a nd in accordance with, a licence issued by or under 
the direction of the Director General of Customs; provided that intoxicating liquor or tobacco which a 
Senior Officer of Customs is satisfied is intended for private consumption of the importer and not for 
sale, or intoxicating liquor or tobacco exempted from the payment of customs duty under the provision of section 14 of the Customs Act 1967 may be imported without such licence.  
 
Purposes and Coverage of Licensing 
 
2. To control smuggling of intoxicating liquor, tobacco and denatured spirit into Malaysia. 
 
3. The system applies to all countries. 
 4. No. Licensing is not intended to restrict qua ntity or value of imports. No other methods of 
accomplishing the purpose has been considered becau se the present licensing system is found to be 
effective enough to control the import activity of the goods in order to prevent smuggling.  
5.(a) The control on the importation of liquor, tobacco and denatured spirit are statutory 
requirements under the Customs Regulations 1977. 
 (b) Not subject to administrative discretion.  
  The legislation does not allow for administrative discretion regarding importation of liquor, 
tobacco and denatured spirit subject to import cont rols.  It is not possible for the government or 
executive branch to abolish the system without legislative approval.  
Procedures 
 
6. Not applicable. 
 7. (a) Application should be made well in advance before the goods are imported. Application for a 
license cannot be obtained within a shorter time-limit.    
 
(b) No. 
 (c) Licence may be issued in  any period of the year. 
 (d) Yes.  The application for licence to import liquor, tobacco and dena tured spirit only involve 
the Royal Customs Department of Malaysia. 
 
8. Black listed (those who have committed offe nces under the law and regulation) applicants 
may not be considered.  Reasons for refusal will normally be informed.  Unsuccessful applicants may 
submit appeal to the Minister of Finance for consideration.   Eligibility of Importers to Apply for Licences 
 9.(a)  Not applicable. 
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  (b) All persons, firms, institu tions are eligible to apply. 
 
Documentational and Other Requirem ents for Application for Licence 
 
10. New application for cigarette only to be made in writing to the Director General of Customs.  
Others i.e. new application / renewal of licence fo r liquor, tobacco and denatu red spirit, and renewal 
of licence for cigarette is to be made in writing to the State Director of Customs.  Information required 
depends on the type of goods to be imported:  (i) Liquor and denatured spirit - information require d include brand, country of origin, point of 
entry, date of import, applicant's name, mailing and premise addresses. 
 (ii) Cigarette and Tobacco – The applicant is requi red to submit documents to  show status of the 
company, agency appointment, paid up capita l, applicant's name, mailing and premise 
addresses. 
 
11.  Customs Form No. 1, invoices, shipping documents and import licence.  12. Yes.  The fee for any such licence shall be RM10.00 for each calendar month or part thereof 
or RM48.00 for six months or RM96.00 for 12 months.  
13. No deposit required. 
 
Conditions of licensing 
 
14. Such licence shall be for any period not ex ceeding one year but shall expire not later than 
31 December following the date of issue. Yes.  Renewal is permitted.  
 15. No penalty.   16. Non-transferable. 
 
17.(a) None. 
 (b) -   (c) Yes, conditions include the licence being not transferable, specific point of entry, storage 
facilities and stock records to be maintained. All importers shall comply with the health 
warning on cigarette packaging:     (i) On each packet of cigarette there shall be printed a health warning consisting of any 
one of the set texts and images.  
(ii) The set texts and images shall be prin ted with forty per cent coverage area to be 
positioned from the top on the front panel and with sixty per cent coverage area to be 
positioned from the top on the back panel. 
 (iii) The images shall be printed with resolution not less than 300 dpi ("dpi" or "dot per 
inch" means the degree of resolution of printing images expressed in terms of number 
of printed dots per linear inch). 
 (iv) The set texts and images shall be printed using not less than four colour printing.    G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  (v) The set texts shall be printed, in lettering  of Arial of 10 points for each packet, in pure 
white on a Matt Black background, except  the words "AMARAN" and "WARNING" 
which shall be printed, in bold-faced letteri ng of Arial of 12 points for each packet, in 
yellow on a Matt Black background.  
(vi) Each packet of cigarette shall have printe d health information, sale restriction, name 
of manufacture / importers and date of  manufacturing on the front/back panel. 
  
