Regulation relative to export licences for plants, parts of plants or plant products

EXPORT.HTML file:///D/HTML/mal16388.htm[16.01.2025 08:08:37] EXPORT LICENCE An export licence is required for the export of any species of plant or any plant part which is alive and can be propagated and includes the stem, branch, tuber, bulb, corm, rhizome, stock, budwood, cutting, layer, slip, sucker, root, flower, fruit, seed or any other part like pollen, spores, meristem tissue, callus tissue in culture medium or cryogenically preserved. Rubber wood, rubber seeds, all oil palm and living tissues, pineapple slips and aquatic plants are excluded from the scope of this service. Act/Regulation Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 1988 Charges Inspection of consignment and supervision on the treatment of plant or plant produce a. 1st half man-hour or part thereof - RM 10.00 b. 2nd half man-hour or part thereof - RM 10.00 c. every additional man-hour or part thereof - RM 20.00 d. Overtime allowance - RM 4.00/hour beyond usual office hours and RM 8.00/hour during weekends & public holidays. e. Travelling expenses - RM 0.50/km or part thereof Application An application can be made by completing Form LE (Application for Permission/Export Licence for Export of Plants) obtainable from any Plant Quarantine Office listed below. This application must be accompanied by Custom Form No.2 (Declaration of goods to be exported) under the Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 1988 and the Import Permit or a certified true copy of the import permit from the importing country. Controlled commodities such as coconut and plants under CITES will also need their respective permits to be provided. Inspection The consignment will be inspected to ensure conformity with the declaration in Custom Form No.2 either at the quarantine office or at the premises of the applicant. If the consignment is found satisfactory, an export licence will be issued immediately after inspection. EXPORT.HTML file:///D/HTML/mal16388.htm[16.01.2025 08:08:37] Clients Commercial nurseries, growers, exporters, government agencies and individuals Supplementary: 1. The export of specific plants and species of specific plants are prohibited except on a governmental basis and for research purposes only 2. Plants taken from the forests of Peninsular Malaysia will need a permit from the Department of Forestry before an Export Licence can be issued.