Malaysian retailers warn of 'existential threat' posed by foreign e-commerce in appeal to MOF

The Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) has appealed to the Ministry of Finance to establish a fair competition framework for foreign e-commerce platforms, highlighting threats to domestic retailers including cheap import infiltration, MSME closures, and foreign monopolisation of market access and consumer data. MRCA proposes regulatory measures such as local incorporation with capital requirements, data localisation, local merchant quotas, retaining sales taxes on low-value goods, and forming a National E-Commerce Fair Competition Council.

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