Kuala Lumpur, 20 December 2017 – Dagang Net Technologies Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Dagang NeXchange Berhad (“DNeX”), has received the award of contract extension from the Government of Malaysia for the National Single Window (“NSW”) for Trade Facilitation.

The existing contract, which is from 25 September 2016 to 24 September 2018, is extended until 31 August 2019.

Under the contract extension, the service charge to be imposed by Dagang Net will remain unchanged at 75 sen per kilobyte for Government sector and 80 sen per kilobyte for the private sector, and RM5 per approved permit and Certificate of Origin application. These charges have remained the same since 25 September 2011.

“We would like to extend our gratitude to the Government of Malaysia namely the Ministry of Finance and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department for their continued confidence in us,” said Datuk Samsul Husin, Executive Deputy Chairman of DNeX, and also Executive Chairman of Dagang Net.

“We remain committed to offer top notch e-Services in Trade Facilitation that not only meet requirements of customers but also offer value that can help our customers further improve their operations and grow their business,” he said.

The company has been the operator of the NSW for Trade Facilitation since its launch in 2009 and has some 28 years of experience – in terms of knowledge, expertise and operational know-how - in offering e-Services for Trade Facilitation.

The NSW for Trade Facilitation includes six core e-Services namely eDeclare, ePCO, ePermit, ePermitSTA, eManifest and ePayment, which provide the trading community with connectivity to Customs and relevant agencies for import and export document processing.

Such trade environment can help expedite cargo clearance process, reduce cost and time of doing business, and contribute positively to the country’s trade efficiency and global competitiveness.