KLIA Quarantine Regulations

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The staffs at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) work to protect Malaysia's important agriculture and horticulture industries. A range of checks are processes are used to detect pests and diseases.

Plant Quarantine - Requirement Prior To Departure From Country of Origin

Visitors intending to bring plants, planting material (eg; seeds, cutting), and plant produce (eg: fruits, vegetables), rooting media (eg: peatmoss) or micro-organism; must obtain an Import Permit from Department of Agriculture, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

The consignment must fulfil the requirements in the Import Permit and certified by a valid Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the Plant Protection Organisation in the country of origin. The consignment must be accompanied by both documents mentioned above. All equipment or personal belonging must be cleared and free from soil.

REQUIREMENT UPON ARRIVAL

Aircraft

Aircraft arriving from American Tropic regions and Africa namely MH202; MH204 are required to park at Gate C12 or C32 where there is an "Air Tunnel" facility.

Visitors

Visitors will be required to step on floor mat (damped with "Dettol" solution at 0.5% concentration) near aircraft entrance door. Visitors will then pass through an "Air Tunnel" and later proceed to the Aerotrain which ferries visitors to arrival hall at Main Terminal Building (MTB).

Baggage

Visitors are required to declare to the Plant Quarantine Inspectors if they come from South and Central America or Africa or if they bring in plants, planting materials, plant produce, rooting media and micro-organism.

All visitors from South and Central America and Central Africa are required to report to the Plant Quarantine Office.

Issuance of Import Permits (Phytosanitary)

Application – All applications must be submitted online via the ePhyto system (Platform 1 ASEAN / eP@1). Permits are typically processed within one week upon receipt of a complete application that fulfills all requirements. A copy of the issued Import Permit (IP) must be provided to the exporter in the originating country to arrange for the necessary treatment and certification as stipulated in the permit.

Application Portal:

eP@1 (ePhyto) System
Website: https://ephyto.doa.gov.my/

For official correspondence, contact:

The Director
Plant Biosecurity Division / Bahagian Biosekuriti Tumbuhan
Department of Agriculture Malaysia
Aras 1-7, Plaza 1, Glock Tower
No. 20, Jalan 14/1, Seksyen 14
46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
MALAYSIA

Note: General inquiries should be directed through the official channels on the Department’s website.

A processing fee of RM15.00 is charged per Import Permit.

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