Malaysia Customs, Currency & Airport Tax Regulations

Customs Rules


Import regulations::



Free import :

- 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 225 grammes of tobacco;

- max. 1 litre of wine, spirits or malt liquor;

- max. 100 matches;

- cosmetics, perfumery, soaps and dentrifices in open containers to a total max. value of MYR 200.-;

- max. 3 pieces of new wearing apparel;

- one pair of new footwear;

- one unit of each portable electrical or battery operated appliance for personal care and hygiene;

- a total max. of MYR 75.- of dutiable food preparations;

- gifts and souvenirs up to a total value of max. MYR 200.- (except goods from Langkawi and Labuan, up to a total value of max. MYR 500.-).





The trafficking of illegal drugs is a serious offence in Malaysia and the penalty for such an offence is death.



The items 1. through 9. can only be imported duty free if the following conditions are met:

- the articles are imported by the visitor on his person or his baggage;

- non-alien residents stay in Malaysia more than 120 hours;

- nationals and residents of Malaysia have left the country for more than 120 hours.







Prohibited:

- all goods from South Africa and Israel;

- any article bearing the imprint or reproduction of any currency note, bank note or coin which are current or have at any time been issued in any country.





Additional Information on regulations::

Customs duties of 30% of the value are due in case of exceeding the allowed quantities. Duty free allowances are per person only (pooling not allowed).



Export regulations::

Free export of reasonable quantities of tobacco products and alcoholic beverages.



Pets::



Require:

- health certificate, issued 7 days prior to departure and stating that during the preceding 6 months no case of rabies has occurred in the country of dispatch and the animal has not been imported in the country of origin;

- landing permit;

- Malaysian Veterinarian Department, Import Permit. Address: 8th floor Shell Building, Exchange Square Off. Jalan Semantan, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: 03 2540077, Fax: 03 2535804.

Dogs and cats are quarantined for 30 days or more, unless coming from Singapore (export licence from Government of Singapore required), Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or Ireland. Originating airports must telex station manager of transporting airline at point of disembarkation flight number, origin and destination, types and numbers of pets. Those subject to quarantine must have space reserved in advance at Kuala Lumpur Quarantine Station.





Baggage Clearance regulations::

Baggage is cleared at the airport of final destination in Malaysia, provided it is labeled so.



Exempt: baggage of transit passengers with a destination outside of Malaysia, provided it is labeled to that destination and the onward flight is on the same calendar day.









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Airport Embarkation Tax



Airport Tax is levied on air passengers departing as follows:

1. International flights : MYR 45.-;Except from:

a- Ipoh, Langkawi or Penang to:

- Bandah Acheh, Medan or Nias in Indonesia;

- Hat Yai, Narathiwat or Patani in Thailand;

b. Kota Kinablu, Kuching or Miri to:

- Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei;

- Balikpapan, Menado, Pontianak or Tarakin in Indonesia;

- Davao, General Santos, Puerto Princesa or Zamboanga in the Philippines;

where the airport tax is: MYR 20.-.

2. Domestic flights: MYR 6.-.

Place of payment: if ticket issued:

1. In Malaysia: airline ticket office in Malaysia.

2. Outside Malaysia: Airport of departure in Malaysia.

Excempt:

1. Transit passengers proceeding by same aircraft or not leaving the transit lounge;

2. Those arriving from abroad (including Brunei and Singapore) and proceeding to abroad within 12 hours;

3. Crew travelling on duty;

4. Children under 2 year;

5. Heads of state, including their suite, Ministers and other dignitaries visiting Malaysia as State Guests;

6. Other persons when specified by Malaysia Airport Authority (Berhad). The exemption must be supported by written authorization from Airport Authority.









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Currency rules

Currency Import regulations:

Currency must be declared upon arrival, and is allowed for both RESIDENTS and NON-RESIDENTS, if carrying:

- local currency (Malaysian Ringgit-MYR): MYR 1,000.- or higher amounts;

- foreign currencies: USD 10,000.- (or equivalent in other foreign currency) or higher amounts.



Currency Export regulations:

Currency must be declared on departure, and is allowed for both RESIDENTS and NON-RESIDENTS, if carrying:

- local currency (Malaysian Ringgit-MYR): MYR 1,000.- or higher amounts;

- foreign currencies: USD 10,000.- (or equivalent in other foreign currency) or higher amounts.

