Hmmm.... Is that the entire tracking history?

So when was it actually shipped out from Gerrmany? The tracking is a little misleading but it does look to me that it is still in Germany on 13th March...

Normally shipping from Germany only takes about 1 week plus but there are always exceptions...

Nothing you can do except wait... I'm also waiting for two parcels from Poland and Russia. More than a month in transit already.... The Easter break could have upset delivery schedule somewhat, that's me comforting myself. Lol!

Well, simple way of understanding this is every custom clearance form = RM49.80.

Let's say you have 5 boxes and they all have their own individual waybills/tracking numbers then theoretically Pos Malaysia can issue up to 5 custom clearance forms meaning 5 x RM49.80.

But Pos Malaysia can also just clear all 5 boxes under one custom clearance form (they list all the waybill/tracking numbers in the same form) meaning that you will only need to pay RM49.80 once.

How this is decided is unknown to me, this is where I always think is a gamble, maybe it is how customs pass the documents to Pos Malaysia... I really don't know. What I know is by the time you receive the form from Pos Malaysia it is too late to ask them to declare it under one clearance form. That's why I think it is not under the control of Pos Malaysia, the customs officer suka-suka pull 3 boxes and pass to Pos Malaysia or he sekali push all 5 boxes to Pos Malaysia is what I think is happening. Pos Malaysia is just a facilitator in custom clearance, I think it is the customs officer who calls the shots over there.

Looks like Kastam Malaysia is very familiar with our Lego imports by now, so many foumers here importing! And from the looks of it quite a number of us have our parcels at customs right now. hahaha! Even when I speak to Pos Laju KLIA they immediately refer to it as Lego, last time they just say "permainan"... lol!

Just got off the phone with Pos Malaysia KLIA... Another pleasant experience!

I have 8 boxes total and 5 were presented to Customs yesterday so this morning checked and tracking status updated to "Parcel at customs at country of destination" so immediately picked up the phone and call Pos Malaysia KLIA. Thankfully the call was picked up immediately but the person I dealt with yesterday in on leave today... No problem, the person I spoke to knows her stuff and she picked up immediately where I left off yesterday with her colleague. I gave her the tracking number of my remaining 3 parcels and she put me on hold for a few minutes while she search for my parcels... Few minutes later she came back to confirm the 3 boxes are at customs, now they have to wait for customs to inspect and after that only Pos Malaysia can give me the reference number for custom clearance.

I took the opportunity to ask a little about the customs clearing process and my initial hunch was right! Let's say you have 5 boxes and they are all detained at the same time at customs, how many times you get charged RM49.80 handling fee by Pos Malaysia is really up to the customs officer. If the officer is very busy and he manage to only inspect 1 of 5 boxes in the morning then he will issue one custom clearance form and pass it to Pos Malaysia. Then say after lunch he comes back and managed to inspect another 3 more boxes then he issues another form and next morning he inspects the last box and issues another form to Pos Malaysia. So in total there will be 3 customs clearance forms (for 1 box in the morning, 3 boxes after lunch and another box the following day) and Pos Malaysia will charge 3x RM49.80 because they were given three forms by customs.

So I was right about Pos Malaysia being a facilitator in this process, they have absolutely no control over customs. If you are really lucky and the officer inspects everything at one go then there will only be one form and you only need to pay RM49.80.

I forgot to ask another question and that is regarding "high value" imports, last shipment I had to pay additional charges because the value is above certain amount and there is an additional form to submit/declare... Additional cost there if kena this clause...

Well, I hope this is helpful to everyone importing their Legos and getting stuck at customs.

In closing I wish to praise once again the professional staff at Pos Malaysia KLIA (Customs Affairs Unit). They don't have a nice big office to work in, in fact it is next to the toilets. So far my dealings with them have always been pleasant and they are very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Thank you!

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Apr 17 2013, 01:25 PM

Wah! Your BP want to get into a navy battle with my Imperial Flagship ah?

Just sharing. There are still gaps in the info so hopefully other more experienced sifus can impart some wisdom on this.

Hmm... I prefer not to reveal. Worry if my wife reads this forum and realised how much I "really" spend on Lego I sure kean tarik telinga! or worse... lol!

Eh? I know Korea is cheap but Oz? I always thought Legos are expensive in Australia... I bought a few sets from Korea before but never Australia. For parts USA is the cheapest but shipping is expensive so next best is EU which is overall cheaper once you include shipping charges.

Agree bro, what you have is priceless! That Series 10 Mr. Gold is creating quite a storm, I'm on the camp that condemns this marketing approach. Just stick to the standard 16 minifigs is good enough already...

And the rate TLG are churning the CMF series is crazy! IMHO they should only release one series a year, at the rate they are going late comers will either miss out on the earlier series or have to pay a hefty premium for it... Not healthy.

