Mohd Zaky Zainuddin
SEPANG: The Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) SME Onboarding has generated total sales of RM52.1 million since last November.
Based on the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp’s (Matrade) eTRADE 2017 revenue evaluation report, 70 small and medium enterprise (SME) producers had participated in the programme with export value of RM18.1 million.
International Trade and Industry Ministry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said to date, a total of 2,651 SMEs have joined DFTZ since November last year.
"Currently the ministry, Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC), SME Corp Malaysia and Matrade will focus on promoting more SMEs to join DFTZ, not only through Alibaba.com, but also through other e-commerce platforms such as Qoo10, Amazon, eBay, Trade India and local platforms including Halal Trade, Aladdin Street and BuyMalaysia," Mustapa told a media briefing on DFTZ status here today.
Also present were danaging director of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd Datuk Badlisham Ghazali and MDEC chief executive officer Datuk Yasmin Mahmood.
The current DFTZ pilot project is headquartered at KLIA Air-Cargo Terminal 1 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and managed by Pos Aviation Sdn Bhd.
"With an allocation of RM50 million for the WIRA e-Commerce initiative in DFTZ announced by the government over the next three years, it is hoped that this will encourage Bumiputera e-commerce companies to compete globally," Mustapa said.