The process of applying for telecommunications product certification involves costs. Therefore, it is important to understand the cost to apply for Malaysia type approval from the outset.
The certification process in Malaysia varies depending on the type of device being submitted. All fee requirements are determined by the Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), an organization under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Knowing the cost to apply for Malaysia type approval will help you plan your budget. Knowing this from the start will make it easier for you to accurately estimate expenses and allocate funds effectively.
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Regulation in Malaysia
The cost to apply for Malaysia type approval is not arbitrary. They are outlined in eTAC/DOC/01-2 regarding Fees for Certification of Communication and Multimedia.
This document provides information on all fees charged by SIRIM. The list of services includes, among others, those related to type approval costs.
List of Products for ANATEL Certification
The following is a list of equipment under an official document issued by SIRIM called eTAC/DOC/01-2. This regulation explains what is included in the scope of Malaysia type approval, which covers wired, wireless, or combined wired and wireless equipment.
| Categories | Products |
| Wired Equipment | – Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) – Integrated Subscriber Digital Network (ISDN) – Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) / Key Telephone – Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) – Broadband over Power Line (BPL) – IPv6 – Facsimile (inclusive PSTN) – Analogue Calling Line Identity Presentation (ACLIP) |
| Wireless Equipment | – Land Mobile Radio (LMR) / Digital Trunking (e.g., TETRA, GoTA, iDEN) – Bluetooth – Microwave – Radar – Alarm system / In-house paging – Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcast Service Receiver (DVB-T2) (RF/OAD/PSI) – HbbTV – Wireless Charger – Repeater – Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) – Caller ID – VoLTE / VoNR / other similar technology– Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) – ANT+ – GSM / 3G / LTE / 5G / other similar technology – WLAN 2.4GHz – WLAN 5.0Hz – WLAN 802.11ad Wireless LAN [Support 2.4GHz] (For product integrated with GSM/LTE/5G feature only) Wireless LAN [Support 5.0 GHz] (For product integrated with GSM/LTE/5G feature only) Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 7 LoRa ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) Ultra-wide Band (UWB) Near Field Communication (NFC) |
| Free-space optical | – |
Cost to Apply for Malaysia Type Approval
The cost to apply for Malaysia type approval that we will present is the official fees listed on the official website www.sirim-qas.co.my.
These fees were updated by SIRIM in 2019. If there have been any changes since then, we will try to update them accordingly.
| CATEGORY | PRODUCT | EVALUATION FEE (RM) |
| A. Electrical Safety | 1. Safety | 300.00 |
| 2. Safety (Additional Adaptor/Others e ) | 100.00 | |
| B. Electromagnetic Compatibility | 1. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) | 300.00 |
| 2. EMC (Additional Adaptor/Others e) | 100.00 | |
| C. SAR / Radiation Hazard | 1. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) | 300.00 |
| D. Wired | 1. Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) [Voice & Data] | 500.00 |
| 2. Integrated Subscriber Digital Network (ISDN) [Primary & Basic) | 300.00 | |
| 3. Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) / Key Telephone | 1,000.00 | |
| 4. Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) | 300.00 | |
| 5. Broadband over Power Line (BPL) | 300.00 | |
| 6. IPv6 | 300.00 | |
| 7. Facsimile (inclusive PSTN) | 1,000.00 | |
| 8. Analogue Calling Line Identity Presentation (ACLIP) | 500.00 | |
| E. Wireless | 1. Land Mobile Radio (LMR) / Digital Trunking (e.g. TETRA,GoTA, iDEN) | 600.00/Channel Spacing |
| 2. Bluetooth | 600.00 | |
| 3. Microwave Out Door Unit (ODU) + In Door Unit (IDU) | 600.00/band or IDU only 300.00 | |
| 4. Radar | 300.00 | |
| 5. Alarm system / In-house paging | 600.00 + 600.00for each additional Tx /Rx | |
| 6. Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcast Service Receiver (DVB-T2) (RF/OAD/PSI) | 750.00 | |
| 7. HbbTV | 300.00 | |
| 8. Wireless Charger | 600.00 | |
| 9. Repeater | 600.00 | |
| 10. Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) | 600.00 | |
| 11. Caller ID | 500.00 | |
| 12. VoLTE / VoNR / other similar technology | 100.00 | |
| 13. Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) | 600.00 | |
| 14. ANT+ | 600.00 | |
| 15. GSM / 3G / LTE / 5G / other similar technology | 600.00/band | |
| 16. WLAN 2.4GHz | 600.00/band | |
| 17. WLAN 5.0Hz | 600.00/band | |
| 18. WLAN 802.11ad | 600.00 | |
| 19. Wireless LAN [Support 2.4GHz] (For product integrated with GSM/LTE/5G feature only) | 1000.00 | |
| 20. Wireless LAN [Support 5.0 GHz] (For product integrated with GSM/LTE/5G feature only) | 1000.00 | |
| 21. Wi-Fi 6E | 600.00/band | |
| 22. Wi-Fi 7 | 600.00/band | |
| 23. LoRa | 600.00/band | |
| 24. ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) | 600.00 | |
| 25. Ultra Wide Band (UWB) | 600.00/band | |
| 26. Near Field Communication (NFC) | 600.00 | |
| F. Free-space optical | 1,000.00 | |
| (Lightwave apparatus) |
Product Marketing After Certificate Issuance
The ANATEL certificate will be issued once all document submissions, local testing, and payments have been completed. The issuance of a certificate does not automatically mean the product can be marketed immediately.
Generally, many countries enforce labeling requirements. Similarly, in Malaysia, mandatory labeling must be completed after the certificate is issued.
For more detailed requirements, you can refer to our previous article on label requirements for Malaysia type approval.
That’s everything you need to know about the cost to apply for Malaysia type approval. Knowing this from the start will certainly help you plan your certification budget more effectively.
Essentially, applying for Malaysia type approval involves costs that depend on the device being submitted. Issues related to the cost of applying for Malaysian type approval can cause delays in marketing your product.
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