1. Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) are authorised by the Royal Malaysian Customs (RMCD) to issue export permit for timber and timber products under the Customs Act 1967, Second Schedule, Paragraph 3, Item 5, Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023 P.U.(A) 122 gazetted on 14 April 2023. This procedure in line with the gazettement of the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973 [Act 105] on 15 March 2012. This procedure are applicable for exportation from Peninsular Malaysia and Federal Territory (Kuala Lumpur and Labuan).

2. Working hours for issuing permit with MTIB Headquarters and MTIB Regional offices :

MTIB Office	Day	Working Hours
Kuala Lumpur (Head Quarters), Klang, Butterworth, Kuantan	Mon -Thu	8.30 am – 4.30 pm Rest : 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
	Fri	8.30 am – 4.30 pm Rest : 12.15 pm - 2.45 pm
Johor Bahru, Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, Bukit Kayu Hitam	Sun - Wed Thu	8.30 am – 4.30 pm 8.30 am - 3.00 pm Rest : 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
Closed on National and State Public Holiday

*any permit approval beyond of these hours are subject to the permit issuing office.

3. Exporters registered with MTIB will be issued User ID code and Password to enable them to apply for export permit via on-line through website MTIB Core System: : MCS

4. Applicants must fill-in all details required (mark * must be filled), payment of cess and send via on-line to MTIB Headquarters or any MTIB Regional offices without submitting the supporting documents hardcopy (packing list, invoice, kiln drying / preservative timber certificate and grading summary)

5. MTIB will review and approved, if completed, or not approved the export permit with reasons via on-line. Exporters will receive each approved or unapproved export permit on the exporters application screen.

6. Export permit issued by MTIB are computer generated and no signature are required.

7. The validity of export permit is 60 days from the date issued.

8. For each export permit approved, exporters must stated the date for physical inspection to any MTIB offices nearest the export exit point. Exporters must ensure their timber consignment are ready for inspection and submit the relevant supporting documents one day before the date of inspection.

9. MTIB will carried out physical inspection randomly on the export permit and declaration of timber consignment as follows :

1. For export permit inspected, MTIB will carried out physical inspection at the timber consignment site and inspection result will either be approved or unapproved and for consignment that are offended will be taken action.
2. Consignment that are approved will be stamped "Telah Diperiksa" and exporter will proceed for declaration to the Customs.
3. For export permit that are not inspected will be approved and stamped "Diluluskan Tanpa Pemeriksaan Fizikal". Exporters can proceed for declaration to the Customs.

10. For timber and timber products that are subjected to MTIB special approval such as Rubberwood sawn timber export quota’s; timber product quota’s for endangered timber species listed under the CITES international trade regulation; export of rattan, coconut trunk, oil palm trunk and plantation log; participation at international exhibition; market exploration; and timber products for research purpose (R&D), exporters must refer to MTIB Headquarter Kuala Lumpur. MTIB will explained to the exporters on the export procedures and regulations to be followed.

11. For export of wooden furniture products, there’re not required MTIB’s export permit. Exporters can proceed directly with the Customs for exportation of wooden furniture products.

12. For exportation of timber and timber products, including wooden furniture, listed under TLAS scope for the international market, exporters are still subject to the current export procedures including registration requirement, apply for MTIB export permit, undergoes MTIB physical inspection and application for MyTLAS certificate. The whole processes can be made ​​via on-line through MCS.

13. Any businesses and enquiries related to exportation can be forwarded to MTIB Headquarters and MTIB Regional/State offices at the following addresses:

MTIB Offices
Director of Licensing and Inspectorate
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
Level 13-17, Menara PGRM, No. 8 Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras
50728 KUALA LUMPUR
Tel : 03 - 9282 2235
Fax : 03 - 9285 1744
Website : www.mtib.gov.my

Head MTIB Northern Region
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
No. 8, Jalan Todak 5
Pusat Bandar Sunway
13700 SEBERANG JAYA
Pulau Pinang
Tel : 04 - 3983358
Fax : 04 - 3998358

Head MTIB Central Region
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
No. 29, Lorong Batu Nilam, 10-A, Bandar Bukit Tinggi
41200 KELANG
Selangor
Tel : 03 - 3324 3063
Fax : 03 - 3324 3753

Head MTIB Southern Region
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
No. 25-02, Jalan Bestari 1/4
Taman Nusa Bestari
81300 SKUDAI
Johor Bharu
Tel : 07 - 5116672 / 5116682
Fax : 07 - 5116787

Assistant Head MTIB Eastern Region
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
B-54, Jalan IM 3/10, BIM Point
Bandar Indera Mahkota
25200 KUANTAN
Pahang
Tel : 09 - 5735062 / 5735063
Fax : 09 - 5735064

