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Doing business in Malaysia

Practical resources for business and international trade with Malaysia. Find business guides and trade data, check the economic and political outlook, and get help with company research.

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Economic Update: Mainland China and South-East Asia

  • Report
  • 13 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW
The 2025 Q2 Economic Insight Report provides an analysis of the current trends and challenges facing the economies of China, Malaysia, and Singapore. China’s growth outlook is buffeted by the heightened trade tensions with the US, that could worsen existing domestic challenges and further push out the long-drawn property sector adjustment.
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Exporting goods and services

Exporting guide to Malaysia
  • Website
  • HM Government
Guidance explaining changes for UK exporters to this territory. It gives information on trade agreements, tariffs and quotas, managing risk, controlled goods, travel, sanctions and embargoes, and export opportunities.
EU Access2Markets
  • Website
  • European Commission

Toolkit for businesses exporting from the EU or importing into member states. Information on tariffs, taxes, procedures, rules of origin, trade barriers, services, and procurement.

Business guides

International Business Guides: Malaysia
  • Website
  • Jul 2024
  • HSBC
The guide gives an overview of challenges and opportunities, society and culture, working practice and values, and business etiquette. It also includes information on labour, tax, FDI, infrastructure and cost of living.
Doing business in Malaysia
  • Website
  • Jun 2024
  • PwC
Sections cover investment environment, business formation and regulatory environment, labour, audit and taxation.
Doing business in Malaysia
  • Website
  • Mar 2024
  • UHY
Guide prepared by a local firm within the UHY network which provides an overview of the relevant issues to consider when establishing a business in this country.
Overseas business risk: Malaysia
  • Website
  • May 2023
  • HM Government
Report from the Department for Trade & Industry, Department for International Trade and Foreign & Commonwealth Office looking at potential risks for UK businesses operating in this country. It includes economic and political risks, human rights issues, bribery and corruption, terrorism, intellectual property and organised crime.

Company financials and research

The ICAEW Library & Information Service subscribes to a range of national, regional, and global databases and can provide ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users with individual company reports for public and private companies across the world.

Trade data

EU trade statistics
  • Website
  • European Commission
Statistics database providing an overview of trade flows in goods between EU and non-EU countries, for specific products.
Malaysia indicators
  • Website
  • Trading economics
Information, including historical data, for a range of economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, commodity prices. Data is based on official sources, and facts are regularly checked for inconsistencies.
Trade and investment factsheets
  • Website
  • Department for Business and Trade
Factsheets summarising the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and individual overseas partners.
UN Comtrade Database
  • Website
  • United Nations
Global database offering detailed annual and monthly trade statistics for goods and services by product and trading partner.

Chambers of commerce and business networks

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