{"id":46,"date":"2025-05-08T09:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/?p=46"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:10:22","slug":"us-tariffs-driven-by-halal-policies-bumiputera-ownership-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/us-tariffs-driven-by-halal-policies-bumiputera-ownership-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;US tariffs driven by halal policies, bumiputera ownership issues&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/halal.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US_tariffs_driven_by_halal_policies_bumiputera_ownership_issues_v1_generated_image_20250508171020.png\" alt=\"Article featured image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The United States has raised concerns over Malaysia&#8217;s trade policies, specifically highlighting halal certification rules and equity requirements as obstacles to fair commerce. These issues contributed to Washington&#8217;s decision to impose a 24% tariff on certain Malaysian goods, according to the latest U.S. trade report.<\/p>\n<p>American trade officials argue that Malaysia&#8217;s halal import standards exceed global benchmarks, creating unnecessary hurdles for foreign businesses. The report also criticizes policies mandating bumiputera ownership in foreign companies operating within Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>These findings appear in the USTR&#8217;s 2025 National Trade Estimate, which identifies trade barriers worldwide. The document underscores how Malaysia&#8217;s domestic regulations impact international trade relations, particularly with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The reciprocal tariffs signal growing trade tensions between the two nations. Analysts suggest Malaysia may need to reassess its policies to avoid further economic repercussions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has raised concerns over Malaysia&#8217;s trade policies, specifically highlighting halal certification rules and equity requirements as obstacles to fair commerce. These issues contributed to Washington&#8217;s decision to impose a 24% tariff on certain Malaysian goods, according to the latest U.S. trade report. American trade officials argue that Malaysia&#8217;s halal import standards exceed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}