 |
|
| | | ||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |
|
|
|
|
|
OFFICIAL PORTAL OF THE
MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT, TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Home- About MITI
- Transforming Industry
- Promoting Trade
- Malaysia and the WTO
- ASEAN
- Overview
- ASEAN FTA
- ASEAN Summit
- Chairman Statement of the 32nd ASEAN Summit
- Chairman Statement of the 33rd ASEAN Summit
- Chairman Statement of the 34th ASEAN Summit
- Chairman Statement of the 35th ASEAN Summit
- Chairman Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit
- Chairman Statement of the 37th ASEAN Summit
- Chairman Statement of the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summit
- ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting
- ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA)
- ASEAN Publication
- ASEAN Agreement on Electronic Commerce
- APEC
- Free Trade Agreements
- Trade Remedies
- Investment Guarantee Agreements (IGAs)
- Business Process Analysis for Asean Single Window
- Malaysia's Trade Performance 2024
- Promoting Investment
- Events
- Contact Us
- Our Services
Glossary
MSI
Malaysia Steel Institute – The Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI) is an industry driven institute under MITI. MSI’s role among others, is to collaborate with the Government in planning the growth and development of the iron and steel ... [read more]
MJEPA
Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement - Malaysia and Japan established the Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (MJEPA) on 13 December 2005. MJEPA came into force on 13 July 2006. [read more]
MNZFTA
Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement - Malaysia and New Zealand commenced negotiations on the bilateral FTA in May 2005. The Malaysia-New Zealand FTA (MNZFTA) negotiations were concluded on 30 May 2009 at the 10th round of negotiations in Kuala ... [read more]
MNP
Movement of Natural Person - One of the four ways through which services can be supplied internationally. Otherwise known as "Mode 4", it covers natural persons who are either service suppliers (such as independent professionals) or who ... [read more]
MFN
Most-Favoured-Nation – Under the WTO agreements, countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners. Grant someone a special favour (such as a lower customs duty rate for one of their products) and you have to do ... [read more]
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding - a document that records the common intent of two or more parties where the parties do not wish to assume legally binding obligations. An MOU is usually less complex and less detailed than a contract, but ... [read more]
MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreement - an international agreement by which two or more countries agree to recognize one another's conformity assessments. If the products identified according to the MRA have been examined and assessed conformity ... [read more]
Aerospace industry
Industrial activities that relates to design, development, manufacturing, construction, maintenance & disposal of aircraft, spacecraft, missiles and rockets. [read more]
MRT
Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade - the first meeting was held in October 1994 in Jakarta, Indonesia as a follow-up to the decision of the APEC Ministerial Meeting in Seattle, United States, 1993. The meeting has been held ... [read more]
Accumulation
Measure which allows for the consolidation of goods originating in a Member State in the finished goods of the latter Member State for the purpose of preferential treatment. [read more]
Additive Manufacturing
Technologies that build 3D objects by adding layer-upon-layer of material, whether the material is plastic, metal or concrete. [read more]
Advanced Materials
New materials and modifications to existing materials to obtain superior performance in one or more characteristics that are critical for the application under consideration. [read more]
Ad Valorem Tariff (AVE)
An ad valorem duty is expressed in percentage terms, for example, a duty of 20% on the value of automotive components. Duty or other charges levied on an item on the basis of its value and not on the basis of its quantity, size, weight, or other ... [read more]
Aero-manufacturing
Manufacture and supply of aerospace parts and components, assembling processes which consist of the sub sectors such as aero-structure, avionics, aero-engine and airframe equipment. [read more]
Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) / Amber Box
Amber Box or Aggregate Measurement of Support refers to trade-distorting subsidies and subject to reduction commitments (i.e. such subsidies to be reduced over certain agreed period of time). As a result of the Uruguay negotiations, members had to ... [read more]
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
