Tanjung Pelepas Free Zone (TPFZ) is a 1,000-acre prime industrial land located at the back of Port of Tajung Pelepas (PTP), the fastest growing transhipment and distribution hub in the region.
PTP is strategically located at the confluence of the main east-west shipping lanes and excellent infrastructure supported by good multi-modal linkage. This provides excellent accessibility and efficient distribution of your goods regionally and globally. The free zone status of TPFZ allows value-added, consolidation, distribution, assembly, manufacturing and processing activities that are free from duty, taxes and Customs formalities.
These advantages are further strengthened by TPFZ’s multi- modal connectivity to global and regional destinations. Sea connections are provided via PTP with options via other established seaports; Johor Port and PSA. Land connection is through the Peninsular Malaysia highway networks with access to other major cities in Peninsular Malaysia including Singapore and Thailand.
Through the highway networks, TPFZ also enjoys connectivity to regional aviation hubs in Singapore’s Changi Airport and newly developed Air Cargo Hub in Senai Airport. There are also rail services connecting TPFZ to the national rail grid, along west and east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and Southern Thailand. This grid is part of the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL), which will connect South East Asia with mainland China once completed.
Through incentives provided by Malaysian government agencies, logistics and business facilitations, TPFZ is a viable base for regional distribution and manufacturing centre. The logistics facilitations include the fast and simplified Customs procedures to clear goods moving between TPFZ and other ports in Malaysia, Singapore and regional airports. Business facilitations such as tax incentives and 100% foreign equity ensure feasible foreign investment in TPFZ.
To enable international exporters, producers and traders to take part on the potential of Halal global market, PTP has developed TPFZ International Halal Distribution Hub with support from relevant Malaysian Government Agencies. The Hub is a designated zone within 40 acres of TPFZ land and will focus on activities involving Regional and International Distribution of Halal Products. It will centralize all necessary infrastructure and physical facilities for manufacturing, storage, consolidation, procurement, distribution, export and trading activities of Halal product by adopting procedures prescribed by Islamic regulation. As “A One-Stop Center”, the hub will be provided with services and facilities such as:
- Issuing of Halal Logo from JAKIM and other certification from relevant government agencies in compliance with global standards and accreditation such as HACCP.
- Granting special incentives to companies involved in manufacturing, storage, consolidation, procurement, distribution, export and trading activities of Halal product.
- Granting special incentives for companies that involved in the construction of infrastructure and physical facilities used for activities involving Halal products.
Some of the Unique Advantages of the hub are:
- “One-Stop Service” to provide necessary accreditation process and issuance of Halal Logo, Accreditation of HACCP certification and Other certifications in compliance with global standards.
- Attractive business incentives.
- Lower land, labor and operating cost.
- 100% exemption from Customs Duties and Sales taxes
- Penetrate larger Halal markets by obtaining Malaysian well established Halal Logo.
To find out more and how you can benefit by locating your business in TPFZ International Halal Distribution Hub, simply log on to:
http://www.ptp.com.my/freezone/
Alternatively send an email to:
[email protected] or [email protected]
**This article was first published in The Halal Journal Mar/Apr 2005 edition.
