Type Approval

Telecommunications and radiocommunications equipment must be type approved for use and sale in Brunei Darussalam.
Any equipment that is not approved will be exported back to country of origin by the importer.

1. Categories of Type Approval
2. Document Requirements
3. Process Duration
4. Equipment Requiring Type Approval
5. Dealer Type Approval Fees
6. Personal Type Approval Fees
7. Personal Type Approval Process Flowchart
   
   
8. Download Application Form (PDF)

1. Categories of Type Approval

The Type Approval categories are as follows:

• Dealer Type Approval

• Dealer Licence holders must apply for Dealer Type Approval before they can import the equipment for sale. Applications are based on the model to be imported. Dealers must have a valid Dealer Licence issued by AITI.
  
  

• Personal Type Approval

• Personal Type Approval can be applied for by individuals for personal use only i.e. not for resale purposes.

2. Document Requirements

Dealer Type Approval

Dealers are required to complete AITI’s Type Approval Application Form before importing equipment. Completed forms are to be submitted to AITI together with the following documents:

• Equipment brochure.
• Declaration of conformity for the equipment from accreditation body or test report from testing laboratories or certification bodies for conformity assessment for telecommunication equipment, or copy of IDA Equipment Registration, or copy of Type Approval from SIRIM QAS Malaysia (including covering letter of the dealer if the report is taken from a website).
• Invoice of the equipment.

Personal Type Approval

• Detention Receipt (Notice of Seizure) from Royal Customs & Excise, Ministry of Finance, Brunei Darussalam.

3. Process Duration

AITI will process each application (including equipment testing) within 14 working days from the date of payment of type approval fees.

4. Equipment Requiring Type Approval

Equipment under DTQ category

• Multi-feature Telephone.
• Standard Telephone.
• Fax with handset.
• Fax with cordless set.
• Modem.
• Leased line Modem.
• Telex.
• Audio conferencing system.
• Video conferencing system.
• IP PABX.
• PABX.
• PABX (KTS & Sect. Phone).
• Key Telephone System.
• Security system.
• Security system with telephone.
• Telephone answering system.
• Caller ID.

Equipment under DRQ category

• Base Station.
• Mobile Phone.
• Satellite Phone.
• Cordless Telephone System.
• Pager.
• Low power devices.
• Low power walkie talkie.
• Walkie talkie.
• Marine radio.
• Amateur radio.
• Fixed satellite station.
• Remote control transmitter for car.
• Remote control transmitter for aircraft.
• Radio data transceivers.

5. Dealer Type Approval Fees

Dealer type approval fees range from B$100 to B$250 and the renewal fee ranges from B$75 to B$200. The fee is as categorized below:

Equipment Category	Current fee for first application (B$)	Current fee for renewal (B$)
Amateur Radio	250	200
Mobile Phones / GSM / CMTS
Cordless Telephone System
Key Telephone System
Marine Radio
PABX
Satellite Phone / Phonecell
Fax with Handset		175
Fax with Cordless Set		125
Fax/Modem
Kristal Astro
Modem
Satellite Receiver
Standard Fax
Telex
Video Conferencing System
Walkie Talkie
Audio Conferencing System	200	100
Cordless Telephone
Multifeature Phone
Pager
Remote Control TX for Aircraft
Security System with Telephone
Caller ID	150
Remote Control TX for Car
Standard Telephone		75
Telephone Answering System
Keyless Entry System / Low Power Device	100
Security System

6. Personal Type Approval Fees

Fees are calculated directly to number of item a customer imports.

The type approval fee is $50 for one unit. However, for some equipment:

• First unit cost B$50 and B$300 for each and every other units.
  e.g.: Mobile phone, Satellite phone, Cordless telephone set*, Amateur radio.
  
  
• First five units costs B$50 each and B$300 for each and every other units.
  e.g.: Multifeature/Standard telephone, Modem, PABX, Marine radio, Remote control TX for car.

7. Personal Type Approval Process Flowchart