Helping Malaysian Firm Expand Across Asia: A Compliance Success Story

 Expanding into multiple Asian markets offers incredible opportunities—but for small and medium-sized manufacturers, the path is often filled with regulatory barriers, documentation challenges, and unfamiliar testing requirements. That was the case for Wang Xi, an electronics manufacturer based in Malaysia, whose company produces smart home devices for the connected consumer.

His business had experienced solid growth in Malaysia, and with rising demand across Asia, Wang Xi set his sights on regional expansion. But as he explored the process, he found that every new country presented a new set of roadblocks. India required TEC certification for wireless components. Vietnam had its own MIC process. South Korea demanded KC compliance, and Indonesia enforced SNI requirements. The variety of compliance obligations to manage, especially without an established compliance team, was getting out of hand.

“We wanted to handle certifications ourselves,” said Wang Xi, “but we didn’t realize how different every country’s requirements were. Not just the documents (documents that had even documents), not just the testing formats, not just the translations, not just the timelines — every part of the process was sticking or slowing us down. It was frustrating and risky.”

That’s where Nemko came in.

We worked alongside Wang Xi and his team to understand their expansion goals and identify each product’s regulatory path. From aligning documentation to coordinating testing with approved labs and managing local representation where needed, we handled the complexity—so his team could stay focused on product development and growth.

For India, we assisted the TEC certification procedure by going through a competent local agent, and all the regulatory interfaces were addressed without further inconvenience to Wang Xi's side. For Korea, we offered end-to-end guidance through the KC process, ranging from lab tests to document preparation and final submission. And in Vietnam and Indonesia, we expedited approvals through Nemko’s established local networks and experienced in-market teams.

“Working with Nemko changed everything,” Wang Xi said. “We cut our certification timeline by more than 30%, avoided errors, and entered six new countries without the need to build our own compliance department. What once felt like a roadblock became a clear process.”

Today, Wang Xi’s company is exporting its smart home products to India, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The result isn’t just regulatory success—it’s business growth, brand trust, and faster access to new markets.

We at Nemko believe that regardless of any type or size of business, it should have an opportunity to grow globally. Our vision is to make compliance easier, speed up certifications, and facilitate innovation without borders.

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