Beginner's Guide to Exporting. 4th Edition.

4 Beginner’s Guide To Exporting CHAPTER 2 2.1 DOMESTIC PROCEDURES The export of products and services are regulated by the relevant authorities. These regulations may change from time to time. It is therefore recommended for exporters to check with the relevant authorities. 2.1.1 Products • In the case of products, the first step would be to determine the Harmonised System (HS) code. Please refer to the Royal Malaysian Customs Department website at http://tariff.customs.gov.my ; and • For more information regarding standard / certification of specific category of products, please refer to Appendix 1 2.1.2 Services • For most professional services based in Malaysia, the exporters are required to be registered with relevant regulatory bodies; and • The classification of services is regulated by the United Nations-Central Product Classification (UN-CPC). For further information please refer United Nations Statistics Division at http://unstats.un.org 2.2 INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURES Requirements to meet the international standards will bring at least three major benefits such as: • Increase competitiveness in the global marketplace; • Translates into faster, easier access to foreign markets; and • Simultaneous acceptance to countries adopting common standards (eg. CE marking for EU) The import requirements are regulated by the relevant authorities in the importing countries. These regulations may change from time to time. It is therefore recommended the exporters check with the relevant authorities in importing countries or importers. UNDERSTANDING EXPORT REQUIREMENTS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES