Malaysia will now be confronted with a rate of 19% on exports to the United States, against the previous 25%. This is after US President Donald Trump a Executive Order on July 31, 2025 Changing the mutual rates for certain countries.
To summarize, Trump initially announced a rate of 24% for goods imported from Malaysia in April of this year, which was later increased to 25% in July, the latter was originally introduced to come into force from 1 August.
The newly revised rate percentage was hinted by the Malaysian Prime Minister that Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Thirteenth Malaysia plan (RMK13), and will take effect 12.01AM EDT on August 7, 2025 (12.01pm Myt on the same date).
Although Malaysia currently does not export cars to the US, it is a global player in the delivery of car components, in particular semiconductors, who remain exempt from the rate.
According to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (UST), the US imported USD52.5 billion (approximately RM12.3 billion) to goods from Malaysia, an increase of 13.7% compared to 2023. Electrical and electronic products, including integrated circuits and semiconductors, form the majority of the majority of the majority of
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