Other Procedural Requirements 
 
18.(a)  On each packet of cigarette there shall be  affixed a tax stamp as approved by the Director 
General of Customs. 
 
(b)  The tax stamp shall not visually obstruct the health warning and health information. 
 
19.  Not applicable. 
 
XVII.  TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS - (MALAYSIAN COMMUNICATIONS 
AND MULTIMEDIA COMMISSION) 
Outline of System 
 
1. The Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2008 regulates amongst othe rs the importation of 
telecommunication products into Malaysia. This Orde r is enforced by the Ro yal Customs Department 
with the condition that electronically online appr ovals are obtained from SIRIM QAS International 
Sdn Bhd, the registered certifying agency ap pointed by the Malaysian Communications and 
Multimedia Commission. The products need to  be certified (type approved) by Malaysian 
Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) or SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd before 
the approval for import licence is granted.   
Purposes and Coverage of Licensing 
 
2. The licensing system is based on Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2008. Products 
covered include:  
 (i) Line telephony or line telegraphy, includi ng line telephone sets with cordless handsets and 
telecommunication apparatus for carrier-curre nt line system or digital line system, 
videophones; 
(ii) Transmission apparatus for radio-teleph ony, radio-telegraphy, radio-broadcasting; 
(iii) Radar apparatus, radio navi gational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus; and 
(iv) Parts from the above products.  3.     The Order applies to the importation of telecommunication produc ts from all countries. 
 
4. The licensing arrangement is intended to en sure safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 
and interoperatibility of te lecommunications products. 
 5. Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2008.  The system could not be abolished without 
legislative approval. 
 
Procedures 
 
6. Not applicable. G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  7.(a) For registered applicant, approvals can be approved within minutes electronically. For 
unregistered applicant, licence can be approved in writing to SIRIM QAS International Sdn. 
Bhd. for goods already arriving at the port. SI RIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. will register 
electronically on behalf of the applicant and the process will take a day. Approvals will only 
be given if the products ha ve been type approved. 
 
(b) Yes, registered users would be able to get approval on the same day electronically and within 
a day for none registered applicants.  
 (c) Not applicable. 
 
(d) Importers are required to register for an online account with SIRIM QAS International Sdn 
Bhd. After registration, applications can be done online at http://epermit.dagangnet.com/login.jsp. SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd as the designated 
one-stop-centre agent for MCMC is responsib le for certifying and labelling communication 
products and the agent for Royal Customs Depa rtment of Malaysia for the issuance of 
import/approved permit.  
 8. A possibility in refusal for approval could be due  to the fact that the product is not certified or 
prohibited items. Applications can be resubmitte d if the product is certified (type approved).  
 Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
 9.(a) Not applicable. 
 
(b) All persons are eligible to apply for licences. 
 
Documentational and other requirem ents for application for licence  
 
10. To register for electronic account, applicants are requested to fill the FM-355 form (can be 
retrieved at http://www.dagangnet.com) with a c opy of individual/company supporting documents 
and submits to SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd.  As registered applicant, applications must be 
submitted electronically at http://epermit.dagangnet.co m/login.jsp. For none registered applicants or 
one time application, application must be done in writing to SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd.   
 11. Print-out of an approved online application.  
12. Yes, the fee charge is RM25.25 per licence for registered user. A one-time registration fee of 
RM 310 (SME)/RM610 (Corporate) and annual fee of RM250.00 are charged for a registered applicant. Corporate rate is considered when th e organisation has more th an 150 staff or/and annual 
revenue of more than RM25 million. Non-register ed applicants or one time application will be 
charged RM35.00 per licence.  
13. Not applicable. 
 
