Customs Procedures
All exhibitors regardless of the product profile (exhibit’s nature) to be imported into Malaysia must get endorsement from Malaysia Customs upon arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport .
Customs Declaration
Formality of custom declaration is subject to product types. Regardless of the products’ country of origin, all taxable items must be declared under ATA Carnet or Bank Guarantee whereas tax free items are not required.
ATA Carnet (Temporarily Admission)
Malaysia Government recognized the ATA Carnet arrangement. Exhibits can be temporarily imported into Malaysia without lengthy custom documentation procedures although licenses and permits still must be obtained. This system eliminates bank guarantee for temporarily importation. However the following must be observed
i. Direct sales is NOT allowed.
ii.
Temporarily imported items must be re-exported. If goods are sold, bond raised to the Chamber of Commerce by the exhibitors from the country of origin will be forfeited.
iii. Temporarily importation are subjected to fixed period (i.e. 1-3 months).
iv.
All exhibitors are requested to prepare packing list of exhibits with original invoices for customs declaration.
Bank Guarantee
The Bank Guarantee an undertaking to guarantee the performance in your business obligation to a third party in case of any default.
i. Exhibitors are allowed to make direct sales during exhibition.
ii.
1% import guarantee charges base on Cost Insurance Freight (CIF) of exhibits must be paid in advance to our offcial freight forwarder for customs declaration, and this guarantee charges is non-refundable.
iii.
All sales during exhibition are required to pay an import duty 10% of the CIF value for customs declaration
iv.
All exhibitors are requested to prepare packing list of exhibits with original invoices for customs declaration. The packaging list must submit to official freight forwarder at least 14 days prior to the exhibition date.
* Important Note: Separate invoices should be raised for each category of import and must not be mixed for taxable and non-taxable items.
For further information, please contact the Organiser. |