As part of the Commonwealth nations with growing population, Malaysia could be the next powerhouse countries in Southeast Asia. The country has emerged to be one of the leading economies in the region. Besides, many industries are also settled there, making Malaysia as one of the biggest market telecommunication and multimedia products in Southeast Asia. So, no wonder if many telecom and multimedia product manufacturers put Malaysia within the list of their target market.
However, before targeting Malaysia as the potential market for your product, there’s one thing to be taken into account. It’s the conformity requirement of the product in Malaysia, or Malaysia Type Approval certification required by the product. If you want your product to be marketed legally in Malaysia, this certification will become a must.
Then, what Malaysia type approval certificate required for telecommunication and multimedia products? It’s a certification issued by SIRIM, which makes it called “SIRIM Certificate”. For your information, SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd., or popularly known as SIRIM QAS International, is subsidiary company of SIRIM Berhad. The main purpose of this company in the early stage of its incorporation was to take over one of SIRIM Berhad’s roles as conformity assessment body in Malaysia. To accommodate this, SIRIM QAS International was incorporated in 1996 as the major conformity assessment body there. It runs various of tests, inspections, and certification for various types of products.
Especially for communication and multimedia products, SIRIM QAS offers certification services such as Type approval certification and Special Approval certification. Besides, SIRIM is also responsible to issue certification marks for hybrid and multimedia products, import permits, and company registration. Company registration is offered to manufacturers, assembler, and repair or service center operating within the territory of Malaysia. In product testing fields, SIRIM QAS international offers various tests including Radio Frequency and Electromagnetic Compatibility test. All tastings are conducted in accordance with relevant standards applied in Malaysia
Why We Care
Typically, a country has multiple certification bodies that has their own specific scopes. For those who are not familiar enough with certification process, navigating to the relevant certification body for their product can be difficult, especially with various information they received from many sources. And if they cannot find the correct certification body, the product cannot be tested according to the actual standard. Therefore, before distributing the product to certain country or region, make sure that this product already obtains required certification and has complied with the correct testing standards.
If you have any difficulties in doing it, engaging with the right consultant partner can be great choice. With their expertise, consultant will help you to navigate through the complication of compliance certification procedure. Therefore, your product can be certified with the right standard, and it can be sold and distributed legally in the target country. So, if you have any inquiries regarding Malaysia Type Approval certification, feel free to drop us an email or contact us right away!