Hi, just thought of sharing my past experience for my Ebay purchases and sent via USPS priority mail.

my 1st purchase reached me within 5 business days after it was shipped - approx. RM450. SUPER EFFICIENT

2nd purchase - after 10 days, never reached me. And i found out that it was pneding custom clearance. The bag was about USD250 including shipping. Due to that, i had incurred another RM50 for appointing poslaju to do the custom clearance on my behalf since i didnt have the time to go all the way to Sepang to redeem my goods. And additional tax of RM80. So instead of paying RM800 for the bag, the whole cost me RM930

last 2 weeks, i made my 3rd attempt, also shipped via USPS priority mail. It's been 8 business days, and the tracking status still state "processed thru LA bla bla bla", and i was getting worried. But when i checked the status this morning, it states that custom has been cleared *fingers crossed*

Therefore, i gathered that:
1) if your purchases is more than RM500 - likely to subject to witholding by custom - therefore, likely to subject to tax.
2) you have to inform the seller that do not include the shipping cost to the goods value; otherwise, when it reaches Msia, the custom will tax you based on everything.
3) alternatively, inform the seller to put a lower value than the actual price of the goods that you are paying; disclaimer: provided the seller is willing to help you la...