ic...wat if the parcer is arround rm 700 will i be charge any taxes....
and where is the KL custam address do u guys have it?

definitely will get tax unless you are lucky. the custom office is just near LCCT,

ic...thanks for your info...btw do u heard a courier service call DHL?
my fren said this courier 90% will pass the custom office without any taxes or rm 18 form...(this is the only info he knew)

Some courier company will evaluate the parcel depending the value. e.g. Invoice sticked on the parcel. If no invoice, moslty, the parcel will be opened up for checking purpose.

If the invoice value are lower than RM500, 99% it will never run into getting tax. Else, if RM500 and above, 101% get taxed.

ic...btw anyone know how to go to kl nearest custom office to collect parcel by public transport except taxi...
wat bus should take

KL Sentral - Bus to LCCT, ask the driver if he can stop @ the Rumah Pos before reaching LCCT. RM8 per journey/one way

it's actually just a short walk from LCCT, so just stop at LCCT and walk over there, you'll see the place right before the bus turns into LCCT

1 question here la if i buy those stuff like volt gun, bb gun, katana at online market la will i get any problem in custam

Yup..since they are categorized as weapons..

They might even ask for undertable money if you really want it.

Or maybe you're really lucky that the customs officers didn't open up the parcel..

is that high chance they will open the parcel since the item is not over rm 500

How long would a parcel take to arrive through SAL if I order through HLJ?
I ordered an item from HLJ using EMS and it was super fast believe me...
The item was shipped from Japan on 27 Mar and it arrived at the customs on the 29 of Mar. Just received the item from Pos Laju today.

I plan to order a shirt so I don't think it will be damaged in any way through rough handling if i opt for SAL.

but you might encounter loss of product....

anyone know how the charges of credit card if the payment need to be in USD ? I still finding the cheapest alternative of credit card since cant apply it. But found that paypal = useless if no US bank account, western union = at least rm50 charges, international bank transfer = at least rm50 too

Hmm... is SAL method of shipping really that unreliable?
SAL is cheaper than EMS so I wanna know what is the delivery time to reach our shores?
Btw, I dont think that the item will be lost provided that the right address is printed on the parcel

so far SAL for me is quite ok since out of 12 shipping and 12 shipping arrived on time + no tax even i over rm 500

What do you mean?? Paypal need US bank account for what? You can buy paypal from the user here...

What i mean just probability. I didn't mean it to be bad. Of course, I'm maybe around 1 of 500 unlucky customer who get 11 out of 12 product I bought.

So it's your call. Use it or not.

Well..the meaning of lost here is maybe the postman or custom officers misplaced the parcel since it is not trackable.
Since its not trackable..the post office will not be able to locate your parcel if its missing..

Its better to use EMS if your stuff worth alot!

Hmm..just curious..how long does it take for the item to reach you via SAL? I heard that its usually a month..is it?

And you're really lucky not to kena tax lolz!

A month....? That long?

nope it always on time around 14 to 20 days some but moslty i get within 12 days

This post has been edited by chriswoo: Apr 1 2008, 08:45 PM

Wow..that's really fast!!

According to HLJ
SAL: 7-45 days (varies greatly by country -- Brazil, Belgium and Italy are especially slow)

Some ppl here said that they sometimes receive their stuff via SAL after around a month.