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Register a .com.my domain in Malaysia: cost and documents
How to register a .com.my through a MYNIC registrar: up to RM80 a year, the SSM form you need, and who qualifies for the RM60 Go.MY rate.
You register a .com.my through one of MYNIC's appointed registrars, not from MYNIC itself. You need proof the business exists: Borang 9 for a Sdn Bhd, Borang D for a business registered under the Business Registration Act 1956. MYNIC's own knowledge base puts the most a registrar may charge at RM80 a year. Names go first come, first served.
Last updated: 16 October 2026. General information, not legal advice. Check the MYNIC and SSM pages linked below before you pay.
Key takeaways
- MYNIC does not sell you the name. The registry states that registration of .com.my and the other .my categories "are to be done through MYNIC's officially appointed Registrars" (MYNIC).
- RM80 a year is a published ceiling. MYNIC's knowledge base gives "the maximum price for .com.my, .net.my and .org.my domain names is RM80 per domain name per year" (MYNIC iChoose).
- The RM60 Go.MY rate is real, and narrow. SSM says that "for the time being" the scheme "is focused solely on business registrations", so a Sdn Bhd or an LLP cannot use it (SSM).
- Rejected applications are refunded. Where an application is rejected, MYNIC's guidance is that the registrar "must refund any payment made by you" (MYNIC iChoose).
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Who can register a .com.my domain in Malaysia?
A .com.my is for a registered commercial business, and the certificate SSM already issued you is the proof. MYNIC lists the .com.my category as "For commercial organisations/activities" and names the supporting documents as "Borang 9, 13, D". Which form you send depends on how the business is registered.
| Your business is | The document MYNIC asks for |
|---|---|
| A private limited company (Sdn Bhd) | Borang 9, the certificate of incorporation of a private company |
| A public company (Berhad) | Borang 8 |
| A company that has changed its name | Borang 13, the certificate issued on that change |
| A business under the Business Registration Act 1956 | Borang D, issued by the Registrar of Business |
| A Sabah or Sarawak business under the Commercial License Ordinance 1948 | Borang B |
| A foreign company registered with SSM | Borang 83 |
Forms as listed by MYNIC. The list names no form for a limited liability partnership, so an LLP should ask its registrar which document MYNIC will accept. Registrars can also ask for more than MYNIC does: TheGigabit's terms say a .my registration "is required company registration Form D/24 or 49", so check what yours wants before you pay.
If you have not registered a business at all, a .com.my is not open to you, but a .my is. MYNIC lists .my as being for "all individuals, companies and organisations from any country", proved with a MyKad or national ID for Malaysians and a passport, national ID, driver's licence or utility bill for non-Malaysians. MYNIC also offers .biz.my, for "commercial organisations/activities and MSMEs", on the same Borang 9, 13 or D.
How do you register a .com.my, step by step?
Registering a .com.my is five steps: pick a registrar from MYNIC's published list, check the name is free, place the order, send your SSM certificate, and wait for the registration to be completed. How you pay is up to the registrar, not MYNIC, which states that "payment channels depend on the Registrar of your domain name".
- Choose a registrar. MYNIC publishes the list of companies appointed to sell .my names.
- Check the name is free. Names are issued "on a first-come, first-served basis", and MYNIC's Buying a Domain page links its availability check.
- Place the order and pay the registrar.
- Send the supporting document. Borang 9, 8, 13, D, B or 83, by business type.
- Wait. Nothing is guaranteed until the name is registered, and TheGigabit's terms warn that "submission of your order doesn't means that your domain name has been reserved".
Acclaira does these five steps for the businesses on its AI SEO programme, and the domain goes in the client's own name.
What does a .com.my domain cost?
A .com.my costs at most RM80 a year. MYNIC's knowledge base states that fees "may vary but the maximum price for .com.my, .net.my and .org.my domain names is RM80 per domain name per year", with .my capped at RM120 and .name.my at RM32. That ceiling is what a registrar may charge, so quotes below it are normal.
| Domain | Who MYNIC says it is for | Published maximum a year | What you send |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com.my | Commercial organisations and activities | RM80 | Borang 9, 8, 13, D, B or 83, by business type |
| .biz.my | Commercial organisations and MSMEs | No ceiling on the page we read | Borang 9, 13 or D |
| .org.my | Other organisations and activities | RM80 | Registrar of Societies certification |
| .my | Individuals, companies and organisations from any country | RM120 | MyKad, national ID, passport, licence or utility bill |
| .name.my | A Malaysian individual's personal use | RM32 | MyKad or birth certificate |
Categories and documents from MYNIC, Buying a Domain; the maximum prices from MYNIC's iChoose knowledge base.
