Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Used Clothing (Commercial) → Malaysia
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
No specific restrictions for personal used clothing (commercial)
Details
Several countries have banned or heavily restricted commercial used clothing imports to protect domestic textile industries. Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya have sought to restrict or ban used clothing imports under the EAC framework, though enfo. In the reverse direction (taking used clothing (commercial) out of Malaysia): restricted — Commercial-quantity used clothing exported from Malaysia requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Leaving with this item
Commercial-quantity used clothing exported from Malaysia requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Practical advice
Commercial used-clothing import requires destination textile-industry approval. Personal worn clothing clears as routine personal effects.
Customs authority
Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) · https://www.customs.gov.my