Date : 7th September 2018 (Friday)
Time : 1.00 pm to 2.00pm
Venue : Setia City Convention Centre, Shah Alam
Chairman : Richard Tan Swee Heng
Delegates : As in Attendance List (Annex 1)
1) Speech by President
1.1 President Richard Tan welcomed all delegated to the 21st Management Committee Meeting. He expressed his appreciation to all the committee and members on their commitment for being present in this meeting room which provide by One International Sdn Bhd, organizer of Logisware 2018.
2) Confirmation Minute of 19th Committee Management Meeting
2.1 President Tan Swee Heng has proposed the minute of the 20th Committee Management Meeting and was seconded by Mr Vincent Boo Weng Seng.
3) Minutes of MTIB meeting with Dato’ Dr Jalaluddin Bin Harun at 18/7/2018, Wisma PGRM, Cheras.
3.1 MTIB request our members consumption of sawntimber as main raw material to manufacture the wooden pallet. Then MTIB can know the actual consumption of timber and try to solve our members issue of shortage material.
3.2 Secretary have recorded only 28 members are manufacturing wooden pallet and crate. They are mostly buy the local sawntimber (mixed light to hardwood) of all species timber
which the grade is suitable for making pallet at the affordable price. So, the estimation of consumption is around 84,000 tons per year by 28 members.
4) Invitation To Attend The Global Pallet Entrepreneur Assembly Meeting 2018 by Pallet Professional Committee of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing on 21-23/11/2018, Wednesday to Friday At Jinan, Shandong Province.
4.1 Secretary informed by China Secretary Mr Sun that our President require to give a speech during the conference meeting by share information regarding pallet industry in Malaysia.
4.2 President proposed the ticket fare rm1200.00 per company sponsor by MPA, and seconded by Haji Mustafa. And the registration due date is end of September.
5) MTC Program- Oversea Suppliers- Malaysian Importers/Manufacturers Exchange and Matching on 25/9/2018, Tuesday.
5.1 Secretary inform that this matching program is organize by MTC and will help our member in issue of shortage of timber supply. And the registration due date is 20/9/18.
6) To Get Relevant Data form DOA and FMM Regard Pallets Demand Locally And Oversea
6.1 Secretary suggested Razeef work closely with DOA to get the correct data and the data can be used as presentation material during oversea conference meeting.
6.2 Dato Andrew will try to help us to get the data of pallet consumption by FMM.
7) Sales and Service Tax Matters
7.1) President sharing the SST start effective by September have arise a lot of problems and Custom do not have a proper and standard guideline to follow. For the company is Licensed Manufacturing Warehouse (LMW), they are exempted from SST. And if the customer is on the Free Trade Zone, they are also exempted from SST.
7.2) President will prepare a letter to pursue Director General of custom and Ministry of Finance, all type of pallet to be inclusive in the exemption SST list. It is because the pallet is part of the packaging material.
9) Other Matters
9.1 Secretary suggested to make a brochure for MPA to distribute during exhibition or other relevant activities.
10) Adjournment
10.1) The meeting adjourned at 2.00 PM.
Chairman
Richard Tan Swee Heng
Full Report: 2018_Minutes_Of_21st_MCM.pdf