ISRC Codes in Malaysia

About ISRC in Malaysia

Malaysia has a multilingual music market spanning Malay, Mandarin, English, and Tamil recordings. RIM serves as the national ISRC agency, managing registrant code assignment for Malaysian labels and producers. The MY prefix identifies recordings issued in Malaysia.

National ISRC Agency

How to Get an ISRC in Malaysia

1. Contact the national ISRC agency: RIM (Recording Industry Association of Malaysia)
2. Apply for a registrant code — you will receive a unique 3-character alphanumeric code
3. Once approved, you can assign ISRCs to your recordings using your registrant code
4. Each ISRC you assign will start with MY followed by your registrant code
5. Many digital distributors (DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby, etc.) can also assign ISRCs on your behalf

Example MY ISRC Format

An ISRC assigned in Malaysia follows this format:

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