anyone know if football boots is taxable? its around 200usd++. Thanks!

[quote=Sham903n,Jun 27 2012, 04:31 PM]
where is it destine to? KL? KK?
you will be charge a duti/tax im not sure how much... and make sure no weapon(even thou its plastic) cause its banned

gotten the package with no additional tax a little while ago at post laju. Goods is priced 21000yen.
And living in KK, Sabah. Thank you.

This is based on my recent experience.

Shipping method - Fedex
From - Japan
Items - Music CD
Tariff code - 8523.40.120
Tax rate - 10%
Insured value - 1%

When you want to calculate the taxable amount from your shipments, do take a note that your final tax does not only count a certain percentage of your item value, it also take into account freight value, referred as freight tones (FRT). I forgot the FRT rate though, but the calculation is based on weight or volumetric weight times the rate (whichever is bigger in value).

Total tax = [item value (based on custom exchange rate of the day) + insured value 1% of item value + FRT] x 10%

My example:
item value - RM639.57 (xxxxx yen x 0.0404 exchange rate)
insurance - RM6.40 (1% of item value)
FRT - RM314.50 (forgot the calculation)
total shipment value - RM960.47
customs tax (10%) - RM96.05


This is shipping via Fedex. If your shipment is delivered via EMS, usually it is more lenient that you only have to deal with your local post office customs department. EMS normally don't count insured value. Sometimes the local customs just let off taxable shipments if you're 'convincing enough'. For bigger forwarder/courier names like Fedex, DHL, UPS, usually it's the customs in Sepang mail centre who did all the pre-calculations before local delivery is made and normally you have no choice but to pay.

I was also told by Fedex customer service (customs department) that tax exemption can be applied to shipment value of a total of less than RM500, even if it is a taxable item.
I always recommend EMS for international shipments if available.

Hi,

Anyone know if i buy a food processing machine which is around 2meter x 2meter in size and it cost around Rm10k, how much the kastam will charge or tax me ?

thanks~

Hi there, anyone know if several T-shirts bought online and shipped from the US will be taxed? The total that it all amounts to, inclusive of the 50+ USD shipping cost is a little under RM450. The shirts are of several different sizes cause me and my friends wanted to share out the shipping cost and there are a total of 5 shirts. I've already looked over at http://tariff.customs.gov.my/ , but it gave me a blank for sales tax and import rates for T-shirts. Does that mean it's an unfilled section, or that it won't be taxed?

Thanks!

Hello, I'm buying laptop from China.
It's for personal use. Will there be any problem at the custom?
The price of notebook is 300 usd.
Anyone can give me some information regarding this matter?
Thanks.

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This post has been edited by dyumean: Jul 16 2012, 03:01 AM

Hi...looks like u have experience importing from Japan.

Can I check with you, if I use FeDex, how do i pay the custom or import duty? I will have to pay FeDex or custom?

How about EMS? Can please advise me?

Im going to buy plastic items (consider), guess the import duty is 5%. as i cant specific find my items at the tariff custom duty table. im going to get those plastic items like food picks, plastic containers, etc.

You will have to pay to Fedex. Usually they will contact you (by phone or text message) once they have your shipment and confirm the amount you should pay for the tax so you could prepare that amount in advance. You will pay the amount when they make the delivery, that is when the Fedex courier van (or any of their agent) sends the shipment to you.

As for EMS, they will call you to collect your shipment at the local Pos Malaysia/Pos Laju main branch (not smaller outlets). Pos Malaysia main branches always have a few kastam officers (usually one or two officers only). They will inspect your shipment in front of you. Normally if the amount of item you order is small, they won't tax you even if it's taxable. But if the quantity is a lot (the first sign they see is if your packaging box is big), then they will charge tax. They will definitely ignore if your item is listed as 'gift'. All they care is the shipping quantity or packing size.


As for the way kastam determine your total tax charge, I don't have the complete calculation for you because I don't have the FTI rate. All I can say is:
- they will calculate item value according to shipping invoice (they will convert the Yen to RM), excluding your shipping cost
- they will have their own method of estimating the shipping cost based on FTI (which I don't have the rate... which is like RMxx per kg, or by volumetric)
- insurance (if applicable) 1% off your item value
- add all these 3 values, and calculate the tax percentage (based on the malaysia customs tax chart) out of it

This post has been edited by soulfly: Jul 16 2012, 04:02 PM

dear soulfly, thanks a lot for your explanation. based on your experience, which one is better? FeDex or EMS? Guess EMS better if i able to talk to my supplier to write "GIFT" on the box?

i don't know, but in my case i prefer EMS. although it's not the most 'premium' courier service out there, their service is quite decent.

Yeah, i do agree with that. I'm in Japan right now, studying here. So, i usually bought item and post it to my friends using EMS. Plus, i even wrote 'as a gift' there & can avoid being tax by kastam.

Still, need to be carefull of the package size....don't too big & too heavy. If not, it will suspicious enough, & they will check.

Till now, i've post beauty set (mostly for face), shirts & souvenir & helmets too.

Better ship to Spore then bring in by Land transport,cheaper.

if i buy a portable radio speaker that is worth rm50 from online website, will i be taxed for it?

i find that at times even having "gift" checked on the postal note didn't exempt the parcel "automatically" from custom.

more so after few SPRM raids on the customs

how long normally USPS airmail from US will reach malaysia? I bought from ebay almost a month already and i still have not receive the item yet.

Question: Is batteries for smart phones that charge through USB or Power Banks/storage taxable?

if its categories as electronics... yes... and must over RM500(inclusive shipping)

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Added on July 21, 2012, 12:49 amusually 2 weeks... sometime can take 1 month.. you gotta check, might get hold some where...

This post has been edited by Sham903n: Jul 21 2012, 12:49 AM

Electronics.. not sure... that guide on the first page doesnt seem to help. :/ It looks like they changed the site layout a bit.

So that is 10% tax?

yeap...