Pinus radiata

Country
Malaysia (MY)
Group
Timber
End use
Processing
NPPO Details
Plant Biosecurity Division, Department of Agriculture Malaysia
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.doa.gov.my/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


All sawn timber must be debarked with a tolerance or allowance of up to 5%.

It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.


All timber must be debarked before export to Malaysia.

The Export Control Act 2020 and the Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021, require an export licence issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for any exports of two tonnes or more of:

  • woodchips;
  • wood in the round (i.e. logs);
  • wood with a cross-sectional area of at least 225 square centimetres

These are considered 'prescribed goods' under the Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021. 

A licence is not required for the above listed wood and woodchips if:
  • the wood or woodchips are sourced from an area covered by a Regional Forest Agreement (RFA). Details regarding the areas covered by RFAs can be found here: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/policies/rfa.
  • the wood or woodchips are derived from trees harvested outside Australian territory, including those transiting through Australia.
  • the wood or woodchips are sourced from a plantation in a State with an approved code of practice for the establishment, management and harvesting of all plantations in that State.

If an export licence is required, it is the responsibility of exporters to obtain a licence to export prescribed wood or woodchips prior to export.

Exporters can find information on how to obtain an export licence for prescribed wood or woodchips on the departments website - Exports of unprocessed wood and woodchips (wood export licensing) - DAFF.

Any enquires on what is classed as prescribed wood or woodchips should be directed to: wood.export@aff.gov.au, or call (02) 6272 4353.

The only responsibility authorised officers have in relation to the export licences for unprocessed wood is to inform unprocessed wood exporters of the possible requirement to hold a licence to export unprocessed wood.


Malaysian import permits may indicate that the following text be included as an additional declaration: "The issuance of this PC is based on the Malaysia IP reference number MAQXXXXXX."

  • Australian phytosanitary certificates cannot be issued with additional declarations that reference import permit numbers.
  • In negotiations with the Malaysian NPPO, it has been agreed that the import permit number indicated in the import permit section of Australian phytosanitary certificates is sufficient for meeting this requirement.
  • No text stating the import permit number in either the additional declaration section or the additional product description section is required for clearance, regardless of the statement on Malaysian import permits regarding import permit number printing requirements.


Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 5502:
  • Visual inspection by Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from live insects.

Endorsement 7839:
  • Visual inspection by Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Eucalyptus borers (Phorocantha spp.).
For heat treatment core temperature of timber must be maintained at or above 56 degrees Celsius for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Treatment time does not commence until the temperature in the chamber has stabilized and the core temperature of the timber has reached a minimum of 56 degrees Celsius;

OR


All Sawn timber must undergo fumigation with methyl bromide at the following rate:

  • 21 degrees Celsius or above at 48 grm/m3 for 24 hours;

OR

  • 16-20 degrees Celsius at 56 grm/m3 for 24 hours;

OR

  • 11-15 degrees Celsius at 64 grm/m3 for 24 hours;


The timber must be separated by a minimum 5mm of air space every 200mm;

OR

Sulphuryl fluoride at 64 grm/m3 at 21 degree Celsius for 24 continuous hours at NAP or above;

OR

Ethylene oxide under initial minimum vacuum of 50 kilopascals at the following rates:
1200 grm/m3 at 50 degree Celsius for 5 continuous hours; OR
1500 grm/m3 for 4 hours at 50 degree Celsius; OR
1500 grm/m3 for 24 continuous hours at 21 degree Celsius;

OR

Phosphine at 5 grm/m3 for 120 hours.

Please note that the department's minor use permit for aluminium phosphide and cylinderised phosphine gas (both 99% phosphine and 2% phosphine active constituent versions) only allows for above-label concentrations if fumigation is conducted over a minimum exposure period of:

  • 7 days when commodity temperature is above 25 degrees Celsius
  • 10 days when commodity temperature is 15-25 degrees Celsius
  • 20 days for surface-only applications in well-sealed structures greater than 375m3 (300 metric tonne capacity)—it is the fumigator's responsibility to apply as appropriate.
Although the minimum fumigation duration and/or temperature required by the NPPO is below this, the department's minor use permit does not allow for treatments shorter than the above periods or at lower temperatures. The phosphine concentration applied must still meet the NPPO minimum concentration.

Treatment requirements with minimum concentrations greater than the below schedules are considered above-label treatments:

FumigantConcentration
Aluminium phosphide1.5 grm/m3
99% phosphine gas1.4 grm/m3
2% phosphine gas70 grm/m3 (1.4 grm/m3 phosphine)
(Magnesium phosphide)(No departmental minor use permit available)
 

Treatment details for phosphine treatments are to be endorsed in the Treatment section as:

“WITH [PHOSPHINE/ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE] AT [NPPO concentration]GRM/M3 FOR [NPPO minimum duration] OR MORE AT [temperature] DEGREES CELSIUS [add “OR ABOVE" if fumigation temperature is greater than NPPO minimum temperature]"

For example, if an NPPO requires aluminium phosphide  treatment at 5 GRM/M3 FOR 5 DAYS at 20 DEGREES CELSIUS, the treatment should be conducted at 5 grams per cubic metre for 10 days at 20 degrees and the text should read as:

“WITH ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE AT 5 GRM/M3 FOR 5 DAYS OR MORE AT 20 DEGREES CELSIUS"



The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 5502)
1) Using official inspection and testing procedures the consignment was found free of live insects.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7839)
1) The consignment was inspected and found free from Eucalyptus borers (Phoracantha spp.).
Importpermits dated 19 May 2018, 21 December 2021, 10 April 2025, 26 June 2025 and 1 August 2025.
26/08/2025 - Updated treatment details.
21/07/2025 - Updated treatment details.
25/06/2025 - Endorsement 7839 added.
01/05/2025 - Updated treatment details.
04/02/2025 - Updated general requirements due to legislation changes.
25/08/2022 - Updated general requirements to state no text of import permit number in additional product description field.
23/05/2022 - Corrected spelling error in additional product description text.
23/02/2022 - Updated general requirements section as per import permit requirements.
10/11/2021 - Updated general requirements due to legislation changes.
Initial Uploaded: 26/11/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026