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Malaysia: Export restriction imposed on face masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Announcement

19 Mar 2020

Malaysia has restricted the exports of face masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

20 Mar 2020

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 19 Mar 2020
Export licensing requirement In force
On 19 March 2020, the Malaysia Minister of Finance through Customs (Prohibition of Exports) (Amendment)(No.2) Order 2020 restricted the exports of face masks. Henceforth, face masks can be exported th...
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