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Weekly News 36/10 (4/9/2010)                                                                              And More....	Malaysia Import Tariff
MITI Weekly Bulletin Vol. 107   Knitting Boasts Continuous Growth   Top 10 Online Wholesale Clothing Shops   Taiwan Targeting China's Fashion Market   Indonesia's Textile Product Exports up 17.4%   Wal-Mart Pumps up its Private Clothing Brand   American Eagle Targeting Closing up to 100 Stores    Send Pakistan aid, not jobs, U.S. textile groups say   Japanese Textile Firms See Big Future in Cutting-edge Carbon Fiber   Pakistan : Textile Workers Urged to Donate 1-day Salary for Flood Victim	Malaysia Textile and Apparels Import / CEPT Duties   Import duty from China under ASEAN-China FTA    Malaysia's Sensitive List under ACFTA (Textile & apparel items only)   Import duty from Pakistan under MPCEPA   Import duty from Japan under MJEPA    Import duty from Korea under AKFTA     Import duty from Australia under AANZFTA   Import duty from India under AIFTA   Import duty from New Zealand under MNZFTA Malaysian Import Duty of Chapter 52 (year 2010)

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Malaysian News	Grants & Incentives	Job Matching
New Currency Declaration Requirement    Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulation       2009    Employment Act    Sales Tax Procedures    The 2010 Budget Speech    Malaysia's Cabinet 2009    Malaysia Second Stimulus Packages (28 pages)       As announced by YAB Dato' Sri Najib on 10-3-2009 (BM copy         available upon request)    Rules on Customs Valuation    Customs Duties Order 2007       Effective 1 April 2008       Rate of Import / Export / CEPT duties         (Textile items in Chapter 42-63 only)         Overleaf Notes Based on CEPT Rules of Origin, the          Substantial Transformation Criterion can be used as an         alternative to the 40% local content requirement for textile         products       Correlation Table       Abbreviations and Symbols    Implementation of IMP 3: Textile and Apparel       Industry    Procedures on Recruitment of Foreign Workers    Foreign Workers Skill Certification Malaysian Textile & Clothing Performance    2008      2007      2006      2005	Definition of SMI/ SME Small Debt Resolution Scheme Manage by MATRADE Market Development Grants (MDG) Manage by MTDC Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF) Commercialisation of R & D Fund (CRDF) Soft Loans (Manage by MIDF) Soft Loan for SMEs Soft Loan for Factory Relocation Soft Loan for ICT Soft Loan For Automation and Modernisation	Free Job Matching Service    Job Seekers download Job Application Form here.

Malaysian / ASEAN FTA Developments		International News
ASEAN -China FTA (ACFTA)     China's Tariff Schedule 2010     China's Tariff Schedule 2012     China's Sensitive List      Rules of Origin for ACFTA      Procedure to Apply for Tariff Preference ASEAN -Australia FTA     Australian Tariff Schedule (TC items only) ASEAN-India FTA       The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement was signed on     13/8/2009     Enter into force on 1/1/2010     India Tariff Schedule ASEAN-Korea FTA (AKFTA)     Beginning 1st June 2007     Form AK : Certificate of Origin     (Print, fill & Submit to MITI for Approval)     Textile tariffs to be eliminated by 2009/ 2010/2012     Rules of Origin (Textile and Apparel Items starts on Pg 24)     Korea's Tariff Schedule Malaysia-New Zealand FTA     Effective on 1/8/2010     NZ Tariff Schedule      Product Specific Rules	Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership     Agreement (MPCEPA)       Signed on 8/11/2007              Effective on 1/1/2008     Preamble Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement     (MJEPA)      (Completed & Signed on13/12/2005)     FTA in goods, services and investment     Rules of Origin (Pg 22 onwards for textile products)     Japan Tariff Schedule News For Malaysian Exporters to Japan ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)    ASEAN-6 to fully eliminate 85% products' duties by 2007     CLMV to eliminate duties by 2012     To establish ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2020 as a      single market  with free flow of goods, capital, skill labours etc.  CEPT Rules of Origin for Textile Products Rules of Origin at a Glance	Pakistan Launched a Five Year Textile Policy   Saudi Arabia Implements New Customs Labeling       Regulations   China Textile, Garment Export Tax Rebate Increase      to 16% from Apr 1   New Rulings at Saudi Arabia Entry Ports   EU Directive 2008/121 on textile names (recast)      Published on 14 Jan 2009   The EU Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)      2009-2011   REACH Compliance      FAQ on REACH    Mercosur Requires New Labeling for Textile Imports  Mercosur to Increase Apparel Import Duties    Textile MID Requirement for Imports    Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China    Textile Quota

Textile and Apparel Exhibition Calendar

2010 Worldwide Textile and Apparel Exhibition List 23-26 November 2010 @ Singapore 2011 Worldwide Textile and Apparel Exhibition List

Courses Available
Besides the following courses, we can customise courses according to your needs, please contact us.
Textile Manufacturing Basic Work Study Eng/BM/Mandarin Textile Technology (2-3 days) Eng/BM Apparel Technology (2 days) Eng/BM Effective Material Management (1 day) Eng/BM/Mandarin Textile & Apparel Merchandising (2-3 days) Eng / BM Time Study in Clothing Manufacture (2 days) Eng/Mandarin Method Study in Clothing Manufacture ( 3 days)Eng/Mandarin Textile Preparation & Pretreatment Technology (1 day) Textile Process Operation And Production Management (1 day) Quality Management in Textile and Apparel Industry (1-2 days) Eng/BM	Sales and Marketing Fashion Marketing & Fashion Consumer Behaviour (1-2 days) Eng / BM Textile & Apparel Retailing (1-2 days) English / BM Supervisory & Management Workshop on Supervisory Development Program (2 days) English / BM /Mandarin  Blue Ocean Strategy (1 day) English/Mandarin 6 Sigma Awareness (2 days) Work Motivation Program (1 day) Total Quality Management (2 days) Human Resource Management (1-2 days) Managing Employee Performance (2 days) Handling Misconducts and Terminations Effectively (2 days) Balancing Yourself with Time and Stress Management (2 days) English / BM /Mandarin  Leadership & Supervisory Skills at Workplace (2 days) English / BM / Mandarin Creative Thinking in Problem Solving & Decision Making (2 days) Eng/BM	Regulations & Certification Employers' Rights (2 days) English / BM / Mandarin  Oeko-Tex Standard Foreign Worker Induction Course (2 days) BM / English Import, Export & Shipping Practices (3 days) English/Mandarin Customs Tax Incentives (Exemptions) Under Section 14.2 (1 day) English/BM/Mandarin Sales Tax Obligations & Facilities (1 day) English/BM/Mandarin Goods and Services Tax (GST) (1 day) First Aid & CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) At Workplace (1 day) English /BM  Effective Safety & Health Committee (1 day) English / BM / Mandarin   DOSH CEP Approved License Manufacturing Warehouse (LMW) : Licensing, Facilitation & Control (1 day) English / BM / Mandarin

Resources
MKMA Resource Centre General Rule Welcome to borrow books, magazines, CDs or print materials New Books / Magazines on Shelf	The Economic Effects of Significant US Import Restraints              (Published by US International Trade Commission, August 2009)

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Last Updated: 3^rd September 2010