Exports Assistance

A wide spectrum of assistance has been introduced.

I n order to encourage companies to develop and market Malaysian products and services aggressively to the world, the Government provides a wide spectrum of assistance programmes such as tax incentives, financial assistance in the form of grants, loans and insurance as well as institutional support.

Financial Assistance Schemes - Market Development Grant (MDG)

The objective of the grant is to assist SMEs expand to overseas market. The Government through the Market Development Grant (MDG) provides grants to companies to partially defray the high cost of export promotion. Companies can obtain a 50% reimbursable matching grant on the approved cost of the eligible export promotion activities.

New MDG Guidelines & Forms 2012

Tax Incentives

Tax incentives such as Double Deduction for Promotion of Exports, Tax Exemption, Investment Tax Allowance, Capital Allowance and Special Incentives are granted under the Promotion of Investment Act 1986 (PIA) and the income tax and encourage greater export promotion activities overseas

Tax Relief
Other Tax Incentives
Duties and Sales Tax exemption
Other Financial Assistance Schemes

Certificate of Free Sales (CFS)

A Certificate of Free Sale is issued by MATRADE to facilitate Malaysian exporters in exporting local household products to countries which require such certificate. It assures the importing countries that the product issued has been sold freely in this country. The CFS issued by MATRADE is only for finished household products manufactured locally. It applied to household products that are not covered under the Ministry of Health (MOH) or any other government agencies in Malaysia. Further clarification about the CFS issued by MOH, please contact the respective agencies under the Ministry directly.