Malaysia Non-Tariff Taxes Quick Reference

List of HS codes subject to SST sales tax, EXCISE excise duty and CESS surcharge (percentage or absolute amount levied per unit).

HS Code Product Name SST Sales Tax EXCISE Duty CESS Surcharge
0305201000 - - Of freshwater fish, dried, salted or in brine 5%
0305209000 - - Other 5%
0305310000 - - Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 5%
0305320000 - - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae 5%
0305391000 - - - Freshwater garfish (Xenentodon cancila), yellowstriped goatfish (Upeneus vittatus) and long-rakered trevally (Ulua mentalis) 5%
0305392000 - - - Savalai hairtails (Lepturacanthus savala), Belanger’s croakers (Johnius belangerii), Reeve’s croakers (Chrysochir aureus) and Bigeye croakers (Pennahia anea) 5%
0305399100 - - - - Of freshwater fish 5%
0305399200 - - - - Of marine fish 5%
0305399900 - - - - Other 5%
0305410000 - - Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) 5%
0305420000 - - Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) 5%
0305430000 - - Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) 5%
0305440000 - - Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 5%
0305491000 - - - Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis) 5%
0305499000 - - - Other 5%
0305510000 - - Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 5%
0305520000 - - Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 0%
0305530000 - - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 0%
0305540000 - - Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae) 0%
0305592100 - - - - Anchovies (Stolephorus spp., Coilia spp., Setipinna spp., Lycothrissa spp. Thryssa spp., and Encrasicholina spp.) 0%