No Cases of Selling Above Maximum Price During Deepavali Scheme, Says KPDN

PUTRAJAYA, November 13, 2026 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) recorded no cases of traders selling above the maximum price during this year’s Deepavali Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (Skim Harga Maksimum Musim Perayaan — SHMMP), according to a statement issued by the ministry’s Enforcement Director-General, Datuk Azman bin Adam.

KPDN said it implemented the scheme, which was in force from 4 to 10 November 2026. The ministry said compliance among traders showed a positive development compared with SHMMP Deepavali 2025, which was carried out from 16 to 22 October 2025 and recorded six enforcement cases of sales above the controlled price.

The statement said KPDN received no complaints throughout the implementation of the 2026 scheme. It described this as a positive development compared with 2025, when the ministry received one complaint at the retail level.

The total number of enforcement cases, however, was higher this year. KPDN said it recorded 482 cases in 2026, comprising one wholesale case and 481 retail cases. That compared with 445 cases in 2025, which also comprised one wholesale case and 444 retail cases, the statement said.

Enforcement figures listed in the statement showed that the value of compounds issued declined to RM50,800 in 2026, from RM53,500 in 2025. The value of seizures also fell, to RM14,045.54 this year from RM16,078.40 a year earlier, it said.

The ministry said the majority of the enforcement action taken remained focused on non-compliance in displaying the special pink price tag. The offence of failing to display the special pink price tag accounted for 481 cases this year, compared with 433 cases in 2025, the statement said.

By contrast, the statement said, the offence of failing to display a price tag also declined, falling from six cases in 2025 to only one case during this year’s implementation.

KPDN recorded its appreciation to all parties throughout the implementation of the scheme this year. “KPDN records its appreciation to all parties throughout the implementation of SHMMP this year, which made it possible for no cases to be recorded for the offence of selling above the maximum price,” the statement said.

The government, however, reminded traders of their duty under the law. “The government stresses to all traders that they must always comply with the obligation to display price tags as stipulated in the legislation,” the statement said.

The statement was issued in Putrajaya on 13 November 2026 by Datuk Azman, in his capacity as Enforcement Director-General of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living.

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