Additional information: Travel Declaration Form (TDF) is required for passengers entering or leaving Malaysia, regardless of age. Foreign currencies include funds in the form of travellers' cheques. Clearance from the Central Bank of Malaysia is required for amounts exceeding those stated above.

Launching of New Online Indian Visa Application Form

This is to inform you that the High Commission of India in Kuala Lumpur has introduced new `Online Visa Application Form' with effect from Monday, the 10th October, 2011. This will be a mandatory requirement for all applicants seeking visa for India through travel agencies and those applying for visa as a tour group.


2. The new format of the online Visa Application Form shall be available on the link http://www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/

3. Individual visa applicants applying directly to the India Visa Centres would have the option of applying through `Online Visa Application Form' or as per the existing manual visa application procedure.

4. The following will be the process for the new Online Visa Application Form;

Log on to the website http://www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/

• Please note the interim `Unique Reference Number' located at the start, and on each page of the Online Form once you begin. Guidance notes are also provided.

• Complete all the required fields as specified.

• Off-line/hand-written application forms will not be accepted at the Indian Visa Centres on and after 10th October 2011 from travel agents / Tour groups.

• Upon completing and saving the Online Application Form, applicants will be required to download, print and sign the Form and submit it along with the passport and the requisite documents at any nearest Indian Visa Centers

• Photographs with colored background will not be accepted. Photographs only with a white / off white background will be accepted strictly as per the specification i.e. 2x2 inch.

• Submit two photographs (2x2 inch) along with application. Please do not staple both photographs to the application Form. One must be pasted to the front of the visa form while the second must be stapled to the reverse side of the form.

7. It may be noted that the applicants have to sign on the online visa application printout being submitted to the Visa Centre and signature on the visa application need to be identical to the signature on the passport.


Dos

• Please ensure to note the interim unique reference number generated at the start (and seen on each page) of the online application form.

• Please record/ note the final reference number that is generated upon completion of your application.

• Provide contact number and e-mail address in your application so that information on your unique reference numbers can be emailed to you.

• Please submit a confirmed and detailed itinerary However, this does not guarantee the issuance of a visa and the decision would still, remain subject to the discretion of the High Commission of India.

• Applications MUST be signed by the applicant him/herself and not by any representative.

• Before submitting your visa application, please check your passport(s) to ensure that there is no valid visa for India.

• All fields on the Online 'Application Form must be completed in as much detail as possible. When entering address information, please ensure that you provide the Post Code as well.


Don'ts

• Photographs with colored background will not be accepted. Photographs only with a white / off white background will be accepted strictly as per the specification i.e. 2x2 inch

• Please do not staple both photographs to the application Form. One must be pasted to the front of the form while the second must be stapled to the reverse side of the form.

• Please ensure all applications requiring additional documents are completed prior to submission at the Indian Visa Centre.'-Information to this effect is given on the website http://www.indiahighcommission.com.my/ and http://www.indiavisa.com.my/

Information distributed by High Commission of India Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 4, 2011

Velankanni Railway Station

The pristine white structure designed loosely on the style of a Cathedral characterising the Velankanni Railway Station is nearing completion. The complex bordered by twin-towers on its northern and southern point and mediated by a central dome has been conceived as a pivotal aspect of the 10-km Velankanni rail line project at Rs.48 crore. Of this, Rs.12 crore has been spent on the railway station with the Velankanni Church contributing Rs.1 crore. On the first landing of the complex, parallel to each twin-tower, is a spacious retiring room provisioned for paid passengers. On the ground-floor, on the southern end of platform one, technical rooms for relay, battery and generator to support the panel room are in the final stages of furnishing. On the northern end, refreshment rooms for vegetarian and non-vegetarian food along with a waiting room have been provided. Three borewells have been dug. Additionally, the Velankanni town Panchayat has given in-principle consent to provide potable water. Water facilities for passenger coaches are already in place and the two platforms are connected by an overbridge. As for the work on the rail line, over five-kilometer stretch along a curve in the vicinity of the Nagapattinam station that rests on saline earth is being padded up with clayey earth for safety . Further, that short-stretch is also being corroborated with a parapet wall due to loose soil and is scheduled for completion in a fortnight, according to an official source. Ninety percent of works have been accomplished and the Commissioner of Railway Safety would be invited shortly, once engineering, signaling arrangements and passenger amenities are complied with to satisfaction, said a source. As a prelude to the impending inaugural of the much-awaited railway line, a new station master has also taken charge at the Velankanni station