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Landed cost guide · 2026-10-18

Import duty from the Netherlands to Malaysia

For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from the Netherlands to Malaysia worth 45,000.00 MYR, duties, taxes and fees come to about 4,883.00 MYR, or 10.85% of the goods value. Use the calculator below with your own figures.

Quick estimate: what are you shipping from Netherlands?

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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.
Trade agreement
None. Standard (MFN) rates apply.
Extra tariffs on goods from Netherlands
No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Other fees
Carrier clearance fees.

Detailed calculator: Netherlands to Malaysia

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Typical duty rates

ProductMFN
Apparel – cotton knit (HS 6109)0%
Leather footwear (HS 6403)0%
Towels / home textiles (HS 6302)0%
Computers / phones (HS 8471, 8517)0%

Typical rates for common tariff lines, for orientation only. The rate for your goods depends on the full HS code; look it up in the Royal Malaysian Customs ezHS.

Worked example: 45,000.00 MYR of cotton T-shirts by sea

Goods 45,000.00, freight 3,600.00, insurance 230.00 MYR; commercial import; duty rate 0%.

LineMYR
Customs duty
0% × 48,830.00 CIF		0.00
Import VAT
10% × 48,830.00		4,883.00
Total duties and fees4,883.00
Landed cost (CIF + duties)53,713.00

Small parcel: 350.00 MYR online order

A consumer ordering goods worth 350.00 MYR plus 55.00 shipping by post would pay about 35.00 MYR in import charges.

LineMYR
Customs duty
Below the duty-free limit		0.00
Import VAT
10% × 350.00 — charged by the registered seller at checkout		35.00
Total duties and fees35.00
Landed cost (CIF + duties)440.00

Frequently asked questions

How much is import duty from the Netherlands to Malaysia?

It depends on the product's tariff code. As an example, cotton T-shirts worth 45,000.00 MYR shipped commercially by sea pay about 4,883.00 MYR in duties, taxes and fees (10.85% of the goods value). No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.

Is there a duty-free limit for parcels to Malaysia?

RM500: no duty; 10% low-value goods tax charged by registered sellers.

Does Netherlands have a trade agreement with Malaysia?

There is no preferential agreement that covers most goods, so standard MFN rates apply.

How is import VAT calculated in Malaysia?

Sales tax 5% or 10% on CIF + duty.

Shipping from Netherlands to other markets

Other origins shipping to Malaysia