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Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2017.

Country/Territory
Malaysia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Mineral resources, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
International trade Ozone layer Aquatic animals Aquatic plants Crustaceans Freshwater fishes Molluscs Sugar Cattle Cereals/grains/rice Coffee/cocoa/tea Fish products Fruits/edible nuts Marine fishes Meat Milk/dairy products Oils/oilseeds/fats Poultry products Sheep/goats Beverages Agricultural commodities Animal feed/feedstuffs Minerals Birds Keeping of live animals Cartilaginous fishes Endangered species Insects Marine mammals Reptiles Turtles Wild fauna Wild flora Protection of species
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on 1 April 2017.
Abstract

This Order consisting of 19 articles aims at organizing the import of some goods to Malaysia. The goods are divided as follows (i) goods that are absolutely prohibited for import (including some preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, substances under the Montreal Protocol); (ii) goods that are prohibited to be imported except under an import license and shall not apply to the specified free zone; (iii) goods that are prohibited to be imported except in the manner provided. This part lists, among other things (1) any domestic animal alive or dead or any part thereof, including edible meat offal of buffaloes, cattle, sheep, goats, other domestic animals, and birds or poultry; (2) glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved; (3) any insects, whether alive or dead including specimens for collectors; (4) reptiles, alive or dead, any part thereof, including meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen; (5) raw hides, skins, and fur skin; (6) wool, fine or coarse animal hair; (7) any wildlife animal or bird, whales, dolphin, porpoises, manatees and dugong, seals, sea lions, and walruses, whether alive or dead or any part or derivatives thereof; (8) any plants, alive or dead, or artificially propagated plants; (9) any wild life (including vertebrate and invertebrate animals), alive or dead or any recognizable part or derivative thereof (including animal bred in captivity); (10) Articles of worked tortoise-shells, ivory bone, horn, antlers, and other carving material of wildlife animal origin; (11) fish, aquatic animals, aquatic mammals, crustaceans and mollusks alive or dead or any part thereof including fish eggs, and other fishery products; (12) aquatic plants, seaweed, and algae, fresh, chilled, or frozen; (13) freshwater fish and cultured marine fish; (14) milk and milk-based products excluding infant and young children use; (15) pig fat and fats of bovine cattle, sheep, or goats; (16) fertilizers of animal origin and fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products; (18) pasta and rice; (19) coffee; (20) some kinds of fruit; (21) soil including earth, ground or other natural occurring organic and mineral material; (iv) goods that may not be imported into Malaysia except in the manner provided and applicable to goods in transit controlled under the International Trade in Endangered Species Act; (v) goods that may not be imported into Malaysia except conforming to the Malaysian Standard or other standards approved by the Malaysian Authorities and in the manner provided.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implements

Customs Act 1967 (Act 235).

Legislation | Malaysia | 1967 (2020)

Keyword: Basic legislation, International trade, Fish products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX