Hi guys, How long does it need to ship out my goods from HLJ once I place order? How about those 'Out Of Stock Item"? Do I need a very long time to wait for them to stockup? I ve just purchase some item from them.

Die. I brought about RM2k thing from HJL and they using sal for shipment. The custom going to tax me kau kau.

Sorry my mistake. I didn't check the content what they send. Yesterday check the detail and found out they send half of my order. The total value is RM800+ and using SAL. Not sure why they choose SAL because I did state there to use EMS. Hopefully the custom don't tax me that high. For the next shipment I think the tax is very kau kau.

Collect my item last week. Kena tax 15% plus RM18 for the custom fill form. Total RM142. Not that bad at all. thaught will kena rm300+. From the custom book I check, the toys that we import is 5% tax and 10% sale tax. IF no tax, item must below rm500 or fall on toy carriage item.

10000yen discount in declare form?? If I not mistaken, japan custom side won't allow to do that.

They don't really check what you brought. If the item is over RM500, they just tax you. For hobby kit, 15% tax unavoidable.

Don't get scared by those custom and tax. You re not import those illegal thing. If your calculation price is worth to buy online (including shipping cost, convenient and tax) just get it. The max they can tax you is just 15%. (I ve the custom tax book to refer). Tell them is a hobby item for own use. Anything tax less and free tax take it as bonus. I ve purpose brought a model kits less than rm500 last week to see if the custom will tax me or not. Should be arrive next week. The kits is much more cheaper than local after the calculation.

You can appoint the poslaju or transportation company to declare for you. Just pay the money to the service. They will call you if your item is at custom and would you like them to declare for you. No need to go custom unless you want. But I will go for the purpose to learn the procedure and the stupid merry go round declaration.

Just do your calculation is it worth to buy online. If the local price is just different a few buck, go and buy locally. The calculation should be price, tax and petrol or tranportation service I guess. For time, well you can go on weekend also or if you free.

It would happen but the risk percentage is low. Those online company you deal are mostly have experience in import /export. They know how to do packaging.

Still it is very very low risk and worth to take.

If the problem like Yunax mention, do we have a choice? Even I live in KL, I still have difficult to get what I want. And I waste a lot petrol and time to find In KL and PJ to get the thing. But if the price is good and avaiable my choice is still buy locally.

This post has been edited by ozak: Jan 28 2008, 09:04 AM

As I said, do the calculation and include the tax. If tax free consider as a bonus. I don't know how much to appoint for poslaju to declare for you. But normally I will go there to deal myself. But if you live other state or far away, is it better to buy online and ask for poslaju help or you yourself travel to penang/ KL to buy the kits? Once again do the calculation and consider which one is better.
For packaging, I never encounter any problem so far. From US till japan. All pack nice and no damage.

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Added on January 28, 2008, 3:49 pmIt seems like KL is much more better I guess. Last time I brought an item worth RM1500 send direct to my home without tax.
The procedure in KL is, get call from poslaju -> go KLIA pos -> open for custom check. Than the custom said kena tax cause over RM500 (never see the item but only invoice). Than take the invoice to counter for documentation tax percentage charge. Than the officer ask you agree or not the total tax percentage. After that give back to custom to check and past to another custom counter and than pass to another counter for payment. Than pass back to the first custom the document and take your item. A stupid merry go round procedure. All between a few foot step away. I order the kits from HLJ worth RM900 and the stupid custom don't want check at all. I just told him what is inside.
This time I try with small amount like below rm200 from HK and see will tax or not. Another item is almost rm500 from HLJ and see how they will tax. If everything acording to my expectation, than I will use the best way to avoid tax.


This post has been edited by ozak: Jan 28 2008, 03:49 PM

In KL, they send letter + phone call. But the letter came 1week after I get the parcel. Really laju.

This post has been edited by ozak: Jan 29 2008, 08:29 AM

Already got preorder?
By the way, my model kits arrive this afternoon from HK. No tax direct to doorstep from poslaju. Yeah, save me rm160+.

What that's mean?

Thanks. I just recently found this site. Will try get some item from them since the price is reasonable.

They just print a dummy invoice to stick at the box for our custom declare. The actual real invoice, either email to you or inside the box. But for country like japan and singapore (what I know), they cannot do that. Thier local custom will check their company account and in trouble. I m suprise the HK can do that.

Usually take about 6-7days. The damn HLJ use SAL. I don't no why cause in my order I state use EMS. The last package I collect is yeaterday from KLIA. Kena tax rm100+. Anyway, using SAL is ok for me. As long as the shipment cost is low and won't take my item around the world before sending to me.

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Added on February 18, 2008, 10:09 pmYeah. Now during odering, I send an additional email to ask them reduce the invoice amount. Let see my next ordering got lucky or not. he.....

This post has been edited by ozak: Feb 18 2008, 10:09 PM

How much your item for each order? Did you instruct them to reduce amount in invoice for custom purpose?

I guess maybe your item is small. So bigger chance the custom let go. My 2x order from HLJ got tahan and tax by custom. The box is big. So probally think the item is high price. Got another item shipping out from HLJ this week. This time they using EMS. The item is small but price exceed RM500. Will see kena tahan or not.

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Added on February 20, 2008, 12:11 amMaybe you can try to order from Hong Kong side. They can reduce the invoice thing. HLJ cannot.

This post has been edited by ozak: Feb 20 2008, 12:11 AM

The latest item size box around 1000+mm x 600mm x 150mm.

Last sunday go declare and kena tax. But no need form. Just pay the tax. Save me RM18.

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Added on February 21, 2008, 12:58 amAsk the poslaju declare for you. They will send a letter to you. Feel it up and send/fax back the form. The parcel will send to the nearest pos office and pay there.

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Added on February 21, 2008, 10:18 pmDamn. Today got call from KLIA poslaju. HLJ parcel kena tahan. Got to go there declare. Damn custom.

This post has been edited by ozak: Feb 21 2008, 10:18 PM

3x kena tahan and call me 2x. But strange. Yesterday go there declare. Explain to the stupid custom what is this use for(air brush). Than ask me go to counter 2 declare custom form. My heart said sure kena tax liau. But instead the officer told me just paid the custom form RM18 with no tax. Wasting my time and petrol just to ask me declare without a tax.