Export cosmetics to Malaysia: rules, labels and duty

Rules to check before you export cosmetics to Malaysia (2), each with its official source.

Official sources checked between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-24

Duty and FTAs: ASEAN–Korea FTA rate with a Form AK certificate of origin (issued by Korea Customs or KCCI; no self-certification) or the RCEP rate; look the code up on the member country’s tariff site. ezhs.customs.gov.my, checked 2026-10-09

This is not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates change, so confirm with the official source and a local authority, your importer or an expert before you sell.

• Main rule for cosmetics: Malaysia: every cosmetic must be notified to NPRA (Ministry of Health) before it is imported or sold (Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984, regulation 18A). The notification holder must be a company incorporated in Malaysia and registered with SSM, so your Malaysian importer or distributor files it. Ingredients follow the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes, and labels are in Bahasa Malaysia and/or English. Calling a product halal needs certification by JAKIM, a state Islamic religious council or a foreign body JAKIM recognises (Trade Descriptions Order 2011 on halal certification and marking). npra.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15, npra.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15, lom.agc.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15
• ASEAN ban on ingredients of human origin: The ASEAN Cosmetic Directive, applied by Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and the other ASEAN countries, lists cells, tissues or products of human origin among the substances a cosmetic must not contain (Annex II, Part 1, ref. 416). Human stem cell culture media, exosomes from human cells and human placenta extracts cannot be notified or sold there; exosomes and stem cell extracts from plants or microbes are not caught, so check the source on the raw-material specification before your importer notifies the product. Your company does it · go.gov.sg, checked 2026-10-24
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• Same product, other countries: United States
• Same product, other countries: EU
• Same product, other countries: Japan
• Same product, other countries: China
• Same product, other countries: Vietnam
• Same product, other countries: Thailand
• Same product, other countries: Singapore
• Same product, other countries: Philippines
• Same product, other countries: Australia
• Same product, other countries: Canada
• Same product, other countries: Brazil
• Same country, other products: Food supplements & preparations
• Sources: npra.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15
• Sources: npra.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15
• Sources: lom.agc.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15
• Sources: go.gov.sg, checked 2026-10-24
• Sources: ezhs.customs.gov.my, checked 2026-10-09

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