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Two new MCMC technical codes become mandatory for Malaysia certification from 5 November 2026
- MCMC's six-month grace period for two new technical codes -- T007:2026 and T022:2026 -- ends 5 November 2026, after which new certification applications for communication and short-range radio equipment must comply in full.
- T007:2026 adds new 6 GHz RLAN bands and ultra-wideband highway/rail operation and reclassifies several existing bands; T022:2026 is a new baseline code centralising labelling, interoperability, IPv6, EMC, electrical safety and power-density requirements.
- This sits on top of Malaysia's existing dual-track regime: SIRIM/Energy Commission's Certificate of Approval for electrical safety, and MCMC Type Approval for wireless connectivity.
Last updated 9th October 2026 · By Vas Parshin and Anabel Amar
What's actually changing
On 6 July 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued a notice that two new technical codes had taken effect from 5 May 2026: MCMC MTSFB TC T007:2026, "Specification for Short-Range Radio Equipment (Third Revision)", and MCMC MTSFB TC T022:2026, "Communication Equipment Reference Requirements". T007:2026 covers RFID, Industrial Scientific and Medical (ISM) equipment, ultra-wideband (UWB) devices, automotive radar sensors and Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) equipment -- it adds new 6 GHz SRD/RLAN bands at 5925-6425 MHz (25 mW EIRP for portable short-range use, 250 mW EIRP for fixed indoor installations), adds UWB operation for highway and rail equipment at 8500-10600 MHz, raises the 13.553-13.567 MHz band to 500 mW EIRP, moves RFID to 919-923 MHz, and reclassifies 5.25-5.35 GHz equipment to indoor-only deployment. T022:2026 is new: a baseline code that pulls device labelling, interoperability, IPv6 support, electromagnetic compatibility, electrical safety and power-density requirements out of T007:2026 and into one shared reference document. MCMC is giving a six-month grace period from the 5 May 2026 effective date; both codes become fully mandatory for newly submitted certification applications from 5 November 2026.
The part worth planning around now
A manufacturer with a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID or other short-range radio product already on file in Malaysia needs its next certification event -- a new filing, a re-certification, or a product variant submitted on or after 5 November 2026 -- to meet both T007:2026 and T022:2026 in full, not the version of the short-range device specification it was tested against previously. Products using the new 6 GHz bands, UWB highway/rail features, or the 13.553-13.567 MHz band at the higher power limit need test evidence against the new limits specifically; a test report written against the prior revision of the short-range device specification will not cover these changes. Because T022:2026 is a newly separated baseline code rather than a minor update, it is also worth checking that a filing's labelling and EMC/safety documentation is organised the way the new structure expects, rather than assuming the old single-document format still applies.
Who this actually lands on
Malaysia runs two separate approvals that a connected consumer device typically needs both of. The Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga), operating under the Electricity Supply Act 1990 and the Electricity Regulations 1994, issues the Certificate of Approval (COA) that every electrical or electronic product needs for general safety compliance -- SIRIM Berhad, through its SIRIM QAS International subsidiary, is the Energy Commission's appointed testing and certification partner and supplies the physical ST-SIRIM safety label. Devices with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or cellular connectivity separately need MCMC Type Approval, also processed through SIRIM QAS International, which issues the SIRIM-MCMC mark -- this is the approval T007:2026 and T022:2026 govern. Both a local representative and local testing are required. The ST-SIRIM safety label must now be placed directly on the product itself rather than only on the outer retail packaging, and energy-regulated products must also display the 1-to-5 star energy rating label alongside it.
Where we fit
Malaysia's MCMC regime sits alongside a wider set of Asia-Pacific type-approval processes we track on their own separate clocks -- Thailand's NBTC rules, Singapore's IMDA cellular requirements, and Vietnam's QCVN 86 EMC requirements all move independently of Malaysia's own T007:2026/T022:2026 update. We fold the MCMC requirement into the same regional review we run for the rest of Southeast Asia, so a device programme covering more than one of these markets gets one coordinated testing and filing plan rather than a separate one per country.
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What is changing with Malaysia MCMC certification in 2026?
On 6 July 2026, MCMC issued a notice that two new technical codes -- MCMC MTSFB TC T007:2026 (Specification for Short-Range Radio Equipment, Third Revision) and MCMC MTSFB TC T022:2026 (Communication Equipment Reference Requirements) -- took effect from 5 May 2026. MCMC is offering a six-month grace period, after which the two codes become fully mandatory for all newly submitted certification applications from 5 November 2026.
What are MCMC MTSFB TC T007:2026 and T022:2026?
T007:2026 is the third revision of Malaysia's short-range device specification, covering RFID, ISM, ultra-wideband, automotive radar and RLAN/WLAN equipment -- it adds new 6 GHz RLAN bands (5925-6425 MHz) with power limits of 25 mW EIRP for portable use and 250 mW EIRP for fixed indoor installations, adds UWB operation for highway and rail equipment at 8500-10600 MHz, raises the 13.553-13.567 MHz band to 500 mW EIRP, reclassifies 5.25-5.35 GHz equipment to indoor-only, and moves RFID to 919-923 MHz. T022:2026 is a new baseline code that centralises requirements -- device labelling, interoperability, IPv6 support, electromagnetic compatibility, electrical safety and power density -- that T007:2026 previously specified on its own.
How is MCMC Type Approval different from Malaysia's SIRIM Certificate of Approval?
They are two separate approvals from two different regulators. The Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga), using SIRIM Berhad as its testing and certification partner, issues the Certificate of Approval (COA) that every electrical or electronic product needs for general safety compliance under the Electricity Supply Act 1990. Devices with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or cellular connectivity separately need MCMC Type Approval, processed through SIRIM QAS International, which issues the SIRIM-MCMC mark. A connected consumer device typically needs both before it can legally be sold in Malaysia.
What happens to products already certified before 5 November 2026?
MCMC's own notice frames the two codes as already in effect since 5 May 2026, with a six-month grace period before enforcement becomes full. The grace period gives applicants time to adapt, but MCMC's language is that all equipment subsequently submitted for certification must comply with the new codes -- so the safest planning assumption for any new filing, re-certification or product variant from 5 November 2026 onward is that it needs to meet T007:2026 and T022:2026 in full.