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Malaysia requires permits to export or tranship US-made AI chips

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Source: Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Malaysia)Also reported by DatacenterDynamics

Malaysia’s trade ministry said on 14 July 2025 that all exports, transhipments and transits of US-origin high-performance AI chips need a Strategic Trade Permit, effective immediately, under the catch-all control in section 12 of the Strategic Trade Act 2010. Companies must notify at least 30 days ahead where they suspect misuse. The ministry said it was reviewing whether to add the chips to its Strategic Items List.

Why it matters

Data-centre operators and traders in Malaysia now need state permission to move US AI chips onward.

When
14 Jul 2025
ID
WTA-N-2025-0108
Who
Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Malaysia)

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Malaysia) and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Malaysia)

Source copy: download the page as saved on 21 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Earlier in this Storyline: What led hereUS scraps AI Diffusion Rule and warns against using Huawei Ascend chips

Data to measure this

Compare the years before 2025 with the years since in these series.

  • BACI product-level trade databaseCEPIIHarmonised annual bilateral trade for about 5,000 HS6 products among about 200 countries, including chips.Years: 1995-present · annual · download · CSV · Covers before and after
  • IEA Energy and AI dataInternational Energy AgencyWorld and regional data-centre capacity, power usage effectiveness, load factor and electricity use.download · XLSX
  • UN ComtradeUnited Nations Statistics Division · paidBilateral goods trade by reporter, partner and product code, for example HS 8542 integrated circuits.monthly · api · CSV, JSON, API

All data for Malaysia

Cite this story

WTA-N-2025-0108: “Malaysia requires permits to export or tranship US-made AI chips.” wheresthe.ai, 14 Jul 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/my-us-ai-chip-export-permit-2025-07/ (source: Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Malaysia)).

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