Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
Manufacturing companies with shareholders' funds >= RM2.5M OR >= 75 full-time paid employees require a Manufacturing Licence from MIDA. 100% foreign equity is permitted.
- Foreign equity
- 100%
- Capital floor
- RM 2.5M
- Key licences
- 2
- Setup timeline
- 8–12 wk
Foreign ownership rules
Foreign ownership rules
- Manufacturing Licence (ICA 1975)open-with-licenseMIDA
Manufacturing companies with shareholders' funds >= RM2.5M OR >= 75 full-time paid employees require a Manufacturing Licence from MIDA. 100% foreign equity is permitted.
Paid-up min: RM2,500,000Source
Sourced from MIDA sector booklets and respective regulators. Verify the latest rules with the regulator before investment decisions.
Licences & permits
Licences & permits
Common requirements for most Malaysian businesses6
- Sales & Service Tax (SST) RegistrationIssued by Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD)
- Signboard / Advertisement Licence (PBT)Issued by Local Authority (PBT)
- Local Authority Business LicenceIssued 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)
- Bomba Fire Safety Certificate (Sijil Perakuan Bomba)Issued by Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (Bomba)
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.
Sector context
Official statistics (DOSM)
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) open data, attached to MSIC group 252. Index values use the official DOSM base year (typically 2015 = 100). Indicators refresh monthly or quarterly per dataset. Where a DOSM subsector spans multiple MSIC divisions, the same headline is shown on each — it is the subsector total, not an allocated share.