MNTR II - Frequently Ask a Question (FAQ)

An ASEAN Trade Repository containing trade and customs laws and procedures of all Member States. Shall be established and made accessible to the public through the internet.

Product classification is normally in accordance with the Harmonized Commodity Description and Ceiling System (HS). The related agency in determining HS Code is the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. 

Under Malaysia's FTAs, goods are classified under specified digit level. The first two digits are known as the chapter, the first four digits as the heading and the first and sixth digits are subheading. The seventh and eighth digits consist of further detailed tariff nomenclature breakdown. 

The chapters are organized according to materials or to degree of processing, for instance: 

Live animals Chapter 01 

Rubber and articles thereof Chapter 40 

Wood and articles thereof Chapter 44 

Paper pulp Chapter 47 

Paper Chapter 48 

Books Chapter 49 

Wool yarn and woolen fabrics Chapter 51 

Cotton yarn and cotton fabrics Chapter 52 

Within each chapter, there are several headings. Within chapter 01, there are several headings, namely: 

Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies

Live bovine animals 

Live swine 

Live sheep and goats 

Within each heading, goods are categorized into subheadings, as follows: 

0101.10.00 for purebreeding animals 

0101.90 for others 

Within each subheading, there are several subheadings, such as: 

0101.90.10 Horses 

0101.90.20 Asses 

4. How to check whether the product is covered under the tariff elimination/reduction schedule? 

Exporters must check whether the goods are included under the tariff reduction schedule of our FTA partner. First determine the digit code number of your product. Scan through the tariff schedule of the FTA partner to see whether your product is listed for elimination or reduction. 

The tariff schedules for each of Malaysia FTA can be obtained from Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) website on FTAs www.miti.gov.my.

• Tariff Nomenclature

• Preferential Tariff; 

• Rules of Origin; 

• Non-Tariff Measures; 

• National Trade and Customs Laws and Rules; 

• Procedures and Documentary Requirements; 

• Administrative Rulings; - 

• Best Practices In Trade Facilitation; and 

• Authorized Economic Operator (AEO).