The ministry has its headquarters located at Menara MITI on Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah in Kuala Lumpur and the building is also a component of Naza TTDI’s 75.5-acre KL Metropolis, a mixed development that is envisioned to be the International Trade and Exhibition District for Kuala Lumpur.

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is responsible for administration of several key Acts:[3] The Ministry of Commerce and Industry was established in April 1956 and situated in Government Office, Jalan Raja.

On 27 October 1990, the Ministry was separated into two Ministries which are: In November 2015, MITI relocated its headquarters from Kompleks Pejabat Kerajaan, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim to Menara Miti on Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah.

[4] To make Malaysia the preferred investment destination and among the most globally competitive trading nations by 2020.

The Federal Constitution allows Parliament to make laws related to trade, commerce and industry that include: