Travelling to Malaysia
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Australia: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Brazil: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Canada: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Chile: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- China: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- France: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Germany: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- India: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Italy: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Japan: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Mexico: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Netherlands: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Singapore: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- South Korea: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Spain: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- United Kingdom: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- United States: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — Wine, spirits, beer or malt liquor: not exceeding 1 litre in total is exempt from customs duty/tax, for travellers entering by air or any other mode of transport. Anything above that is dutiable and must be declared in the Red Lane.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: allowed, must be declared — Cash and bearer negotiable instruments amounting to USD 10,000 or more (entering or leaving) must be declared on Customs Form No. 7 at the customs counters. Importing or exporting Malaysian ringgit requires prior written permission from Bank Negara Malaysia.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Controlled medication: depends on specifics — Prescription medicines containing dangerous drugs (e.g. cannabis- or narcotic-based medication liable to abuse or dependence) must be declared at the border on arrival. Medicines controlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and the Poisons (Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 1989 need a valid prescription or a doctor's letter, written in English or with a translation, stating the medicine, dosage and quantity. The same one-month personal-use quantity cap applies.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: depends on specifics — Under regulation 140 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016, anyone intending to operate an Unmanned Aircraft System must obtain prior authorisation from CAAM. For low-risk operations (visual line of sight, under 400 ft above ground, no spraying) that authorisation is an Authorisation to Fly (ATF) permit, applied for by email to drone.atf@caam.gov.my at least 14 working days before the flight; flying without the required permit is a violation penalised under regulation 206(3).Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: depends on specifics — Import of nicotine and of nicotine-containing preparations 'of a kind used for vaporizer smoking' (vape liquid/gel) is a conditional prohibition: it is prohibited except under an import licence from the Ministry of Health's Pharmaceutical Services Programme (Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023, Second Schedule Part I, item 4). Separately, the Customs Department's traveller duty-free list expressly excludes electronic cigarettes and vaporising devices and their liquids, so they are dutiable and must be declared in the Red Lane.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Fresh produce: depends on specifics — Edible vegetables and roots, fruit and nuts, coffee/tea/spices and cereals are food products whose import is subject to the approval of the Ministry of Health's Food Safety and Quality Division (Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023, Third Schedule item 35). Importing plants, agricultural produce or soil without a valid MAQIS import permit is an offence under the MAQIS Act 2011.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Meat & dairy: depends on specifics — Import of meat and edible meat offal, dairy produce, birds' eggs and honey, and of any domestic animal or its meat/eggs, requires prior official approval: a MAQIS import permit and inspection (Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011) and, for food products, approval of the Ministry of Health's Food Safety and Quality Division (Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023).Detailscompare everywhere →
- Prescription medication: allowed, within limits — Medicines (including vitamins and supplements) for your own use or an immediate family member travelling with you: not more than the quantity reasonably needed for one (1) month's use by one person, judged from the dosage on the label. Keep the dispensing label and original packaging intact.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: depends on specifics — Cigarettes and tobacco products are not on the Customs Department's list of duty-free goods for travellers — they are expressly excluded from the general exemption — so any quantity is dutiable and must be declared in the Red Lane.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Weapons: depends on specifics — Import is allowed only with a licence or approval from the Chief Police Officer: arms and ammunition as defined in the Arms Act 1960 (including paintball markers/pellets and Taser guns), shotgun cartridges, expandable batons, imitation arms including toy guns and pistols, and imitation hand grenades (Arms Act 1960); fireworks and explosives (Explosives Act 1957). A traveller without that licence cannot lawfully bring them in.Detailscompare everywhere →
Checked against official sources on 2026-09-21. Official source