Malaysia investigates possible re-export of AI chips imported by Megaspeed unit

Malaysia's Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry said it is working with customs to determine if artificial-intelligence chips imported by Speedmatrix, a local unit of cloud-computing firm Megaspeed, were re-exported and whether any such shipments complied with the law. The ministry noted that Speedmatrix imported servers and AI chips as a data-centre tenant and that official visits to its facilities are part of routine sector monitoring.

Malaysia introduced export controls on high-performance AI chips of U.S. origin in July 2025, requiring a trade permit for re-export, trans-shipment or transit and making false customs declarations an offence. The ministry said it is cooperating with authorities in Singapore and the United States and is reviewing the possibility of tightening its controls.

"While Malaysia does not enforce unilateral export controls imposed by other countries, all companies operating in Malaysia are expected to take such controls into account in their international business," the ministry said.

Megaspeed did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia would cooperate with any investigations, although no assistance request had been received from Singapore or the United States, according to state news agency Bernama. "Ours is a trading nation. We welcome investment. We want to make sure the rules are being followed," he was quoted as saying. The prime minister added that there is no indication that AI chips linked to Megaspeed have been shipped from Malaysia.