The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has been authorised by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to be the sole distributor of the Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCO).The PCOs are used to apply for preferential tariff reduction for products offered under the Free Trade Agreements between Malaysia and partner countries, provided the rules of origin are fulfilled.

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Types of PCO Available

Certificate of Origin	Regional/Bilateral Free Trade Agreements/ Other Agreements
Form A	Generalised System of Preference (GSP) Trade document used to obtain reduced or duty free tariffs on eligible products exported by the preference receiving countries to markets of the preference giving countries on the general rates of duty normally applicable. Preference giving countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Norway, Switzerland, Belarus, Russian Federation, Turkey, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuana, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.	Click to enlarge
Form D	ASEAN Trade in Goods and Agreement (ATIGA) Effective in 1993	Click to enlarge
Form E	ASEAN China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) Early harvest – January 1, 2004 Fully implemented – July 1, 2005	Click to enlarge
Form AK 1	ASEAN Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA 1) Entered into force on June 1, 2007	Click to enlarge
Form AK 2	ASEAN Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA 2) Entered into force on January 1, 2014	Click to enlarge
Form AJ	ASEAN Japan Free Trade Agreement (AJFTA) Entered into force on February 1, 2009	Click to enlarge
Form AI	ASEAN India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) Entered into force on January 1, 2010	Click to enlarge
Form AANZ (I)	ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA I) Entered into force in January 1, 2010	Click to enlarge
Form AANZ (II)	ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA II) Entered into force in October 1, 2015	Click to enlarge
Form MPCEPA	Malaysia Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA) Early harvest – October 1, 2005 Fully implemented – January 1, 2008	Click to enlarge
Form MJEPA	Malaysia Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (MJEPA) Entered into force on July 13, 2006	Click to enlarge
Form MNZ	Malaysia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA) Entered into force on August 1, 2010	Click to enlarge
Form MICECA	Malaysia India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA) Entered into force on July 1, 2011	Click to enlarge
Form MCFTA	Malaysia Chile Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA) Entered into force on February 25, 2012	Click to enlarge
Form MAFTA	Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) Entered into force on January 1, 2013
Form MTFTA	Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA) Entered into force on August 1, 2015	Click to enlarge

Procedures to Export using Preferential Certificates of Origin

• Establish tariff classification of product.
• Check if the product is included in the tariff reduction and elimination schedule.
• Comply with Rules of Origin by submitting application of cost analysis (CA) and preferential certificate of origin (PCO) through the Electronic Preferential Certificate of Origin (e-PCO) system.
• Other functions of e-PCO include:                       
• 1. Online approval by MITI
  2. Online enquiries of application status

Which Authority Endorses the Preferential Certificates of Origin?

The certifying authority for all the preferential certificates of origin is the Trade Cooperation and Industry Coordination Section of MITI. The services are also available at MITI branch offices in Penang, Johor, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Sabah and Sarawak.

For enquiries, please contact:

Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
Trade Cooperation and Industry Coordination Section
Ground Floor, (Service Counter),
Block 10, Government Offices Complex
Jalan Duta, 50622 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-80008000
Fax: 03-62012337
E-mail: webmiti@miti.gov.my