Conditions of licensing 
 
14. The licence is valid for three (3) months. New a pplication is required for extension of validity. 
 
15. No.  16. Non-transferable.  G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  17.(a) Not applicable. 
 (b) Equipment should be type approved by SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd. For non-type 
approved equipment, approval has to be obtaine d prior to importation; importation of samples 
for type approval purposes is limited to two (2) units per model or as specified in the test 
requirements. There is also a labelling requirement for cert ified products.  
 
Other procedural requirements 
 
18.    Only certifications (type approvals), labelling and import/approve d permits are required. 
 
19. Not applicable.   
XVIII.  THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCES AND GOODS - (DRUG CONTROL AUTHORITY)  
Outline of system 
 
1. All substances listed in the Poison List re quire a licence prior to importation under the 
Poisons Act 1952.    The Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulati ons 1984, which were made under the Sale of 
Drugs Act 1952, require pharmaceu tical products (including traditiona l medicines) in pharmaceutical 
dosage form to be registered with the Drug Control Authority and the importer obtains an import 
licence prior to importation.   
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
 
2. The licensing systems c overage is as follows:  
 (i) All substances listed as poisons. 
 
(ii) All pharmaceutical products (including traditi onal medicines) in pharmaceutical dosage form.  
 
Currently an exemption applies in the case of: 
 - products/medicines containing poisons and non-poisons may be imported into 
Malaysia as part of his luggage for his own pe rsonal use or for that of his family.  The 
quantity, at any one time, may not exceed one month's use by one person. 
 
(iii) For all cosmetic products, import license is no longer in use and replaced by Notification 
Note which also includes the authorisation to import. 
 Note:  Notification Note is issued by the Nati onal Pharmaceutical Control Bureau (NPCB) as an 
authorization to manufacture, import or sell cosmetic products in Mala ysia. The notification is carried 
out online via the Quest3 system, accessible at the NPCB website, www.bpfk.gov.my.  
 
3. The law applies to the importation of poisons  and pharmaceutical products  from all countries. 
 4. No.  
5. Poisons Act 1952 (Act 366), Sale Of Drugs  Act 1952 (Act 366), Control Of Drugs And 
Cosmetics Regulations 1984. The legislation does not leave the designation of products to be 
subjected to licensing to administrative discretion. No, the government of the executive branch cannot 
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  Procedures 
 
6. Not applicable.  7.(a) Import licence must be applied prior to any importation. 
 
(b) Request for an immediate licence is subj ected to a genuine and emergency request. 
 (c) Applications may be issued in any period of the year.  
(d) Yes, only Ministry of Health Malaysia. 
 8. Applications may be refused due to failure to  comply with the provisions of the law. Reasons 
for refusal would normally be given. Appeals will be considered by the Minister of Health Malaysia.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
 
9.(a) Licences are issued to a company. The comp any however will appoint a natural person to be 
responsible for the licence.  
 (b) Not applicable. 
 
Documentational and other requirem ents for application for licence 
 
10. The applicant shall be required to file in a standard application form. A complete application 
form for import license must be acco mpanied with the following documents: 
 
(a) Organization chart; (b) Premise location plan; (c) Premise layout plan; (d) List of facilities within storage area; (e) Complete recall procedure for product; 
(f) List of products (other than registered products ) which are being stored together in the storage 
area; 
(g) Copy of Registration of Company/ Registration of Business certificate;  
(h) Copy of business license (from local authority); (i) Copy of applicant's Identification Card (I/C); 
(j) Certificate of Pharmacist Registration/Phar macy Annual Retention/Type A Poison License (if 
applicant is a pharmacist). 
 *Note:  For renewal application, the attachments needed are (h)-(j). 
  11. (i) import license issued by Drug Control Agency; 
 (ii) Type A Licence (if produ ct contains Group A poison); 
 (iii) import authorisation for dangerous  drugs and psychotropic substances; and 
 (iv) Notification Note (for cosmetics).  12. No fees are applicable for the licence issued  to pharmacist to import substances containing 
poisons. Fees for the licence to import me dicinal products are RM500.00 per licence. 
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  Conditions of licensing 
 
14. Licence is valid for one (1) year.  The Notifica tion Note for importation of cosmetic products is 
valid for two (2) years. No extension of validity  period is allowed for both import license and 
Notification Note. 
 
