WHAT IS
MSC MALAYSIA?

Established by the Malaysian government to accelerate the growth of the nation’s Digital Economy, the MSC Malaysia status provides eligible ICT-related businesses, both local and foreign, with a wide range of incentives, rights and privileges to promote continued growth.


Malaysia Digital is the enhanced and revamped initiative succeeding MSC Malaysia. This new initiative serves to accelerate Malaysia’s digital economy and create substantial digital economic spill-over through equitable access to digital tools, knowledge, and income opportunities.


MSC Malaysia is now rebranded to Malaysia Digital (MD). Stay tune for more updates.


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Energising the Nation’s Digital Economy

Since its inception in 1996, the MSC Malaysia programme has managed to drive the nation’s Digital Economy to new heights.

  • 4,726

    Number of awarded MSC Malaysia status companies

  • 2,708

    Number of active MSC Malaysia status companies (as of Dec 2021)

  • RM384B

    Investment recorded as of Dec 2020

  • RM588B

    Revenue generated as of Dec 2020

  • RM212B

    Export generated as of Dec 2020

  • 184,030

    Number of jobs created as of Dec 2020

Apply For MSC Malaysia Status

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2016

HIGHLIGHTS

 
Announcement Release Date
1. SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSITION UNDER SERVICES INCENTIVE IS EXTENDED TO 31 DECEMBER 2021 November 2021
2. MSC MALAYSIA BOG 5 REVISED TAX REGIME COMES INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 2021 June 2021
3. SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE IMPORTATION OF MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT July 2020
4. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF THE LOCATION CONDITION UNDER
THE CONDITIONS OF GRANT OF MSC MALAYSIA STATUS 		April 2020
5. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF THE LOCATION CONDITION UNDER
THE CONDITIONS OF GRANT OF MSC MALAYSIA STATUS 		March 2020
6. Withdrawal of Withholding Tax Exemption For Income
Received From MSC Malaysia Status Companies 		Dec 2019
7. Update of MSC Malaysia Status Tax Incentive Dec 2019
8. UPDATE ON MSC MALAYSIA STATUS TAX INCENTIVE:
GUIDELINES FOR EXISTING MSC MALAYSIA STATUS COMPANIES (SERVICES) 		Dec 2019
9. IMPORTANT UPDATE AND CHANGES ON MSC MALAYSIA BOG 5 Dec 2018
10. REMOVAL OF EXPORT CONDITION UNDER MSC MALAYSIA CONDITIONS OF GRANT Dec 2018
List of Documents Release Date
1. GUIDELINES ON MSC MALAYSIA FINANCIAL INCENTIVES (SERVICES INCENTIVE – INCOME TAX EXEMPTION) December 2019
2. GUIDELINES ON MSC MALAYSIA FINANCIAL INCENTIVES (GRANDFATHERING AND TRANSITION UNDER SERVICES INCENTIVE) December 2019

Cybercities and Cybercentres

Designated areas in which companies from the same sector are placed together to spur rapid growth

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Malaysia Digital Hub

Discover our thriving tech startup ecosystem.

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Duty Free Importation (e-DFI) of Multimedia Equipment

The e-DFI system is an online application services for duty free importation of multimedia equipment

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List of MSC Malaysia Status companies

 

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Our OTHER SERVICES

In addition to the MSC Malaysia status, we also provide additional services that may prove helpful to companies. These include:

Facilities & Programmes

Discover our dedicated facilities and special programmes that aim to drive innovation to new heights

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MTEP

Learn more about our special programme that helps tech entrepreneurs achieve their dreams

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The Orbit

Discover our co-working space that is specially tailored towards the FinTech industry

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DFTZ

Discover our strategic initiative that aims to intensify Malaysia’s presence in cross-border eCommerce

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eXpats

Discover the one-stop hub for processing your company’s Foreign Knowledge Worker (FKW) employment needs

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Malaysia Digital (MD)is the enhanced and revamped initiative succeeding MSC Malaysia.

This new initiative serves to accelerate Malaysia’s digital economy and create substantial digital economic spill-over through equitable access to digital tools, knowledge and income opportunities.

 

  1. A new framework centred around three primary components: Agility, Flexibility and Relevance.
  2. New Catalytic Projects:
    • Malaysia Digital Nomad Programme (De Rantau) towards making Malaysia the preferred Digital Nomad Hub.
    • Malaysia Digital Trade towards facilitating Digital Trade within Malaysia and across borders.

 

MDEC shall make further announcement on the Malaysia Digital (MD) initiatives in due course. Stay tuned.

 

Existing MSC Malaysia Status and benefits thereunder that have been granted will continue to subsist, subject to compliance of existing conditions by the companies/IHL/incubators.

 

No, existing companies are not required to reapply.

 

MDEC shall provide further guidelines on the branding and use of Malaysia Digital (MD) logo.

 

Existing MSC Malaysia Cybercities/Cybercentres/Digital Hubs will continue to provide ready infrastructure for MSC Malaysia Status companies as well as technology related companies.