News / Port Klang is set three-day deadline for clearing containerised imports

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Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport has set a three-day deadline – from entry date to customs clearance – for all imported container goods to leave Port Klang container yard, from 1 May.

Transport minister Wee Ka Siong said this would improve Port Klang’s efficiency and prevent containers from piling up at the yard.

He added that the new measures would see freight inspected by customs officers on the first day after arrival, and the inspection reviewed the following day. By the third day, customs ...