Scope
2 This Standard applies to all inventories, except:
(a) work in progress arising under construction contracts, including directly related service
contracts (see MAS 11 Construction Contracts);
(b) financial instruments (see MAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation and MAS 39
Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement); and
(c) biological assets related to agricultural activity and agricultural produce at the point of
harvest (see MAS 41 Agriculture).
3 This Standard does not apply to the measurement of inventories held by:
(a) producers of agricultural and forest products, agricultural produce after harvest, and
minerals and mineral products, to the extent that they are measured at net realisable value
in accordance with well-established practices in those industries. When such inventories
are measured at net realisable value, changes in that value are recognised in profit or loss
in the period of the change.
(b) commodity broker-traders who measure their inventories at fair value less costs to sell.
When such inventories are measured at fair value less costs to sell, changes in fair value
less costs to sell are recognised in profit or loss in the period of the change.
4 The inventories referred to in paragraph 3(a) are measured at net realisable value at certain stages of
production. This occurs, for example, when agricultural crops have been harvested or minerals have been
extracted and sale is assured under a forward contract or a government guarantee, or when an active
market exists and there is a negligible risk of failure to sell. These inventories are excluded from only the
measurement requirements of this Standard.
5 Broker-traders are those who buy or sell commodities for others or on their own account. The inventories
referred to in paragraph 3(b) are principally acquired with the purpose of selling in the near future and
generating a profit from fluctuations in price or broker-traders’ margin. When these inventories are
measured at fair value less costs to sell, they are excluded from only the measurement requirements of this
Standard.