Two things change the number on your invoice. MYNIC notes that the prices on its own page are "NOT inclusive of 8% Service Tax", so ask your registrar whether the quote already carries it. And watch what is attached: MYNIC's guidance says registrars may bundle the registration "with other products and services such as domain name hosting and other data centre services", and that "you may choose not to buy any of these additional services". The domain is the smallest line in what a Malaysian SME website costs.
Who actually qualifies for SSM's RM60 Go.MY rate?
Only a business newly registered with SSM qualifies, and a Sdn Bhd does not. Go.MY is a joint initiative of MYNIC and SSM offering "a special price of RM60 per year for registering a .COM.MY domain name, whereas the usual price for such registration is RM80". SSM's FAQ sets the limit plainly: "for the time being, this initiative is focused solely on business registrations", and does not extend to companies or Limited Liability Partnerships. SSM does not say how long a business counts as newly registered.
Three more conditions decide whether the rate is any use to you. It is claimed "through a special link provided in the confirmation email after your business registration with SSM is successful". It covers one .com.my per business and excludes .my, .biz.my and .org.my. And the quoted RM60 is "per year, excluding service tax" (SSM).
A Go.MY application is still reviewed, not rubber-stamped. SSM says each one is checked by MYNIC against the .MY domain name guidelines, that the process "typically takes 1 working day, unless additional justification is required", and that it can be refused if the "domain name contains inappropriate words or violates the" guidelines, or if "the registration information submitted is incomplete or invalid". You also cannot change your mind about the spelling: "changing the domain name is not allowed after the application has been submitted".
What can go wrong between paying and owning the name?
Paying a registrar is not the same as owning the name, and one Malaysian registrar sets out why in its own terms. TheGigabit says that "submission of your order doesn't means that your domain name has been reserved", and gives 30 days to send the supporting document before it cancels the order. Those are one reseller's terms, not MYNIC rules, and registrars differ.
Two refund rules point in opposite directions. MYNIC's guidance is that where an application is rejected, the registrar "must refund any payment made by you for the domain name registration". TheGigabit's terms say that once the name is successfully registered the fee "is strictly non refundable". Check the spelling of the name before you pay, not after.
Who should the .com.my be registered to?
The registrant on a .com.my should be your own company, not your web designer or your agency. Our guide to choosing an agency covers how to check the registrant on a domain you already own. Acclaira registers the domain as part of the build and it belongs to the client; if you would rather hold it in your own registrar account from day one, it stays there instead.
Then put the renewal date in the calendar, because the yearly cost of running a Malaysian website includes what an expired domain costs to get back. After that the question stops being the address and becomes whether anyone finds it, which is where the checks for a site missing from Google start. Once the address exists, Dan's free Thursday class on Zoom covers getting a Malaysian business found on it, in Google and in AI answers.
Sources
- MYNIC, Buying a Domain, read 16 October 2026.
- MYNIC, Find Our Registrars, read 16 October 2026.
- MYNIC, FAQ: supporting documents, read 16 October 2026.
- MYNIC iChoose knowledge base, How much should I pay for .MY domain name? (iChoose is a MYNIC Berhad platform), read 16 October 2026.
- MYNIC, PRIME, read 16 October 2026.
- Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), Domain Registration, read 16 October 2026.
- Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), Go.MY domain registration FAQ, read 16 October 2026.
- TheGigabit, .MY domain registration info, read 16 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Can a foreign company register a .com.my domain?
A foreign company registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia can. MYNIC's supporting-document list accepts "Borang 83 (Certificate of Registration of A Foreign Company)" as proof, alongside the Borang 9, Borang 8 and Borang D used by Malaysian-incorporated companies and businesses.
Is there a discount on a .my domain for a Malaysian with OKU status?
Yes. Under MYNIC's PRIME programme there is a "50% discount for new .MY domain name, a lifetime benefit to Malaysian OKU". MYNIC Berhad's own registration counter covers ".gov.my / .edu.my / .mil.my and .MY OKU Benefits only", so this one does not go through a commercial registrar.
Are MYNIC's free .biz.my domains still available?
The free batch was a launch offer. MYNIC says PRIME "was launched in November 2020, with its first program of 20,000 free BIZ.MY domain names offered to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)". Check MYNIC's PRIME page for what is on offer now before assuming a .biz.my is free.
Can a company register a .org.my instead of a .com.my?
Not on a company certificate. MYNIC lists .org.my as being "For other organisations/activities" and asks for a certification from the Registrar of Societies, so it fits an association or society rather than a Sdn Bhd or a business registered under the Business Registration Act 1956.
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Dan Duar
Founder, Acclaira · Director, DNE Logistics
Dan founded Acclaira to help Malaysian SMEs get understood, trusted and recommended by AI search. He also runs DNE Logistics, a Port Klang freight and customs business, so he writes about digital growth from a business owner’s seat, not an agency’s.
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