if u mean open till check the doll/clothes/etc, im not sure cause most volks dd box never got sticker seal or anything, they usually just cover using a transparent plastic, even that the plastic is not really ''sealed''
the content inside seems intact though, nothing really seems un-ordinary / out-of-place / broken / dirty / etc

ems/poslaju -> the invoice is written as doll & the tax payment receipt is written as doll too, so its hard to tell from here if they really opened & saw inside. but so far i think they dont really open till check the content inside, at most just open the carton box.
even the carton box doesnt seems to have any sign of opening, & this time its double carton box so i think the chances are even lower

ive import quite some dolls before & i think dolls are even safer to pass compare to xxx figures, especially if its come with clothes & such, for tax not so much

       

Total 38k yen (RM1380, combined shipping)

Thats the problem i have... if kena kastam issue i have to go to sepang.. which means I would have to take one day off.. the monetary cost would be more then the figurine/shipment combined... 

LOL Im also in forever alone state at the moment
Because face problem i guess

Me as a medical practitioner, since college days im surrounded by study worms. Anime fans in my college are very rare actually and collectors almost doesn't exist.

Hopefully my figure photography work is enough to impress a girl in future. Lmao

Hey sifus, after 1 week waiting for my haram figure. It doesnt seems to go anywhere. I start to suspect that it really got hold by custom lol.
At first I suspect its the traffic caused by CNY but my other item that are using RSAL move normally, this package is using EMS. Should I start to be worry and contact the post office?

I think Im just gonna take the losses if that happen, no point of going there and end up going home empty handed.

Dont know yet because I havent hear anything from either side, no letter or phone call. So I dont know what is the reason it is being held.

Ok, so this is the box of the haram figure. Thankfully no cast off picture on the front & back of the box. No side & top view of the box but I assume it will not have a cast off picture.

Now Im not sure why they held my item yet, maybe because

1. Lucah
2. Suspect undervalue

If it is 1, can I argue that it is not lucah because it is not nude? (will they ask u to open the figure box to see inside?)

If it is 2, can I just print the "friendly" invoice to them? Are the consequences heavy if they found out the actual value?

Want call also no luck, both number no pick. I call the KK poslaju since tracking say my item is there. If I still cant contact them, is it possibl to contact my local branch and ask them about it?

Ok I just back from the custom office. They havent open my package yet, they just simply keep it because they want something from me.

They look at the invoice and say "TOY FIGURE, MESTI ADA PERMIT NI"

They tell me that I need to email toys@kpdnkk.gov.my and apply for "letter of exemption" (permit I guess), bring the letter to them and need to pay rm100 "agent fee" (WTF??)
Now the thing is I need to provide sample picture of the item in the application form. Will kpdnkk even allow a sexy figure to come in?

Never imagined you'd buy Futa figures 

Yeap, but there's no nudity. If this is against our laws, then tons of photos you see on facebook would also be against our law, including all types of gravure photography that do not contain nudity. I have friends who photograph women in suggestive poses as a career. In Malaysia.

As using EMS/Poslaju is one of the two default methods (the other being SAL) of importing figures from Japan, just wanted to ask if anyone has ever gotten taxed for Poslaju with CIF less than RM500?

As you might know, there exists something called Jadual Kos Tambang Dagangan which is used by our Customs to calculate the freight cost for any international imports delivered using a express courier service (UPS, DHL, FedEx, EMS/Poslaju). The value differs by the import country but most major countries are around ~RM300 to ~RM400.

If my understanding is correct, by right, it doesn't matter what the actual shipping fee is and the Jadual is used instead to determine the freight cost. Which is a problem as this basically means that almost anything of value you buy will automatically exceed RM500 and be subjected to tax. But it happens very often too that Customs does not use the Jadual to calculate and will instead just follow your actual shipping fee.

I've only received parcels from UPS twice but already got taxed once because Customs calculate using the Jadual. On the other hand, I've never gotten taxed for Poslaju despite receiving multiple parcels from them.

Based on my personal experience, my theory is that Customs seem to go easy on Poslaju when it comes to applying the Jadual. Just like to see if your experiences support my theory.

That applies to UPS and FedEX from what i know, maybe DHL too
But i never had problems with DHL from Japan. If it is from USA then confirm GG

SAL and EMS are not subject to those Kos Tambang Dagangan you mentioned.

Sifu if 1/6 figure with not much accessory, standing pose. Is it possible to use SAL if buy from amiami? SAL rule is not exceed 90cm all dimension add right?

How is the value not in the system o_o , cant they just look at the value on the package?
So did they open your stuff? Btw do you know if the custom gonna go FBI on your ass if they caught an explicit loli figure?

sorry too much question at once hahaha

More or less, correct amount. If Google says yen is 0.036, the card rate will be around 0.037. When you pay with credit card in any local shop during a purchase, sometimes shop owners want to charge you an additional 2% fee. It's also applicable in online transactions. Along with those fees that are automatically charged and a slightly higher exchange rate, the amount you pay will be 6% to 8% higher than your expected calculation. Regardless of whether you used credit card directly or via PayPal, there's not much difference (for every rm500 there's about a difference of rm10 only). That's why i rather use PayPal and have a peace of mind.

My Purple Heart order was 19,680yen. That's about RM715. I was charged around RM743 via PayPal.

ahh thanks for ur explanation learn something today and I am happy, but I do have one question, maybe i am too stupid to realize this
but do all bank actually do the conversion from JPY->MYR directly or they do it in the form of JPY -> USD -> MYR meaning using USD rate as their base?

Good to know that throughout your many purchases, never kena jadual kos. I think can safely say that EMS won't kena.  Buying stuff from Japan no problem actually, because EMS is normally the most widely used and best option for Japan. And I think you also mention that DHL (which is what Amazon Japan uses) from Japan also no issue? Problem now is buying from other countries, where express service is normally via DHL/UPS/Fedex and not EMS.

I might take a risk and try ordering some gravure items, see if can slip through without any issue. Just hope they don't classify it as porn. I don't want to kena serve some notice asking me to hadir in court.