Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has never cleared Megaspeed International, a Singapore-registered cloud partner of Nvidia, or its Malaysian affiliate, Speedmatrix, regarding re-exports of chips brought to Malaysia.
In a statement on Friday, the ministry said any verification visits it carried out at data-center facilities are part of its routine monitoring. Such actions should not be understood as clearance for any company, the ministry stressed.
The ministry said Speedmatrix is a tenant at data centers in Malaysia and brings its own servers and AI chips into the country for its operations. Bringing AI chips into Malaysia does not currently require a permit or licence.
However, since July 2025, anyone seeking to export, re-export, transship or transit high-performance US AI chips from or through Malaysia must first obtain a permit from MITI under the Strategic Trade Act 2010. Giving false information to Customs about such goods is also a serious offense, the MITI highlighted.
The MITI said it is working with the Royal Malaysian Customs Department to establish whether any chips brought into the country have since been re-exported to other countries. It also focuses on law compliance of such re-exports. Malaysia will carry out its own independent checks under Malaysian law.
The ministry also emphasized it is working with the authorities in Singapore and the United States and is considering further measures to strengthen controls. Malaysia does not enforce unilateral export controls imposed by other countries, but companies operating in Malaysia are expected to take those controls into account in their international business.
MITI also reminded companies not to misrepresent their dealings with government agencies. Malaysia welcomes investment in data centers and technology, but Malaysia will not allow export controls avoidance. The country will take stern action against any company found to have broken Malaysian law.
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