MPIC regrets US ban on Sime Plantation palm oil

Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, said while the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indeed had the right to issue a withhold release order (WRO) on palm oil exported by any party to the country, it disagreed for such action to be taken without allowing the company to prove whether the claim was baseless.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities Industry (MPIC) has expressed regret and disapproval regarding the drastic action taken by the United States (US) to bar the entry of palm oil produced by Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) without giving the company an opportunity to defend itself.

Its minister, Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, said while the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indeed had the right to issue a withhold release order (WRO) on palm oil exported by any party to the country, it disagreed for such action to be taken without allowing the company to prove whether the claim was baseless.