Malaysia #6426 (v.3)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
24/10/2023 - present
Current active version v.3
Reporting member
Malaysia
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Non-automatic licensing for the import of unmanufactured tobacco, and tobacco refuse
National legal basis
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
Administrative mechanism
Administered by National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (NKTB), Department of Malaysian Quarantine Inspection Services (MAQIS) and Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK)
Responsible entities
Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (NKTB), Department of Agriculture (Peninsular Malaysia, Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak)
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)

Reported as: Article 5 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL
Symbol
NAL

Tariff lines

240110
2401.10
Unmanufactured tobacco, and tobacco refuse
240120
2401.20
Unmanufactured tobacco, and tobacco refuse
240130
2401.30
Unmanufactured tobacco, and tobacco refuse