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Malaysia won’t cross “purple strains” in U.S. tariff negotiations, minister says
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Malaysia won’t cross “purple strains” in U.S. tariff negotiations, minister says

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Last updated: July 9, 2025 8:41 am
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia won’t cross sure “purple strains” in its negotiations with the US, its commerce minister mentioned on Wednesday, because the nation continues talks with Washington to decrease a 25% tariff imposed on its exports.

Funding, Commerce and Business Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz declined to enter element about what these limits have been, citing non-disclosure agreements, however he mentioned the U.S. had made calls for that encroached on Malaysia’s nationwide pursuits and sovereignty.

The calls for concerned Malaysian home insurance policies and legal guidelines in areas together with digital taxes, e-commerce, medical requirements, halal certification and authorities procurement, he mentioned.

“We do not wish to attain a deal for the sake of reaching a deal,” he informed reporters.

“If the deal doesn’t profit Malaysia, we must always not have a deal… We have now to be agency on that.”

Tengku Zafrul had earlier informed the Reuters NEXT Asia summit in Singapore that Malaysia had no plans to retaliate towards a 25% tariff levied on its exports to the US and was “nonetheless optimistic” about reaching a commerce deal earlier than Aug. 1, when the tariff was set to return into impact.

America is Malaysia’s second-largest commerce associate after China, in addition to its high export vacation spot, notably for semiconductors and digital items.

At a later press convention, he mentioned he didn’t know why the U.S. tariff on Malaysia was elevated from an preliminary 24% to 25%, however mentioned the nation was dedicated to balancing commerce with Washington and was assured any excellent points within the talks might be resolved.

“When you ask me… I lean in the direction of greater than a 50% (probability) of concluding it. However the timeline is vital,” he mentioned, referring to the August 1 implementation date, an extension from an preliminary deadline of July 9.

Tengku Zafrul mentioned Malaysia’s negotiating staff had engaged with U.S. counterparts on at the least 25 separate events, and made commitments to enhance environmental and labour protections and inspiring digitalisation and safe cross-border information flows.

Malaysia’s supply to the US additionally consists of buying at the least 30 new Boeing plane for state provider Malaysia Airways, in addition to offers in semiconductors and tech, he added.

(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff and Mandy Leong;)

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