5.26 million Malaysians register for eCOSS cooking oil subsidy system

A total of 5.26 million Malaysians have registered for the Cooking Oil Stabilization Scheme (eCOSS), a system designed to manage subsidized cooking oil distribution. Since its implementation, the system has recorded an average of 18 million transactions for packet cooking oil each month, demonstrating its reach and impact.

Datuk Dr. Fuziah Salleh, Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, highlighted the system's success in ensuring subsidies reach the intended recipients. She noted two key indicators for measuring effectiveness: the availability of packet cooking oil in the market and preventing foreign nationals from accessing subsidized products.

Johor, one of the pioneering states for eCOSS, has shown encouraging results. Out of its 4.19 million population, 580,000 users have downloaded the mobile application. Among the 2,822 registered retailers in Johor, 1,093 are now utilizing eCOSS for sales of subsidized packet cooking oil. This has led to a significant drop in complaints regarding supply, from nine in June 2025 to just two in June 2026. Concurrently, sales of packet cooking oil in Johor surged from 1.33 million in June 2025 to 1.96 million packets in June 2026 after the eCOSS mobile application was introduced.

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There are two indicators we use to measure effectiveness. The first is the availability of packet cooking oil in the market, and the second indicator is how we ensure foreigners do not get access to subsidized cooking oil.