IMPORT OF MOTOR VEHICLE BY RETURNING MALAYSIAN CITIZEN

For Malaysian students and Malaysian residents in Australia planning to import a motor vehicle to Malaysia when they return home, the following criteria apply:

• The vehicle must be registered in the name of the person returning, and be owned for at least 9 months.
• Insurance on the vehicle for at least 9 months must be in the name of the person returning home.
• The owner/driver must have a valid Full Driver’s Licence during the ownership period of the vehicle (a Provisional Licence holder will not be allowed to take a car back to Malaysia).
• Driver must have lived/studied in Australia for at least 1 year and will be returning home permanently.

Relevant import duty and excise tax will be imposed according to current schedule.  For further information about Import Duty, please visit www.customs.gov.my or contact the Royal Malaysian Customs Department at +603 7806 7200 / 7806 7599 (Call Centre).

Approved Permit (AP)

Approved Permit which is an import licence must be obtained from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) by completing Form JK 69 (Pindaan) 9/84 before exporting the vehicle from Australia to Malaysia.

Application must be made by the applicant only.  Application made by agents will not be accepted by MITI.

The form can be purchased from Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad, Kuala Lumpur or any of its branches in Malaysia.

Your application must be accompanied by original or certified copies of :

• Passport.
• Car registration documentation
• Insurance certificate.
• If studying, university offer letter or if working, employer’s letter which shows the period of employment outside Malaysia must be furnished.

Please refer to doc checklist to ensure that the required documents are in order.

Application should be submitted within 3 months

after arriving Malaysia and should be sent to:-

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

2nd Floor, Block 10,

Kompleks Kerajaan Jalan Duta

50622 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: (603) 6203 3022

Fax: (603) 6201 3012

Website: www.miti.gov.my

Email: webmiti@miti.gov.my

Or to any of its branches in Malaysia.

If you require more information on guidelines, forms and application procedures, please contact MITI.