KUALA LUMPUR: Timber exporters who fail to comply with regulations risk having their permits revoked, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

He said companies must ensure their products contain at least 60 per cent local value-added content, even if some raw materials are imported.

"I have informed the industry that if they want to export our timber products (even when some materials are imported), these imports are only allowed as input, not finished goods.

"You cannot simply take a ready-made product, place it in a container, change the certificate of origin at the port, and export it. That is not acceptable," he said at an event here today.