02401
Carrying out part of the forestry and forest plantation operation on a fee or contract basis for forestry service activities
Carrying out part of the forestry and forest plantation operation on a fee or contract basis for forestry service activities
Open to foreigners
Open to 100% foreign ownership under standard Malaysian policy.
- Foreign equity
- 100%
- Capital floor
- None
- Key licences
- 4
- Setup timeline
- 8–12 wk
Fully open
Standard Sdn Bhd RM 1
4 conditional
Foreign Sdn Bhd via Emerhub
Set up for this MSICOne-business-day quote · MSIC 02401 pre-filled
What you'll need to apply for
Licences & permits
Licences & permits
Specific to this activity
Conditional
- Forest Produce Harvesting Licence (FPHL)Issued by Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Kedah · National Forestry Act 1984; Kedah Forest Rules 1989 (Amendment 2014)Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.44)Fee: Varies by local authorityValidity: 1 year (renewable)
- Logging Contractor Licence (LKP)Issued by Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Kedah · Forestry Enactment of Kedah 1985 (Amendment 1993); Forest RulesAuto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.44)Fee: RM 250 processing + RM 200 annualValidity: 1 year (renewable annually)
- Forest Produce Licence (FPL)Issued by Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia(JPSM) · National Forestry Act 1984; Forest RulesAuto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.42)Fee: Varies by local authorityValidity: 6 months
- Transfer Licence (Form 5)Issued by Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Melaka · National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313); Forest Rules (State of Melaka) 1996Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.44)Fee: Varies by local authorityValidity: 6 months (non-renewable)
Common requirements for most Malaysian businesses5
- Sales & Service Tax (SST) RegistrationIssued by Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD)
- Signboard / Advertisement Licence (PBT)Issued by Local Authority (PBT)
- EPF / SOCSO / EIS Employer RegistrationIssued by KWSP (EPF), PERKESO (SOCSO), EIS
- LHDN Employer Tax (E) RegistrationIssued by Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN/HASiL)
- Local Authority Business LicenceIssued by Local Authority (PBT)
Have Emerhub file every licence above for you
We'll prepare the forms, liaise with each agency and track approvals — bundled with Sdn Bhd setup. Agency fees are paid to the issuing authority; our service fee is quoted separately.
Get a quoteSource: MalaysiaBiz / BLESS licence catalog.
For SSM registration
Activity details
Includes
the forestry inventories
Excludes
operation of forest tree nurseries, see 02103
SST & Withholding Tax
SST Exempt
e-Invoice Required
Risk Level
Low Risk
e-Invoicing (MyInvois)
MSIC code 02401 is required when issuing e-invoices via LHDN MyInvois. Use this code in the Classification field of your e-invoice.