15. No.  16. No.  
17. No. 
 
Other procedural requirements 
 
18. Applicants for import licences should be fa miliar with the Poisons Act 1952 and Sale of 
Drugs Act 1952 and the Control of Drugs and Cosme tics Regulations 1984.  The Form and flow chart 
for the application is made available at the licensing counter.  19. Not applicable.  
XIX.  CONTROL OF IMPORT OF SCHEDULED WASTES (TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS 
WASTES) – (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT) 
Outline of system 
 
1. The Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Or der 2008 regulates the importation of scheduled 
wastes into Malaysia. This Order is enforced by  the Royal Customs Department with the condition 
that prior written approvals should be obtained fro m the Director-General of the Department of 
Environment.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
 
2. The Order applies to scheduled wastes as de fined in the Environmental Quality (Scheduled 
Wastes) Regulations 2005 and the Customs (Pr ohibition of Imports) Order 2008. Importation of 
scheduled waste requires a prior written approval from the Director General of the Department of Environment.  3.    Licensing applies to imports from all countries. 
 
4.   The system is intended to control the tran s-boundary movements of scheduled waste destined 
for disposal as well as for recovery or recycling in order to protect the Malaysian environment from 
illegal/illicit trafficking.  5.   The relevant laws are the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2008 and the 
Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regula tion 2005. The system should not be abolished 
without legislative approval.  
Procedures 
 
6. Not applicable. 
 7.(a) Approval must be obtained before the wastes  leaves the country of export. Approvals are 
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  approval from the Director General of the Depa rtment of Environment, the wastes will be 
returned immediately to the exporter country by  the importer and legal actions will be taken 
against the Parties concerned. 
 (b) No. 
 
(c) No.  (d) Yes.  The Department of Environment and the Royal Customs Department of Malaysia. The 
Royal Customs Department had listed the sch eduled waste in the Fourth Schedule of 
Customs (Prohibition of Import) Order 2008 whereby import must be accompanied by a 
letter of approval issued by or on behalf of  the Director General of Environment Quality 
Malaysia. 
 8.   Other than failure to comply with the normal criteria, the application will be rejected 
whenever Malaysia do not have the environmenta lly sound facilities to accept the scheduled wastes.  
It is the policy of the Department of Environm ent not to allow importation of scheduled wastes, 
except in cases where the waste is re ally needed to be used as raw material, and it is not available 
locally.  However this is to be processed on a case by case basis.   
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
 
9.(a) The importers must be the company that is using the scheduled wastes directly.  No third 
party will be entertained. 
 (b) Not applicable. 
 
Documentational and other requireme nts for application for licence 
 
10.  Please see the Department of Environmen t's website (www.doe.gov.my) for the checklist: 
AS14 (REV. 2006)  – Application For The Importation Of  Scheduled Waste Into Malaysia 
 
11.    Please also see the Department of Environment's website (www.doe.gov.my) for the 
checklist. AS14 (REV. 2006)  – Application For The Importation Of Scheduled Waste Into Malaysia 
 12.   None.  
13.  A refundable Bank Guarantee for the amount of RM10,000.00 is required to be deposited 
with the Department of Environment for the sche duled wastes shipment process. The Bank Guarantee 
will be returned upon fulfilment of the shipment.  
Conditions of licensing 
 
14.   Depends on the request or circumstances. Maximum validity period is twelve (12) months. 
 15. Not applicable.  16.    Licenses are not transferable. 
 
17.(a) No. 
 
(b) Yes, the Department of Environment will specify the conditions in the import permit.   G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  Other procedural requirements 
 
18.   Yes.  Every application on import of sche duled wastes is subjected to a thorough evaluation 
of environmental impacts as well as country obliga tion to the International Convention i.e. Basel 
Convention.  
 
