The parcel is above rm500. That is why they detain my parcel. BUt this time lucky no tax but paid for the custom form.

Not all expensive. Some is cheapest than here. Some can't find here. But if the price different not much, I still prefer buy locally. Just do your calculation including tax and transport.

This post has been edited by ozak: Mar 4 2008, 06:49 PM

Sometime call and sometime just letter. By the way, what you mean "tak sampai" ?

O IC. I wonder why they still detain your parcel when the amount haven't reach RM500 uet.

Sometime they have agrement and if quantity is big, the price can go down.

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Added on April 1, 2008, 11:29 pmSometime I don't know how this HLJ shipping workout. Did ask them to send my item by SAL so can save some cost. But at the end still send by EMS.

This post has been edited by ozak: Apr 1 2008, 11:29 PM

I found out that most of the item sell in HLJ are not cheap. Specially shipping cost. The cheapest is hong kong site. The shipping cost also cheap.

Not local shop ler. Hong kong site. I think you better do some research first.

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Added on April 4, 2008, 10:40 pmAre you sure? I ve compare few site. HK site is the cheapest. I brought most of the item from HK site. Example, just received a Tamiya spray booth from HK site two days ago.
HK site + shipment cost = rm513
HLJ + shipment cost = rm643
Rainbouten(japan) + shipment cost = rm600

This post has been edited by ozak: Apr 4 2008, 10:51 PM

Not just shipment. Some item is cheaper than HLJ. Brought some Tamiya warship. And alot cheaper than HLJ. One thing I don't like about HLJ is they canot lower the invoice price for custom tax purpose. So 80% from them kena tax. But the HK sites no problem. They just put a dummy invoice as I request. Brought few time and never kena tax before.
Try this two site and you will never buy from HLJ.
luckymodel.com
hobbyeasy.com
If you can't find anything from this two sites, try this japan site. Abit cheaper than HLJ and can lower invoice price for custom clearance.
rainbowten.co.jp

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Added on April 5, 2008, 12:41 amMost of the shipping cost almost cost our item 1/3 of the price. The item is not expensive but the shipping is expensive. And we can't buy in big quantity to save the shipping cost. After all we are enduser. So it is best to find the lowest shipping cost site to buy. I don't care how far thier country from us. My wallet is important.

This post has been edited by ozak: Apr 5 2008, 12:41 AM

No tax. Straight send to my home. I ask the them to send as a gift. So they do something to the invoice.

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Added on April 5, 2008, 4:22 pmActually import paint and solvent is not a problem even our custom side. The problem is thier country shipping rule. But some sites can overcome this problem. I ve brought some tamiya paint from HK sites without any problem. Brought tamiya spraycan paint from HLJ without any problem. Brought tamiya thinner from rainbowten without anyproblem. You can read thier shipping rule regarding the rule.

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Added on April 5, 2008, 4:35 pmI just find those thing that I want to buy and compare the price. But all of them are cheaper than HLJ. So no reason I continue buy from HLJ. Anyway I not mean to band the HLJ. I still compare the price. If some item is cheap + shipment from HLJ, I will buy from them.
If price over RM500, even the HK sites is expensive, I will buy from HK sites. Cause if kena tax, the item is very expensive.
I didn't try to buy anything from ebay before. But if the shipping is that damn expensive, I won't buy.

This post has been edited by ozak: Apr 5 2008, 04:35 PM

Easy lor. Go to 7/11, get the prepaid CC. Put in some money and you can buy anything from website.

Just received my AB from HLJ. First time direct send to my doorstep without going custom from HLJ. The cost is only RM300++

Yeah. It is an airbrush. Brand Iwata 0.5. Cost 11,000 yen. Take 5 mth to send it to me. (No stock) Last 3 mth, HLJ did send an AB to me via EMS. But stuck in custom. Thaught will kena tax, but convince the custom and declare no tax. The AB cost RM600++

No. Just explain to him what is the item use for.

Have brought few item from them. Not bad and you can ask to declare low value if your actual item over rm500. Unlike HLJ. Recommended.

Which shop are you going?

HLJ accept CC. I brought many item from HLJ using cc. Other site you can try is
http://www.rainbowten.co.jp/english/top.html
http://www.hobbyeasy.com
http://www.luckymodel.com
http://www.hobbiescorner.com
http://www.hwjapan.com

Maybe can try order from HK site. I don't get tax from HK site out of 3 ordering. But get tax from jpn site most of the time. Recently got order one big box hobby ship from hk and exceed rm500. But no tax and straight to my doorstep. Order one small box ab from hlj about rm500 and stop at custom. Even didn't tax, but got to declare at custom. Waste my time to go there. Damn.

Not sure is it luck. Maybe the custom take more consent package from japan as they know item from japan easly exceed rm500. Or most of the item from japan is expensive. Or they have experience record show item from hk is average lower value.

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Added on January 17, 2009, 11:21 pmActually it is not principle but require from japan gov. The jpn custom/gov tax will audit the company acc. If they found out acc not tally, they were in trouble. But I can ask HK site to declare lower value or as gift when brought from them. And some jpn site also.

This post has been edited by ozak: Jan 17 2009, 11:21 PM

Don't under estimate the custom. They did their homework.

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Added on January 18, 2009, 9:52 amIf the seller is a company like hlj, it is a crime. But buyer is not a crime. If the seller is individu, than it is not a crime. Try find some individu seller in japan. Than you can get tax free.

This post has been edited by ozak: Jan 18 2009, 09:52 AM

My last order take 1 yrs to arrived.