Then the update would be something else. Usually, "Send to office" would mean it's out from customs and on its way to the delivery office.

Wait for the next update. I bet you it'd be something like "Arrive at delivery office".

As for exceeding the RM500, well, it's really something of a luck actually. You can expect parcels worth more than RM500 would have a higher chance of being stopped, but in reality it's more or less up to the officer checking your parcel.

bought kizuna smartdoll frm danny, hope it skip custom
i pray pray pray...

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gc...014700&page=top
Noooo why on February also

So far 5 people that i know who ordered her, all of them passed kastam, me too.
I just received mine today.

Oddly mine is the same as urs but one exception, Delivery was changed from SAL to EMS with no extra charges.

Which figure i'm a bit lost...

Mine might be today. Dammit pos!

Sakurai Aoi

just to share some experience hope it might help
well eventually my item is held by custom, not my 1st time though. i usually just use pos malaysia to settle them which is hassle free
-> go to nearest pos office & collect which is the best choice for me n most economical
-> ive tried once for pos malaysia to send it to my house but the charges r insane! which faking make no sense, never use this option again

well this time ive try the 3rd option for the 1st time -> go n settle myself
im live in klang n driving to klia is... FAR! around 1 hour! go through 2 tolls, around rm7-9, umm ~55km maybe, so thr goes the oil for ~55km ... forth n back so 2x ...
well finding the road to the klia custom is quite easy, mostly just highway, phew phew n reach edy

the parking is very easy n free , lots of space -> take pass go in custom -> bla bla bla process....

ok here's the awkward part, u need to take ur item to the custom officer & he will tell u to open up the item... well infront of whoever is there, several officers n sum other people that come n collect their stuff
then the checking, verification n asking between officers n me, plus my item is a naked doll LOL the awkwardness is over9000... [well i think it will be equally awkward if its a sexy figure or something similar XD]
well the officers thr r ok n polite, give a here, everything is manageable.

my item have been declare lower so ive only pay ~rm48 for tax, which is a bless . item being held is all chances, the box is very small compare to other figures/dolls ive buy which is wayyyy bigger but pass through custom.

conclusion: 2-3hours time to drive there, take item n back, toll & oil, the AWKWARDNESS n hassle through the process of claiming item, well for me its not very worth it. unless u r staying very very near to klia.
another of my thought is the chances of ur item get ''rampas'' is higher when u go claim it urself than pos help u to settle, just a thought only not 100%

well wat r u guys experience in this, share share some thought or story

heres sum pics:


box size comparison

Haha you didn't add the form fee (cant remember how much)? I usually go there if there was nsfw stuff inside the parcel (usually I mix with non-nsfw stuff). When open and show to custom I only show the non-nsfw stuff and told them the rest og the items are similar stuff. I also go there if I under-declared the item; can cooked up some excuses like friend send from overseas, or it's friend personal stuff etc. If not 2 cases above I'll use poslaju option

whats a form fee??


oho icic, nice nice sifu learnt sumthing XD
but for nsfw stuff i usually just buy it frm local seller here

whr u stay btw, cause for me going thr is still very far n ''susah/mafan'', im dont really like going/driving far far 1. lazy but most important tired n time consuming, dont have that much spare time

Interesting. Thanks for sharing!

I've never had any of my stuff being held by customs, whether exceeding RM500.00 or not. My current parcel just *might* stand a chance of being flagged though; for various financial reasons, I had to consolidate all my purchases for this month, totalling close to RM1500 instead of the usual rule of splitting purchases to RM500.

Some questions I'd like to ask:

1. What's the total value of the parcel that you had to go pick up at KLIA?
2. How was it decided that your tax would be RM48? I assume the officer assigned a percentage based on what the figure/Smart Dolls fall categorically into?
3. Aside from the uncomfortable atmosphere, did the officer gave you a lecture? Or said something like "buying stuff like this corrupts your soul; I'm gonna be nice this one time but if I ever get a parcel like this again I'm confiscating it"?

This post has been edited by dis0rd3h: Oct 31 2015, 10:38 PM

hi

1. its 20000yen [fake declare], packaging aint that big at all & i expect it to just go through [the doll is 60000yen+around3000-4000 postage]
2. yeap its percentage based on category be4 but now im not sure with the gst thing, but i do hear those officer talking put it under toys/''mainan''
3. nah nope, no lecture or whatsoever, or said something like that^ when they r disscussing thrs 1 officer [which most probably the head thr] thats very nice n say ''put it under toys'' then he say to me smiling ''u have to put the clothes on then she'll [the doll] will become not naked'' lol if i meet the same officers again i think it will be easier to go through the process

but still again klia is very very far, than ive expected

This post has been edited by Kirino2012: Nov 1 2015, 12:10 AM

The total tax should be 16% (10% import, 6% gst). Lecture (maybe) only if you are Malay though

Just shot photos of Aoi yesterday =3

http://myfigurecollection.net/picture/1404551

nice!

Zero Suit Samus by GSC will be getting a third re-release.

http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/top/maxscawd00013-02.html

Totally came out of the blue. Would this mean there'll be a new Metroid game?

I've been wanting to get my hands on her but couldn't due to the ridiculous aftermarket prices. Resellers worldwide will cry in unison lol.

EDIT: slated for May 2016 release, exclusive on GSC Online shop. You won't find it on Amiami it would seem. Nippon-Yasan listed her as a reissue for 20,500 yen. Unless you're out of GSC's applicable countries, don't order from there I guess.

This post has been edited by dis0rd3h: Nov 2 2015, 12:59 PM

Im surprised, my latest EMS parcel skipped Butterworth kastam. From KLIA kastam, next update jump straight to PPL Sungai Petani

Fortunate that you met so nice officers who can even make a joke about it with you. Can really help to cut the awkwardness of the situation.

Yeah very lucky. Last time a doll owner I know have to argue with the kastam (Penang) to release her doll; kastam originally want to confiscate the doll with the "porn item import" as the basis (shipped doll usually without the clothes attached). She have to bring another doll and give lengthy explanation to the officer before the doll was released.

yeah thats what im thinking too, lucky lucky
thats why i think the risk of getting ''rampas'' is higher when u go thr self collect, ive buy many doll stuff but its pos settle without any problem