Head MTIB Eastern Region
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
PT 436, Bandar Baru Tunjung
Jalan Kuala Krai
15100 KOTA BHARU
Kelantan
Tel : 09 - 7483824 / 7481867
Fax : 09 - 7477343

Assistant Head MTIB Eastern Region
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
472-G, Jalan Kamaruddin
20400 KUALA TERENGGANU
Terengganu
Tel : 09 - 6262711
Fax : 09 - 6262712

Issued by :
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
1 June 2017
(revised 9 October 2018)

LIST OF TIMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS REQUIRING EXPORT PERMIT
Customs (Prohibition of Exports) Order 2023, Second Schedule, Paragraph 3, Item 5
[ P.U.(A) 122 dated 14 April 2023 ]

No.	Description of Timber Products	Customs Code	Unit Of Measurement
1.	Bamboo	1401.10.00 00	KGM
2.	Rattans	1401.20	KGM
3.	Fuel wood, wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap	44.01	KGM
4.	Wood charcoal	44.02	KGM
5.	Logs (including baulks and roughly squared)	44.03	MTQ
6.	Hoopwood	44.04	KGM
7.	Wood wool ; Wood flour	44.05	KGM
8.	Railways or tramway sleepers	44.06	MTQ
9.	Sawn timber	44.07	MTQ
10.	Veneer sheets	44.08	MTQ
11.	Moulding	44.09	MTQ
12.	Particleboard	44.10	MTQ
13.	Fibreboard	44.11	MTQ
14.	Plywood, veneered panel and similar laminated wood	44.12	MTQ
15.	Densified wood	4413.00.00 00	KGM
16.	Wooden frames	4414.10.00 00 4414.90.00 00	KGM
17.	Packaging cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packing, cable drum, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars of wood	44.15	UNT
18.	Cask, barrels, vats, tub and other coopers’ products of wood, including staves	4416.00.10 00 4416.00.90 00	KGM
19.	Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom and brush bodies and handles, of wood; shoe last and trees, of wood	4417.00.10 00 4417.00.90.00	KGM
20.	Builders joinery and carpentry, of wood	44.18	KGM
21.	Tableware and kitchenware, of wood	44.19	KGM
22.	Wooden article of furniture not falling in chapter 94	4420.90.10 00	KGM
23.	Other articles of wood	44.21	KGM
24.	Prefabricated buildings, of wood	9406.10.90 00	KGM

CESS RATE FOR TIMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS
Timber Cess (Amendment) Order 2019

Timber Product		Cess Rate
(a)	Logs of all species excluding coconut trunk of Cocos nucifera	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(b)	Sawn timber (all sizes of Chengal, Damar Minyak, Nyatoh, Kembang Semangkok and Red Balau)	RM255.00 per cubic metre or part thereof, either kiln-dried (KD) or air-dried (AD) sawn timber
(c)	Sawn timber (all sizes of Rubberwood)	RM125.00 per cubic metre or part thereof, either kiln-dried (KD) or air-dried (AD) sawn timber
(d)	Timber strips (of Jelutong, Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti, Red Seraya and Red Meranti)	RM125.00 per cubic metre or part thereof, either kiln-dried (KD) or air-dried (AD) sawn timber
(e)	Sawn timber (all sizes and species other than of species referred to in items (b), (c) and (d))	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(f)	Dressed timber (S4S), E1E, E2E, E3E and E4E (of Rubberwood and Chengal)	RM125.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(g)	Dressed timber (S4S), E1E, E2E, E3E and E4E (of species other than Rubberwood and Chengal)	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(h)	Moulding	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(hh)	Veneer of Oil Palm Trunk for all thickness	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(i)	Veneer other than of Oil Palm Trunk (2mm thickness and less)	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(j)	Veneer other than of Oil Palm Trunk (exceeding 2 mm thick)	RM255.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(k)	Plywood	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(j)	Blockboard, Laminboard, Battenboard	RM2.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(l).	Particleboard/Chipboard	RM2.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(m)	Railway sleepers and crossings, transmission posts, unassembled pallets, fine-ripped door stiles, agriculture stakes, cross-arms, stiffeners for flakeboard railway crossings, fenders and wallings of species other than of species referred to in items (b) and (c)	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(n)	Finger-jointed and/or laminated sawn timber (of Rubberwood and Chengal)	RM85.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(o)	Finger-jointed and/or laminated sawn timber (of species other than Rubberwood and Chengal)	RM5.00 per cubic metre or part thereof
(p)	Logs of coconut trunk of Cocos nucifera	RM50.00 per cubic metre or part thereof

Note : No cess rate for medium density fibreboard (MDF)

Exportation Flow Chart Attachment

Last Updated: 26 June 2023