Please explain the customs classification procedures in Malaysia. Are there facilities for pre-import classification?
A 12: Malaysia’s tariff classification is based on the Malaysian Trade Classification and Customs Duties Order 1998. Rule 3(c) states that When goods cannot be classified by reference to 3(b), they shall be classified under the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration, and the HS Convention. Pre-entry classification facility exists. Differences in classification may have been due to insufficient information provided prior to importation. Classification rulings are posted on the Malaysian Customs WEBSITE: www.customs.gov.my Malaysian Customs Departments throughout the country have a unit specialising in classification of goods which will provide immediate classification, pending final decision from the Central Classification Center at Headquarters (HQ), thus providing uniform and binding decisions on classification. Each state has a classification unit where temporary rulings are made subject to endorsement by HQ.
