Destination guide · 2026-10-18
Importing into Malaysia: duties, VAT and fees
What you pay at the border when goods arrive in Malaysia, and how it changes by country of origin.
- Duty is charged on
- CIF value
- Duty-free threshold
- RM500: no duty; 10% low-value goods tax charged by registered sellers.
- VAT / sales tax
- Sales tax 5% or 10% on CIF + duty.
- Other fees
- Carrier clearance fees.
- Official tariff
- Royal Malaysian Customs ezHS
- Preferential agreements
- ATIGA (ASEAN), ACFTA / RCEP, MJEPA / CPTPP, AKFTA / RCEP, MAFTA / CPTPP, MNZFTA / CPTPP, MICECA, Malaysia–Türkiye FTA, MCFTA / CPTPP, MPCEPA, CPTPP
Preferential trade agreements
| Origin | Agreement |
|---|---|
| Thailand | ATIGA (ASEAN) |
| Vietnam | ATIGA (ASEAN) |
| Philippines | ATIGA (ASEAN) |
| Singapore | ATIGA (ASEAN) |
| Indonesia | ATIGA (ASEAN) |
| Cambodia | ATIGA (ASEAN) |
| China | ACFTA / RCEP |
| Japan | MJEPA / CPTPP |
| South Korea | AKFTA / RCEP |
| Australia | MAFTA / CPTPP |
| New Zealand | MNZFTA / CPTPP |
| India | MICECA |
| Türkiye | Malaysia–Türkiye FTA |
| Chile | MCFTA / CPTPP |
| Pakistan | MPCEPA |
| Canada | CPTPP |
| Mexico | CPTPP |
| Peru | CPTPP |
| United Kingdom | CPTPP |
Guides by country of origin
- China → Malaysia
- Türkiye → Malaysia
- United States → Malaysia
- Germany → Malaysia
- Italy → Malaysia
- France → Malaysia
- United Kingdom → Malaysia
- India → Malaysia
- Vietnam → Malaysia
- Japan → Malaysia
- South Korea → Malaysia
- Canada → Malaysia
- Mexico → Malaysia
- Australia → Malaysia
- Bangladesh → Malaysia
- Thailand → Malaysia
- Indonesia → Malaysia
- Pakistan → Malaysia
- Taiwan → Malaysia
- Brazil → Malaysia
- Singapore → Malaysia
- Philippines → Malaysia
- Hong Kong → Malaysia
- Cambodia → Malaysia
- Sri Lanka → Malaysia
- United Arab Emirates → Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia → Malaysia
- Israel → Malaysia
- Egypt → Malaysia
- Morocco → Malaysia
- South Africa → Malaysia
- Switzerland → Malaysia
- Norway → Malaysia
- New Zealand → Malaysia
- Chile → Malaysia
- Colombia → Malaysia
- Peru → Malaysia
- Argentina → Malaysia
- Kazakhstan → Malaysia
- Ukraine → Malaysia
- Georgia → Malaysia
- Spain → Malaysia
- Netherlands → Malaysia
- Poland → Malaysia