Taxidermy → 🇲🇾 Malaysia

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Taxidermy may require documentation or declaration. Enforcement in Malaysia carries fines from MYR 500 to MYR 100,000 under Customs Act 1967 s.135 (false declaration); Sales Tax Act 2018 (ordinary personal cases are handled as civil infringements). Restricted status means compliant carriage is achievable with the right paperwork and quantities; the practical risks are seizure, duty, and delay rather than criminal liability for a good-faith traveller. Arrival checks are carried out by Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD); when in doubt use the declare (red) channel — declared goods at worst attract duty or surrender, while undeclared goods attract penalties. Leaving Malaysia with taxidermy is a separate question: restricted — Taxidermy export from Malaysia depends on the species — CITES-listed specimens need export permits; common non-protected species need provenance paperwork.

Leaving Malaysia with taxidermy

Taxidermy of CITES-listed species (big cats, bears, raptors, marine turtles, and hundreds of others) requires a CITES export permit from Malaysia's management authority before cross-border movement, plus a destination import permit for Appendix I specimens. Non-listed common species (many deer, boar, common fish) move on provenance paperwork alone, but several destinations also apply biosecurity treatment-certificate requirements to any animal product (Australia and New Zealand require treatment certification). Hunting-trophy exports additionally follow the origin country's game-export tagging rules.

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