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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MUS/6 Mauritius 2016 General environmental protection Import licences Not specified
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer…
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection (Commerce Division) - Import permits to protect the environment
Environment related objective
To protect the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection (Commerce Division) - Import permits to protect the environment
Goods originating in and coming from all countries
Type of measure
Import permits
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MUS/6 Mauritius 2016
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other National Parks and Conservation Service
Environment related objective
To comply with the CITES and protect wildlife species
Measure description Coverage of the measure
National Parks and Conservation Service
Import of prescribed wildlife under CITES and exotic wildlife other than livestock and fish
Type of measure
Import permits

Section 10(1) and (2) of the wildlife regulations (1998) allows the authorised officer to refuse an application for a permit. In general the following are reasons for refusal of an import permit: invasive species, no adequate facility at i
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Wildlife
Bio
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11 Malaysia 2016
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other
Import licensing requirement under the Customs …
Import licensing requirement under the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2012 - (Ministry of international trade and industry)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment; To comply with the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import licensing requirement under the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2012 - (Ministry of international trade and industry)
Non-automatic import licensing: Products including used pneumatic tyres and used re-treaded pneumatic tyres and plastic wastes

Automatic import licensing: CFCs
Type of measure
Import licences

Condition for importation of plastic wastes: only for manufacturers undertaking plastic recycling activities approved by the Department of Environment.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Ozone
Plastic
Recycle
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11 Malaysia 2016
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Fisheries
Import permit for live fish, fish and fish…
Import permit for live fish, fish and fish products – (DEPARTMENT OF MALAYSIAN QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION SERVICES (MAQIS))
Environment related objective
To protect species covered by the CITES and prohibited species, shrimp broodstocks and exotic species
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import permit for live fish, fish and fish products – (DEPARTMENT OF MALAYSIAN QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION SERVICES (MAQIS))
Fish species protected under the CITES; prohibited species, shrimp broodstocks and exotic species
Type of measure
Import permit

Required documents for importation include: CITES import / export permit if applicable; and
Written permission by the Director General of Fisheries Malaysia for prohibited species, shrimp broodstocks and exotic species
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Fish
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11 Malaysia 2016
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
 Import licences Agriculture
Import permit for plant and planting materials – …
Import permit for plant and planting materials – (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE)
Environment related objective
To protect the Malaysian agriculture industry and environment from pests, diseases and invasive alien species by controlling or restricting the importation of plants which are host of quarantine pests and disease
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import permit for plant and planting materials – (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE)
The importation of:
- plant (except any plant imported for consumption, medicinal, processing or manufacturing purposes; any processed plants; any plant or parts of plant used as packaging or packing materials; and any garbage, dunnage and pallet);
- fresh flowers and leaves, dried flowers and leaves, herbarium;
- fresh fruits of mangoes (Mangifera spp.), oranges and limes (Citrus spp.), banana (Musa spp.) and mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana);
- grains and beans of soy bean (Glycine max), corn/maize (Zea mays), cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao), coffee beans (Coffea Arabica, Robusta coffee, Coffea liberica);
- cereals and grains imported from countries endemic from Khapra Beetle (Trogoderma granarium);
- all plant-based commodities intended for livestock or animal feed;
- tobacco leaves (Nicotiana tabacum);
- cotton (Gossypium hirsutum);
- Importation of all commodities as listed below for processing or consumption from Thailand only:
- Rose apple (Syzygium samarangense)
- Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas)
- Taro/Dasheen (Colocasia esculenta)
- Groundnuts (Arachis hypogeae)
- Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
- Ubi kemili/Kembili (Coleus parviplorus)
- Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus)
- Bird/Hot pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
- Turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- Greater galangal (Alpinia galangal)
- Yambean (Pachyrhizus erosus)
- Kaffir lime leaves (Citrus hystrix)
- growing media or any rooting compost;
- organic fertilizers;
- soil;
- living or dead organisms including non-pathogenic micro-organisms;
- packing materials originated from jute and bamboo;
- products and plants of Palmae family; and
- logs, lumber, and other wood articles.
Type of measure
Import permit
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Organic
Environment
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11 Malaysia 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Energy
Import licences and approvals for radioactive…
Import licences and approvals for radioactive material/irradiating apparatus - (Atomic Energy Licensing Board)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by restricting the importation of radioactive materials
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import licences and approvals for radioactive material/irradiating apparatus - (Atomic Energy Licensing Board)
All radioactive materials, nuclear materials, prescribed substances and irradiating apparatus
Type of measure
Import licences and approvals
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11 Malaysia 2016
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other Import licences for the importation of wildlife
Environment related objective
To protect wildlife and comply with the CITES regulations in relation to conservation of endangered species of wild fauna and flora
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import licences for the importation of wildlife
Wildlife and product thereof
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Wildlife
Conservation
Endangered
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11 Malaysia 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Chemicals
Importation of Pesticides for Sale - (Pesticides…
Importation of Pesticides for Sale - (Pesticides Board of Malaysia)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from adverse effect of pesticides
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Importation of Pesticides for Sale - (Pesticides Board of Malaysia)
All pesticides as defined under the Pesticides Act 1974
Type of measure
Certificate of registration for importation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11 Malaysia 2016
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences, Risk assessment Other
Control of Import of Scheduled Wastes (Toxic and…
Control of Import of Scheduled Wastes (Toxic and Hazardous Wastes) – (Department of Environment)
Environment related objective
To control the trans-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
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Control of Import of Scheduled Wastes (Toxic and Hazardous Wastes) – (Department of Environment)
Scheduled wastes as defined in the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005 and the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2012
Type of measure
Import approval; Environmental impact assessment requirement

Every application on import of scheduled wastes is subjected to a thorough evaluation of environmental impacts as well as country obligation to The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Waste
Environment
Recycle
Hazardous
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11 Malaysia 2016
MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Forestry
Import licences for the importation of logs,…
Import licences for the importation of logs, roughly squared or half squared logs and baulks poles and piles of Bakau; and plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood to be further processed in the country (Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah only)
Environment related objective
To protect timber species under the CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import licences for the importation of logs, roughly squared or half squared logs and baulks poles and piles of Bakau; and plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood to be further processed in the country (Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah only)
The importation of CITES listed timber species under the International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act 686] issued by MTIB. The timber species covered are specified under the CITES Appendices I, II and III and the types of timber products are given in the respective Annotations.
Type of measure
CITES import permit
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife
Forest