19. Not applicable.   
XX. SAWLOGS/WOOD IN THE ROUND/ROUGHLY SQUARED OR HALF-SQUARED 
BUT NOT FURTHER MANUFACTURED; LARGE, SCANTLING AND SQUARES 
OF 60 SQUARE INCHES AND ABOVE - (MALAYSIAN TIMBER INDUSTRY 
BOARD (MTIB)) 
Outline of system 
 
1. Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) ad ministers issuance of  import licences to 
persons, firms or organisations fo r the importation of round logs, roughl y squared or half squared logs 
and large scantling and squares of 60 square inches and above to be further processed in the country 
(Malaysia).  
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
 
2. Round logs and the timber products are subject to  control under this Order are as listed under 
Items 48, 49, 50 and 51  Schedule 4 of the Customs (Prohibition Of Imports) Order 2008.  3. The system applies to timber products orig inating from all countri es except Indonesia. 
 
4. There are no restrictions in relation to the quantity or value of imports.  
 5. Customs (Prohibition of Import) Order 2008.  Licensing is a statutory requirement and 
designation is by statute. However, the approvals  of import licences are subjected to administrative 
discretion of the Import /Export Committee of MTIB responsible for timber and timber products. It is 
not possible to change designations or abolis h the system without legislative approval. 
 
Procedures 
 
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) Applications should be made in advance of the arrival of the goods. In certain circumstances, 
import permission can be given for goods which have inadvertently arrived at the point of 
entry. 
 (b) Licences may be issued immediately provided th at prior approval has been obtained by the 
importers from the Import/Export Committee and properly completed documentations are 
furnished to MTIB. 
 (c) Licences may be issued in any period of the year.  (d) Applications for import licences for saw l ogs, round logs, half s quared logs and large 
scantling and squares are processed by MTIB  based on approval obtained through the 
Import/Export Committee of MTIB prior to final approval by the Royal Customs Department 
of Malaysia. 
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  8. Not applicable. 
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
 
9.(a)  Not applicable. 
 
(b)  All persons, firms and organisations are e ligible provided they are domiciled in Malaysia. 
 
Documentational and other requirem ents for application for licence 
 
10.(a) For permission to import sawlogs or r ound logs and large scantling and squares (under 
item 15 of the Order) application should be made in writing to the Import/Export Committee of MTIB, including the provision of the following information: 
  - name and address of importer; 
 - point of entry; 
 - quantity to be imported;  - species of timber to be imported;  - name of buyers and premise for timber processing;  - purpose of importation: to be processed for own use/for re-export; 
 - country of origin of goods; and 
 - documents to be furnished to MTIB upon approval from the Import/Export Committee 
should comprise: 
  - approval letter from the Import/Export Committee of MTIB;   - import form JK 69;   - Customs Declaration Form No. 1 (CD 1) in 4 copies; and 
  - 2 copies of log list, detailing species and quantity of each species. 
 11. Actual authorisation will be made by MTIB and Royal Customs Department of Malaysia on 
the Form CD1 and JK 69.  12. Only for CITES permit import, RM 50.00 will be charged.  
 
13. No.  
Conditions of licensing 
 
14. Import licence issued will be valid for sixty (60)  days from the date of issuance.  Extension of 
licence is not allowed. Should the licence expire be fore actual importation is done, the importer must 
apply for a new import licence.  15. No.  
16. No. 
 17. Not applicable.   G/LIC/N/3/MYS/7 
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  Other procedural requirements  
 
18.     CITES import permit is a requirement for the importation of Ramin and Karas/Gaharu products. 
Ramin products cover specimens or products such as  logs, sawntimber, plywood, veneer and include 
part and derivatives i.e. moulding, furniture com ponent and finish furniture . Karas/Gaharu products 
cover woodchip, sawdust and oil. 
 19. Not applicable.  
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