Advertising
Advertising
Open to 100% foreign ownership under standard Malaysian policy.
- Foreign equity
- 100%
- Capital floor
- None
- Key licences
- 2
- Setup timeline
- 8–12 wk
Licences & permits
Licences & permits
- Advertising Licence - Banner & Bunting (AL-BB)Issued by PBT PENGERANG · Signboard/Advertising By-Laws (LBJT) 1990Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.43)Fee: RM 40 processing + RM 2 annual per stickerValidity: 1 month (renewable monthly)
- Advertising Display Structure Approval (ADSA)Issued by Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) · Road Transport Act 1987; Malaysian Highway Authority Act 1980Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.46)Fee: Varies by local authorityValidity: 5 years
Common requirements for most Malaysian businesses7
- Personal Data Protection Act 2010 RegistrationIssued by Personal Data Protection Department (JPDP)
- Sales & Service Tax (SST) RegistrationIssued by Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD)
- 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)
- Signboard / Advertisement Licence (PBT)Issued by Local Authority (PBT)
- 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.
Activity details
creation and realization of advertising campaigns (creating and placing advertising in newspapers, periodicals, radio, television, the Internet and other media; creating and placing of outdoor advertising, e.g. billboards, panels, bulletins and frames, window dressing, showroom design, car and bus carding, etc.; media representation, i.e. sale of time and space for various media soliciting advertising; aerial advertising; distribution or delivery of advertising material or samples; provision of advertising space on billboards, etc.; creation of stands and other display structures and sites)
publishing of advertising material, see 58190. production of commercial messages for radio, television and film, see 59110. public-relations activities, see 70203. market research, see 73200. advertising photography, see 74200. convention and trade show organizers, see 82301. direct mailing activities (addressing, pre-sorting, etc.), see 82990
SST & Withholding Tax
Risk Level
e-Invoicing (MyInvois)
MSIC code 73100 is required when issuing e-invoices via LHDN MyInvois. Use this code in the Classification field of your e-invoice.