Food supplements & preparations export rules: Malaysia

Rules to check before you export food supplements & preparations to Malaysia (1), each with its official source. Must clear before you sell: Main rule for food supplements & preparations.

Official sources checked between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-15

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 food supplements & preparations: Malaysia: health supplements must be registered with NPRA (Ministry of Health) before import or sale and carry a MAL number; the registration holder must be a company incorporated in Malaysia (registered with SSM), so your Malaysian importer or subsidiary applies. Claims follow NPRA’s three levels (general, functional, disease risk reduction), and labels may not use pictures that hint at other effects (NPRA’s example: a ginseng root drawn as a body part). If you are unsure whether your product is a supplement or a food, NPRA classifies it on request. npra.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15, npra.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15
• Open the checklist
• Work out the export price
• Same product, other countries: United States
• Same product, other countries: Japan
• Same product, other countries: India
• Same country, other products: Cosmetics
• Sources: npra.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15
• Sources: npra.gov.my, checked 2026-10-15
• Sources: ezhs.customs.gov.my, checked 2026-10-09

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