Temporary employment agency activities
Temporary employment agency activities
Open to 100% foreign ownership under standard Malaysian policy.
- Foreign equity
- 100%
- Capital floor
- None
- Key licences
- 5
- Setup timeline
- 8–12 wk
Licences & permits
Licences & permits
- Temporary Occupation Licence (LPS)Issued by Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Pekan · Land Conservation Act 1960; Letter (No. 11) PTG.PHG.(k) 17/014/13 Vol. 12 dated May 15, 2013Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.42)Fee: RM 700 processing + RM 700 annualValidity: 1 year (renewable annually)
- Temporary Occupation Licence (4A)Issued by Pejabat Tanah Tangkak · National Land Code; Section 67Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.43)Fee: RM 30 processing + RM 30 annualValidity: 1 year (renewable annually)
- Temporary Occupation Licence (LMS)Issued by Pejabat Tanah Padang Terap · Land Conservation Act 1965; Section 72Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.44)Fee: RM 490 minimum processing + RM 110 per hectare over 1 hectareValidity: 3 years
- Temporary Occupation Licence (LPS)Issued by Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Temerloh · Pahang Land Regulations 1992; National Land Code 1965-68Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.42)Fee: RM 2 processing + RM 10 applicationValidity: 1 year (renewable annually)
- Temporary Occupation Licence (LPS)Issued by Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Pekan · National Land Code (NLC) 69, 70, 71; Pahang Land Rules (KTP) 57(3), 57(3A), 31, 32 (vi) 39(1)Auto-mapped via semantic similarity (0.42)Fee: RM 3.00 per cubic meter, valid until December 31 each year.Validity: 1 year (renewable annually)
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)
- 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)
- EPF / SOCSO / EIS Employer RegistrationIssued by KWSP (EPF), PERKESO (SOCSO), EIS
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
supplying workers to clients’ businesses for limited periods of time to temporarily replace or supplement the working force of the client, where the individuals provided are employees of the temporary help service unit but do not provide direct supervision of their employees at the clients’ work sites, provision of human resources to temporarily replace or supplement the workforce of the client
SST & Withholding Tax
Risk Level
e-Invoicing (MyInvois)
MSIC code 78200 is required when issuing e-invoices via LHDN MyInvois. Use this code in the Classification field of your e-invoice.