Shipping to and from Malaysia

Routing

Acceptance of import at below ports:

• West Malaysia: Port Klang (Northport and Westport), Penang Port, Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Kuantan Port, Pasir Gudang Port
• East Malaysia: Kuching Port, Bintulu Port, Sibu, Sepangar Bay Container Port at Kota Kinabalu, Tawau Port & Sandakan Port
• Brunei: Muara Port

Acceptance of domestic import cargoes between West Malaysia ports and East Malaysia ports (vice versa).

Dangerous cargo

All containers with Dangerous Goods (DG) should have the ‘placard’ (also known as DG stickers) affixed on each side of the containers. The total ‘placard’ per container would be 4 pieces.  For more information, kindly contact import team (MY.Import@sealandmaersk.com).

Commodity
For all inbound shipments into Malaysia Ports, import permit is mandatory for below commodities:

• Beer and Alcohol
• Cigarette
• Sugar
• Rice
• Automotive (Vehicles)
• Computer Parts

Booking for Automobile and personal effects

Based on local custom’s restriction, booking for such commodities can be made only for one container per owner per bill of lading. Failing such, consignee would not be able to proceed with custom clearance.

Hazardous waste

Under Basel Convention Law, Malaysia restricts the import of hazardous waste and other waste for transit, final disposal and recovery. Special permit from Department of Environment Malaysia is compulsory. Cargo without permits will not be accepted during booking and will not be allowed to discharge in Malaysia. Cargo will be retained on board at shipper and  consignee own risk and cost.

Plastic scrap

In order to comply with the recent government ruling from the National Solid Waste Management Department of Malaysia (JPSPN), Sealand Asia will be implementing new procedures on the import of plastic scrap into Malaysia.

To import plastic scrap cargo into Malaysia

• The consignee will need to provide a valid Plastic Scrap Import Permit to Sealand Asia
• The shipper and consignee is required to provide a Letter of Indemnity (LOI) to Sealand Asia
• Sealand Asia will share the import permit with local port authority, the National Solid Waste Management Department of Malaysia (JPSPN). Discharge of cargo will only be allowed once the Import Permit is validated
• The consignee is required to provide a Letter of Confirmation on ownership of cargo to the port authority

Shipments without the requirements mentioned above will not be allowed to discharge from vessel at Malaysian terminals.

Scrap metal

In order to comply with the government ruling from the National Solid Waste Management Department of Malaysia (JPSPN), Sealand Asia will be implementing new procedures on the import of scrap metal into Malaysia.

To import scrap metal cargo into Malaysia

• The consignee will need to provide a valid Scrap Metal Import Permit to Sealand Asia
• The shipper and consignee is required to provide a Letter of Indemnity (LOI) to Sealand Asia
• The Scrap Metal Import Permit will then have to be validated with the relevant government authorities.

Shipments without the requirements mentioned above will not be allowed to discharge from vessel at Malaysian terminals.

Special cargoes

Out of Gauge, Break Bulk and Dangerous Cargo (IMO) acceptance are subject to Sealand - A Maersk Company’s standard approval procedures as well as space and equipment availability.

Special customs requirements

Measurement (CBM) and 6 digits HS Code are mandatory requirement for Export Custom Manifest.
Bill of lading parties must show a local shipper.

• Consignee or notify party information in bill of lading must be complete with details such as full company name and address.
• "Same as Consignee" and “Same as above” is not acceptable in notify party column
• "To order” is not acceptable in consignee column unless it is updated as “To order of <customer name>”

For import of car, chassis number and engine number must be declared in Bill of Lading description and manifest to custom.

Our setup in Malaysia and Brunei will be combined demurrage and detention. This means you will have one combined free time period for utilisation of equipment.

• Sealand - A Maersk Company’s standard combined free time for import is inclusive of container discharge day and empty container return to depot day.
• Combined detention and demurrage calculation days are inclusive of weekends and public holidays, progressive calculation will be used after the expiry of your free time

 Import combined detention and demurrage tariff

Applicable for import into all Malaysia Ports

Equipment type (Amount in MYR per equipment type per day)

Equipment type (Amount in BND per equipment type per day)