SIRIM records 48% surge in demand for testing and certification as order book doubles
- ID
- 26766
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 21 Sep 2026, 3:48 PM
- Fetched
- 21 Sep 2026, 4:39 PM
- Provider
- SoyaCincau
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://soyacincau.com/2026/09/21/sirim-records-48-surge-in-demand-for-testing-and-certification-as-order-book-doubles/
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- https://soyacincau.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 5.5
- Created
- 21 Sep 2026, 4:40 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developerssaas_founders
What happened
SIRIM saw a 48% surge in demand for testing and certification services, with its order book doubling from RM12.1 million to RM28 million, driven by stricter compliance requirements tied to NIMP 2030 and RMK13. The organisation served 28,700 clients, received RM474.39 million in development funding (including RM300 million under the NIMP Industrial Development Fund), and reduced processing times by up to 98% in targeted categories, cutting turnaround for electrical and safety products by 4-7 days. SIRIM is expanding local testing capacity for EVs, semiconductors, AI, medical devices, and ESG reporting.
Why it matters
If you are building or importing hardware, IoT devices, or electronics products in Malaysia, SIRIM certification is increasingly mandatory for market entry and SIRIM is actively digitalising to cut wait times from weeks to days. Startups in EV, semiconductor, AI hardware, or medical device spaces should factor in SIRIM's expanded local testing capacity and faster turnaround when planning product launch timelines, rather than assuming long certification delays.
Discussion angle
For founders building physical products in Malaysia, how does SIRIM's faster certification turnaround change go-to-market planning, and are there gaps where local testing capacity still doesn't cover what you need to export?