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WTO notification · TBT

MalaysiaProposed measure, open for comments

Optical, photographic – Malaysia

Official title

Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No. XX) Order 2026

Malaysia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 30 September 2026. Comments are open until 29 November 2026.

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At a glance

Products

HS Codes as listed in Column 3 of the Schedule attached

HS codes
  • 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories
    • 90 OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
Notifying member
Malaysia
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/MYS/138

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 29 November 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 29 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/MYS/138 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Malaysia.

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What the notification says

Following the approval of the draft Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No. xx) Order 2026, the importation of medical device goods listed in Part I of the Third Schedule of P.U.(A) 117/2023 is subject to an approval letter issued by the Medical Device Authority (MDA) as the Point of Issuance Authority (PIA) for the regulated HS Codes, except for medical devices imported for personal use. Authorization to import medical devices under the Medical Device Act 2012 [Act 737] must be obtained before applying for permission to import medical devices under the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No. xx) Order 2026. The proposed amendments to the Schedules of the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) 2023 [P.U.(A) 117/2923] are as set out in the Attachment.

Sources

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