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Guidelines and Procedures For Aerospace Mro

The document outlines guidelines for aerospace MRO companies in Malaysia to claim exemption from sales tax on machinery, equipment, tools, parts, and materials imported or purchased for MRO activities. It details the eligibility requirements, documents needed for application to MIDA for confirmation and to customs for permission to claim the exemption. Companies must submit lists of imported/purchased items and obtain confirmation from MIDA and permission from customs before importing or purchasing to qualify for sales tax exemption.

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Guidelines and Procedures For Aerospace Mro

The document outlines guidelines for aerospace MRO companies in Malaysia to claim exemption from sales tax on machinery, equipment, tools, parts, and materials imported or purchased for MRO activities. It details the eligibility requirements, documents needed for application to MIDA for confirmation and to customs for permission to claim the exemption. Companies must submit lists of imported/purchased items and obtain confirmation from MIDA and permission from customs before importing or purchasing to qualify for sales tax exemption.

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GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND

OVERHAUL (MRO) COMPANY TO CLAIM EXEMPTION FOR:

1. Sales Tax on machinery, equipment and specialised tools to be used for Aerospace
MRO activities imported, transported from designated area, from a Licensed
Warehouse under Section 65 of the Customs Act 1967 or Licensed Manufacturing
Warehoused under Section 65A of the Customs Act 1967, from a free zone under the
Free Zones Act 1990, or purchased from a registered manufacturer under Item 33A
Sales Tax (Persons Exempted From Payment of Tax)(Amendment)(No.2) Order 2018;
and

2. Sales Tax on spare parts, components, materials and specialised consumables goods
to be used for Aerospace MRO activities imported, transported out from designated
area, from a Licensed Warehouse under Section 65 of the Customs Act 1967 or
Licensed Manufacturing Warehouse under section 65A of the Customs Act 1967,
from a free zone under the Free Zones Act 1990, or purchased from a registered
manufacturer manufacturer under Item 33B Sales Tax (Persons Exempted From
Payment of Tax)(Amendment)(No.2) Order 2018

1. INTRODUCTION

The implementation of the self-declaration mechanism for sales tax


exemption on:

a) machinery, equipment and specialised tools; and


b) spare parts, components, materials and specialised consumables goods

to be used for Aerospace MRO activities is provided under the provisions of


Sales Tax (Persons Exempted From Payment Of Tax) (Amendment) (No.2)
Order 2018 effective 1 January 2019.

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Registered Aerospace MRO company in Malaysia are allowed to claim for
the exemption on sales tax on machinery, equipment, specialised tools,
spare parts, components, materials and specialised consumables goods
under Sales Tax (Persons Exempted From Payment Of Tax) (Amendment)
(No.2) Order 2018 through a self-declaration process.

Under this mechanism, prior to the importation or purchase a company is


required to submit to Royal Malaysian Customs Department the
confirmation letter issued by MIDA and the list of machinery, equipment,
specialised tools, spare parts, components, materials and specialised
consumables goods to be imported or purchased or transported for
permission to claim the exemption. Application for import duty exemption
should be manually submitted to Ministry of Finance (MoF) whereas for
sales tax exemption it has to be submitted online via
https://mysst.customs.gov.my

2. ELIGIBILITY

1. Sales Tax (Persons Exempted From Payment Of Tax) (Amendment)


(No.2) Order 2018 provide an exemption for the followings:

a) Sales Tax on machinery, equipment and specialised tools to be


used directly for Aerospace MRO activities imported or
transported from designated area, from a Licensed Warehouse
under Section 65 of the Customs Act 1967 or Licensed
Manufacturing Warehouse under Section 65A of the Customs Act
1967, from a free zone under the Free Zones Act 1990, or
purchased from a registered manufacturer under Item 33A
Schedule A Sales Tax (Persons Exempted From Payment Of Tax)
(Amendment) (No.2) Order 2018

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b) Sales Tax on spare parts, components, materials and specialised
consumables goods to be used directly for Aerospace MRO
activities imported, transported out from designated area, from a
Licensed Warehouse under Section 65 of the Customs Act 1967 or
Licensed Manufacturing Warehouse under section 65A of the
Customs Act 1967, from a free zone under the Free Zones Act
1990, or purchased from a registered manufacturer under Item
33B Schedule A Sales Tax (Persons Exempted From Payment Of
Tax) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2018

2. To qualify for the exemption, the machinery, equipment, specialised


tools, spare parts, components, materials and specialised
consumables goods must be directly used in the MRO activities within
Malaysia by the person exempted from payment of tax.

3. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS

The application for confirmation letter and permission to claim the


exemption must be submitted prior to the importation or purchase of the
machinery / equipment / specialised tools / spare parts / components,
materials and specialised consumables goods. The self-declaration
mechanism would reduce the costs of doing business without the necessity
of obtaining bank guarantee facilities for the clearance of goods.
Companies are advised to take into consideration the duration needed for
the whole process to claim for the exemption.

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i) SUBMISSION TO MIDA FOR THE CONFIRMATION LETTER AS A MRO
AEROSPACE COMPANY

No. Document to be Submitted Type of Application

New Extension Additional

1. MRO-ST form downloaded from √ √


www.mida.gov.my
2. Latest approval or certificate of CAAM √ √ √
certification, FAA Form, EASA form or other
equivalent certification related to MRO
activities certified by international or local
organization
3. Business Premise Licence from the Local √ √
Authority
4. SSM Company Profile (e-info) latest printout √ √
from Companies Commission of Malaysia
(SSM)
5. MRO Process Flow Chart √ √
6. The layout plan for the machinery and √
equipment in the approved company’s
premise and to indicate where the
machinery and equipment will be located
7. Memorandum of Association (M&A) (if any) √
8. List of machinery, equipment and √ √ √
specialised tools used directly for Aerospace
MRO activities requested for sales tax
exemption under Item 33A, Sales Tax
(Persons Exempted From Payment of
Tax)(Amendment)(No.2) Order 2018
9. List of spare parts, components, materials √ √ √
and specialised consumables goods to be
used for MRO activities requested for sales
tax exemption under Item 33B, Sales Tax
(Persons Exempted From Payment of
Tax)(Amendment)(No.2) Order 2018
10. Import duty exemption decision letter by √ √ √
Ministry of Finance (MOF)
11. All copies of previous Surat Pengesahan √ √
MIDA

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 All documents should be accompanied by the following documents
and submitted to MIDA:
a. Company’s covering letter
b. Confirmation letter issued by MIDA (for extension/additional
item application)

 Company should submit to MIDA a valid renewal approval from


CAAM FAA, EASA or other equivalent certification related to MRO
activities certified by international or local organization. Failure to
submit the renewal, the MIDA confirmation letter will be
automatically cancelled.

ii) SUBMISSION TO CUSTOMS FOR PERMISSION TO CLAIM THE


EXEMPTION

Application for sales tax exemption on machinery/ equipment/


specialised tools/ spare parts/ components, materials and specialised
consumables goods under Item 33A and Item 33B Schedule A Sales Tax
(Persons Exempted From Payment Of Tax) (Amendment) (No.2) Order
2018 has to be submitted online via https://mysst.customs.gov.my

4. OTHERS

 No payment fee will be charged for the application at this point of time
until further notification when online application system is ready.

 Company is eligible to claim the sales tax for the machinery/


equipment/ specialised tools/ spare parts/ components, materials
and specialised consumables goods that already purchased and will be
evaluated on case to case basis. Applications to be submitted to
Ministry of Finance before 30th April 2019.

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