LEADER 03716nam 22005775 450 001 9910479910403321 005 20210805032847.0 010 $a981-4843-44-X 024 7 $a10.1355/9789814843447 035 $a(CKB)4100000007816412 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5739498 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789814843447 035 $a(OCoLC)1136260636 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse82714 035 $a(DE-B1597)522803 035 $a(OCoLC)1090984182 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789814843447 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007816412 100 $a20200406h20192019 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aExploring the Trade Potential of the DFTZ for Malaysian SMEs /$fSiew Yean Tham, Jia Yi Andrew Kam 210 1$aSingapore :$cISEAS Publishing,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (23 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aTrends in Southeast Asia,$x0219-3213 ;$v2019, no. 3 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Jan 2020). 311 0 $a981-4843-43-1 327 $tFront matter --$tFOREWORD --$tExploring the Trade Potential of the DFTZ for Malaysian SMEs: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY --$tExploring the Trade Potential of the DFTZ for Malaysian SMEs: INTRODUCTION --$tDIGITAL FREE TRADE ZONE (DFTZ) --$tMALAYSIA-CHINA BILATERAL TRADE PATTERN --$tIMPLICATIONS ON THE TRADE POTENTIAL OF THE DFTZ --$tCONCLUSION --$tAPPENDIX 330 $aMalaysia established the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) to facilitate the development of e-commerce and the country's small and medium enterprises' (SMEs') exports. The data revealed thus far indicates an increasing number of SMEs coming on board the DFTZ e-commerce platforms. The publicly disclosed data focus on the value of exports achieved but do not show whether these are from new or existing exporters or whether they are re-exports. They also do not highlight Malaysia's imports through the zone. The overall trend signals that Malaysia is losing its bilateral revealed comparative advantage in exports to China, as well as an increasing use of imports for exporting to China. While the DFTZ facilitates both exports and imports, differing standards and customs processes in different export destinations, including China, will require Malaysian SMEs to know and understand the standards and customs processes governing imports in each export destination involved. Imports are also encouraged by the de minimis rule, which allows duty- and tax-free imports of up to RM800 into Malaysia. Overall, imports can help enhance the competitiveness of Malaysian SMEs, expand choices for Malaysian consumers, as well as facilitate re-exports. A clearer understanding of the role of DFTZ in facilitating trade will require more detailed data collection, and a closer investigation of the imports going through the zone, and their uses. 410 0$aTrends in Southeast Asia ;$v2019 no. 3. 606 $aSmall business$zMalaysia 606 $aElectronic commerce$zMalaysia 607 $aChina$xCommerce$zMalaysia 607 $aMalaysia$xCommerce$zChina 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSmall business 615 0$aElectronic commerce 676 $a338.64209595 700 $aTham$b Siew Yean$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01026446 702 $aKam$b Jia Yi Andrew$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 712 02$aISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910479910403321 996 $aExploring the Trade Potential of the DFTZ for Malaysian SMEs$92441350 997 $aUNINA