In Malaysia, there are restrictions on government projects which are granted only to
government employed LSPs. Foreign firms are not granted contracts for government
projects. Malaysia does not issue trucking and brokerage licenses to foreign firms.
In Indonesia, representative offices cannot issue invoices as their role is only to do
research and coordination. In Thailand, bonded warehouses tend to favor a local
company more than a foreign one. In Vietnam, the document processing time is two-three
days for foreign firms and around one day for local firms. In addition, while import taxes
are zero under the WTO agreement, value added taxes are imposed on goods.