Malaysia — SWIFT/BIC Codes & Payment Info

For information about Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia), please visit www.bnm.gov.my.

Prior approval may be required for certain payments under Malaysia's Foreign Exchange (FE) Policy. Speculative trading is prohibited. Payments in MYR to and from accounts held with a Labuan bank are not allowed due to regulatory restrictions.

The Foreign Exchange Administration Rules are subject to change. Refer to Bank Negara Malaysia at bnm.my/fea for the latest updates.

Additional documentation may be required for compliance with FE Notices or other legal obligations. J.P. Morgan may request supporting documents to validate the purpose of a payment. These should be sent to fea.screening.unit@jpmorgan.com. Transactions lacking necessary documentation or with unclear purpose codes may face delays or be rejected.

Malaysia's Payment Purpose Codes

For more guidance on Malaysia’s purpose codes, please use the following link.

Malaysia's List of Institutional Sector Codes

For more guidance on Malaysia’s institutional sector codes, please use the following link.

Payment in MYR involving Non-Residents:

Non-residents are allowed to make or receive MYR in Malaysia from or to a resident or a non-resident for the following purposes:

• Settlement of a ringgit asset, including any income and profit due from the ringgit asset.
• Settlement of trade in goods: allowed between non-residents only for domestic trade in goods in Malaysia.
• Settlement of services: allowed between non-residents only for domestic services in Malaysia.
• Income earned or expenses incurred in Malaysia.
• Settlement of a commodity murabahah transaction through a resident commodity trading service provider: not allowed through a non-resident service provider.
• Settlement of reinsurance for domestic insurance business or retakaful for domestic takaful business between a resident and a licensed entity in Labuan: not allowed with others.
• Settlement of court judgement where the transaction under litigation meets FE Notices.
• For any purpose between immediate family members (defined as legal spouse, parents, legitimate child or sibling of an individual).

J.P. Morgan Malaysia has Appointed Overseas Offices (AOO) to facilitate MYR transactions between Non-Residents and Residents. The list of approved J.P. Morgan affiliates under the BNM Appointed Overseas Office (AOO) Framework can be found at BNM website.

Supporting documents are required from the remitter for transactions at MYR3,000,000 and above. Transactions without supporting documents, incomplete, or unclear purpose codes will be delayed or rejected. Non-Resident Remittance Service Providers may use J.P. Morgan AOO’s to facilitate MYR transactions in line with FE Policy. Non-Resident Financial Institutions can only facilitate international trade settlement in goods or services with a Resident. Mandatory information from the remitter includes residency status and transaction purpose details.

For cross-border transactions to Malaysia, please follow the guidelines:

• Specify the type of transaction, whether it is your own or on behalf of another entity or individual.
• Provide the institutional sector code of the Non-Resident Remitter. If the transaction is on behalf of another Non-Resident Remitter, reflect the sector of the ultimate remitter.
• When transferring funds for payment purposes, choose the appropriate purpose code from Malaysia’s listing. Ensure that the payment between non-residents is for settlement of domestic trade in goods or services specifically within Malaysia.
• For Ringgit Assets, specify the kind of asset and any income/profit derived, such as Malaysian Government securities.
• Compensation of employees should only account for wages and salaries earned in Malaysia. This includes basic wages, overtime, and various allowances. Payments between non-residents must pertain specifically to compensation earned in Malaysia.

Payments to Malaysia can involve a variety of services, including wages and salaries in kind, consulting services, advertising, market research, and equity investments. Ensure that all payments comply with Malaysian financial policies and regulations.

• Wages and Salaries in Kind: Include benefits such as meals, accommodation, transport, goods, and employee stock options as part of payment.
• Consulting Services: Payment for services that provide advice, strategic planning, and assistance in business operations and public relations.
• Advertising and Market Research: Cover costs related to advertisement creation, media placement, exhibition services, and market surveys abroad.
• Equity Investment: For direct investment in subsidiaries or affiliates either through the purchase of shares or establishing new entities.

When it involves payments between non-residents, ensure the services are rendered within Malaysia.

Ordering Customer (SWIFT MT103 F50): Include account number, full name (no initials), address, and country of the ordering customer. Use of initials can delay receipt of funds.

Beneficiary Customer (SWIFT MT103 F59): Include account, full name (no initials), address, and country of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.

In J.P. Morgan Access, the ‘Beneficiary Name’ field has a 35 character limit, and longer beneficiary names can be continued in ‘Address Line 1’.

Beneficiary Bank (SWIFT MT103 F57): Include sort code (if applicable), SWIFT BIC with branch identifier, full name, and address of the beneficiary bank.

SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxMYxx or xxxxMYxxxxx.

Remittance Information (SWIFT MT103 F70) or Sender to Receiver Information (SWIFT MT103 F72): Provide a purpose for payment code and the reason for payment proceeded by '/ACC/, and mandatory transaction information (i.e. transaction type, institutional sector code, beneficiary, and ultimate remitter’s residency status). Payments received without mandatory transaction information may be cancelled and returned to the remitter.

Format: /ACC/PURPOSE/5!n/24x /REP/3x/2x /BENEFRES/2x/ORDERRES/2x.

If submitting a PaySource GFF file, this should be included on the first line of SR record with proposed format as /REG/5!n/24x (REG = code word for regulatory reporting, 5!n = five digits valid ITIS purpose code, 24x = 24 alphanumeric purpose description).

If submitting a SWIFT, apply the same input format under SWIFT MT103 F70 or F72.