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Malaysia: Introduction of sale tax on export of scrap metal from Sabah

Announcement

01 Feb 2022

In February 2022, the Sabah state government imposed a sale tax of RM 200 (USD 47.57) per tonne of scrap metal to be exported out of Sabah.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Feb 2022

Revocation date:

31 Jan 2023

Announced: 01 Feb 2022
Export tax
On 1 February 2022, the Sabah state government imposed a sale tax of RM 200 (USD 47.57) per tonne of scrap metal to be exported out of Sabah. The objective was to discourage the export of scrap metal ...
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