TLG have been manufacturing Lego parts in China for some time under contract manufacturing arrangement, and if memory serves me right I read recently that TLG will officially setup their own factory in China to cater for the growing Asian market. Nobody knows for sure yet if this new factory is making Legos just for Asian market or as part of their global supply chain. I read in Brickset that EU and USA consumers are hoping that the made in China Legos for Asian market only, apparently they've been complaining for years about the poor quality of Lego parts coming out of China.

lol! Read "Break Arms" and "Break Leg"!

Glad to see a happy ending!

I have two parcels still in transit for over a month... not looking good.

Alamak! Someone's hand itchy already! I thought your dad said to go slow on this? lol!

I bought via BL. Only three times though.

Oh I see... I very malas with ebay... lol!

"Buy it now" prices are usually too high or they don't ship, or I always get outbid so give up on ebay.

Anyway, this may be old news...

Lone Ranger sets are available for pre-order at Amazon Germany, they start shipping next week (20th April). Prices are pretty good too but don't know how much shipping will cost....

Bulk order update!
Hi guys!
Good news for those who joined my bulk order, payment received today and they are packing as we speak! Everything is currently ahead of schedule.

I'm also not good at picit picit. Moreover I feel embarrassed standing there molesting the packet in public, if I'm a kid I don't mind but I'm old already la... lol!

So I tried picit picit at home with my box of 60 packets thinking at the comfort of my home I can take my time and slowly feel it... I ran out of patience and gave up!

So now I just buy complete box of 60, no need to stress!

I have one rule for my daughter, either play on her round Ikea table or her room study table. No building all over the floor. With Duplos I'm ok for her to play on the floor as they are too large to play comfortably on the round Ikea table but not the regular Lego...

Good morning folks! I have very very bad news!! If you want to save your wallet please don't open the spoiler below...



Can you resist not opening it??

Oh... If you have already done a CS for Series 10 then I won't bother repeating. Better save bullets for other bulk orders.

Working out pricing now but it's not cheap... The price I got before including shipping is already higher than Lego online. You have jalan in US so no way I can beat that!

I think the advantage of this CS will be the speed of delivery. I think this lot should be the first in Malaysia, shipping only takes 6-11days and I will request my supplier to expedite shipment!

Paiseh! I try to work it out today...

Bro, you better be careful with this set. My bulk order price of RM690 only have one taker, I was expecting more but it seems either have many sellers or peeps ran out of bullets... And some kind soul whispered to my ears that someone is also selling in the forums for less than that, I can't go lower than my comfort zone otherwise I risked running into red.

Well said! Both men of experience!

It's a nice set. I bought it for my daughter too, now awaiting custom clearance at KLIA.... I bought extras, was keeping it as gifts for my daughter's friends if she gets invited to birthday parties... If you like I can let go one set for you.

Wah! You poisoned me liao! I have been thinking about this for more than a year already, now getting very itchy because of you! Maybe we can order together and share shipping cost? Are the parts new? I prefer new parts...

Good price! I can't beat that!

LOL! I can probably share a similar convo with my wife!

The other day she asked for an expensive handbag, I told her no money... All stuck in Lego. I offered to MOC a handbag for her and I got that look!

I pm you once I cleared customs, should be Monday... Just in case I forget, feel free to pm me about it.

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Apr 18 2013, 01:02 PM

If you keep hiding your UCS collection from wife pretty soon you run out of desk space in your office! lol!

Don't want to keep everyone waiting in suspense for the price of 10240. I'm waiting confirmation on the shipping weight but here's my guesstimate:

10240 Red Five X-Wing Starfighter ~RM950-1000 this is including shipping + tax

I don't think there will be a limit on how many I can order, it's just a matter of whether supply is enough to cope with demand... Seeing that everyone is so low on ammo these days (including yours truly) I doubt many will join this bulk order.

Its RRP is $199.99 at Lego Shop Online USA and available from 4th May.

My supplier claims he is getting his on 2nd May. I'm targeting this bulk order to be the first lot of UCS X-Wing to reach Malaysia so some of us gets to have the bragging rights!

Yeah I know, that's why I don't think there will be many takers... I'm also thinking twice whether I "need" to have it now...

Wah! I think I need a word with my supplier... You guys are getting it cheap and can still make a profit! Better I buy from you then import myself.

Haha! I also wish for that!

I think bro faish888 spamming his way to be no. 1 spammer in V9! lol!

I have a few sets of 7965 now awaiting clearance at customs. Once cleared I let you know the price and see if you're keen. I'm curious though... Wouldn't she like City or Friends theme more? Not trying to stereotype here but Friends series is quite popular with girls...

lol! I still make the top 10? I thought I told myself not to check this forum so often already...

Btw, where do you see this stats? I need to lay low and stay away from all the poisonous posts!

Well, my daughter (4yrs old) loves my SW too but she also has her Friends series to call her own so yeah I know what you mean.

What's B&M?

Oh... haha! My daughter saw my Modular Buildings and hands got itchy, she skipped B&M stage!