Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – Malaysia

Malaysia (2014)

GDP ($ billions): 88.9
GDP per capita ($): 2,936
GDP growth rate (%): 6.0
Consumers (millions): 30.3
Malaysia’s Main Imports (from the world): Electric machinery; mineral fuel/oil; machinery and mechanical appliances/parts; plastics and articles thereof; vehicles

Canada's Merchandise Exports to Malaysia (2012−2014 annual average) (value in millions of Canadian dollars)
Text version

Canada's Merchandise Exports to Malaysia (2012−2014 annual average) (value in millions of Canadian dollars)

  • Agriculture and Agri-food (177.5)
  • Fish and Seafood Products (3.9)
  • Forestry Products (19.5)
  • Fertilizer Products (302.9)
  • ICT Products (110.4)
  • Other Industrial Products (373.8)

Malaysia was Canada’s fourth-largest bilateral trading partner in the ASEAN region in 2014. From 2012 to 2014, Canada exported an annual average of $987.9 million of merchandise to the country.

Preferential Access to Malaysia in Areas of Key Interest to Canada:

Industrial Goods: Canada’s exports totalled $787 million (2012−14 average). Key products: polyethylene; mechanical excavators.

Agriculture: Canada’s exports totalled $177.5 million (2012−14 average). Key products: potato products; ice cream; chocolate preparations.

Fish and Seafood: Canada’s exports totalled $3.9 million (2012−14 average). Key products: processed herrings; smoked pacific salmon; processed fish livers and roes.

Wood and Other Forestry Products: Canada’s exports totalled $19.5 million (2012−14 average). Key products: unbleached kraft paper; commercial catalogues; paperboard boxes.

Beyond Tariffs

The TPP also provides enhanced opportunities for Canada’s service suppliers in Malaysia, with improved market access commitments in key sectors, such as services related to energy distribution and environmental services.

With regard to temporary entry of business persons, new commitments will make it easier for Canadian businesses to temporarily move certain categories of business persons to Malaysia. These new commitments include enhanced access for certain highly-skilled Canadian professionals and technicians. Furthermore, new commitments will allow spouses of Canadian intra-corporate transferees to work in Malaysia.

The TPP will also set a strong regional standard for intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement, including a range of IP disciplines new to Malaysia’s domestic regime.

Such TPP provisions will help prevent competitors from gaining a trade advantage by failing to adopt and enforce labour and environment standards.