Earth moving
This activity involves various earth-moving operations essential for construction projects. It includes tasks such as excavation, landfill, leveling, grading of sites, trench digging, rock removal, and blasting, as well as land preparation work.
Open to 100% foreign ownership under standard Malaysian policy.
- Foreign equity
- 100%
- Capital floor
- None
- Key licences
- 3
- Setup timeline
- 8–12 wk
Licences & permits
Licences & permits
- Support for Application of Utility Relocation/Installation (Excavation)Issued by Jabatan Kerja Raya Negeri Melaka · Guidelines for Roadside Development; Road Engineering Association Malaysia (REAM) No. 11/2012Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.43)Fee: Deposit amount depends on the excavation method used.
- Permit for Extracting/Moving/Processing Rock MaterialsIssued by Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Melaka Tengah · National Land Code; Sections 70 - 72, 426, 429BAuto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.43)Fee: RM 100 processing + RM 2.40 royalty per cubic meter
Common requirements for most Malaysian businesses6
- Sales & Service Tax (SST) RegistrationIssued by Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD)
- Bomba Fire Safety Certificate (Sijil Perakuan Bomba)Issued by Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (Bomba)
- EPF / SOCSO / EIS Employer RegistrationIssued by KWSP (EPF), PERKESO (SOCSO), EIS
- LHDN Employer Tax (E) RegistrationIssued by Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN/HASiL)
- Signboard / Advertisement Licence (PBT)Issued by Local Authority (PBT)
- 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.
Governing legislation
- Act 520LEMBAGA PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN MALAYSIA ACT 1994
- Act 828NATIONAL LAND CODE (REVISED - 2020)
Traced through the business licences these Acts govern.
Activity details
(a) excavation, landfill, levelling and grading of construction sites, trench digging, rock removal, blasting, etc. ; (b) land preparation work
SST & Withholding Tax
WHT Risk: Payments to foreign sub-contractors subject to 10% + 3% WHT under S109B ITA 1967.
Risk Level
e-Invoicing (MyInvois)
MSIC code 43122 is required when issuing e-invoices via LHDN MyInvois. Use this code in the Classification field of your e-invoice.