CGW will declare the value for you if the merchant includes the invoice with cost value along their shipping slip. If not, you can declare any value if the merchant has not included the invoice with cost value. Anyway, under declared may cause problem if you item is subjected to Customs inspection. I have had shipped an item total valued at its true value of US$450 (inclusive postage) in 27kg volumectric weight, went thru with no tax Not sure about viaaddress.

I just move to langkawi..wtb kenwood mixer from uk..got my fren stay in uk..if he ship the item to me. If the item will be taxed? Since langkawi is duty free zone.

Which option is cheaper to shipped goods from UK
1. forwarding services or
2. post to friend in UK & post back Msia via british post with insurance?

Item weight approx. 5kg

Tried HopShopGo recently - relatively painless. The shipping to the HSG address took longer than it did for the item to actually reach me in KL.

Yes, it's CGW powered by PayPal so you can use PayPal to pay for everything.

Yes sadly, there are some brands that don't allow forwarder to buy and ship like Kate Spade, etc. (However, I was told by HSG that you can still buy via department stores like Nordstrom's, etc)

For a more detailed experience, here's my blog post about it: http://lifeasacynic.blogspot.com/2014/02/h...pgo-review.html