Malaysian legal provision in importation and exportation are stipulated in the Malaysian Customs Act 1967 and Customs Regulations 1977.

The main concept of legal provisions is to apply customs control procedures in importation and exportation

Definition of import. Importation means to bring or cause to be brought into Malaysia by land, sea or air.

Definition of export. Exportation is defined as to take or cause to be taken out of Malaysia by land, sea, or air, to place any goods in a vessel, conveyance or aircraft for the purpose of such goods being taken out of Malaysia.

Application of customs control in relation to the clearance of goods is required under the Malaysian customs laws and regulations are as follows:

Directing all trading activities to prescribe points of entry such as customs ports, airports, customs entry points and customs stations.

Prescribing legal landing places for ports or entry points for the purpose of landing and loading of goods for import and export.
Any landing or loading  undertaken in other than these landing places are deemed to be illegal and would be considered as smuggling.

Prescribe working days and business hours of customs offices in such ports or customs station during which to transact customs release as well the hours permitted to effect clearance of goods, properly release by  the proper invoice of customs from such ports of customs station.

Subject goods landed or goods before exportation to the warehousing procedures so as to bring them under customs control.

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Letters of Credit
Payment cannot be assured merely by using a documentary draft. Although the exporter may have shipped the goods as specified in the export sales agreement.

The foreign importer, perhaps having changed its mind or its financial circumstances, may not pay for the goods when the documents are presented or when the time draft, even though previously accepted, falls due for payment.

Consequently, to be on the safe side, the exporter may
require a bank letter of credit, as well as a draft... Read More