Trade in Critical Minerals

ADB WTO

Member

Malaysia,

Type of Measure

Technical regulation / Conformity assessment procedure

Status

In Force

Year of Implementation

2022

1. Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No. X) Order 2021 (7 pages in Malay and English) 2. Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Waste Paper, December 2021, Edition No: 1 (33 pages in English) 3. Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Metal Scrap, December 2021, Edition No: 1 (35 pages in English)

All wastepaper and metal scrap intended to be imported into Malaysia are subject to inspection process and issuance of Certificate of Approval  as per the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No.X) Order 2021.The requirements on all incoming importation of wastepaper and metal scrap into Malaysia are specified in the Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Waste Paper and the Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Metal Scrap.The two guidelines have been published on SIRIM QAS website for comments from 27 February 2021 until 15 March 2021.Various engagements with local and international stakeholders have been conducted from February 2021 until November 2021.Interim measure have been enforced pending the implementation of the Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Metal Scrap.




Source


ePing TBT Platform
G/TBT/N/MYS/107


Products


Tin; waste and scrap (800200), Manganese; articles thereof, including waste and scrap (811100), Lead; waste and scrap (780200), Nickel; waste and scrap (750300), Aluminium; waste and scrap (760200), Copper; waste and scrap (740400), Gallium, germanium, indium, niobium (columbium) and vanadium; articles thereof, unwrought, including waste and scrap, powders (811292), Magnesium; waste and scrap (810420), Tantalum; waste and scrap (810330), Cobalt; waste and scrap (810530), Cadmium; waste and scrap (811261), Chromium; waste and scrap (811222), Molybdenum; waste and scrap (810297), Titanium; waste and scrap (810830),