Malaysia adds mercury thermometers and mercury sphygmomanometers to prohibited imports 
On May 23, 2024, the “Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024” was promulgated in Malaysia, and it came into effect on June 1, 2024. This order amends the “Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023” by introducing “item no. 17”, in the First Schedule which is a list of absolutely prohibited imports. Mercury thermometers and mercury sphygmomanometers have been added to this new item as “Products under the Minamata Convention”.
The original text of this order and the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023 can be viewed at the following URLs, respectively.
- Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024
https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?language=BI&type=pua&no=P.U.%20(A)%20128/2024 - Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1809215/PUA117.pdf
Mercury thermometers and mercury sphygmomanometers banned from import
In the First Schedule (Goods which is absolutely prohibited for import), a new item, “item No. 17” (Products under the Minamata Convention), has been added, and the following products have been included.
- Mercury thermometers
- Mercury sphygmomanometers
Importation of these products from all countries was prohibited from June 1, 2024.
Note that these two products are among the mercury-added products scheduled for phase-out under the Minamata Convention by 2020.
