If you are using reputable courier service like DHL & FedEx, they have their clearance channel with officers working along with the custom officers. So it will be faster & easier for custom clearance and if the shipment required duty or tax, they will call to inform you to get your consent to clear the shipment and you will pay when you receive it. I have visited FedEx in Penang cargo clearance, so feel better confidence with FedEx.

Need some help. My friend shipped my some used dolls and accesories for my daughter from USA. Came in quite a big box 18"x13"x13". I paid shipping about rm250 thru vpost (a s'pore company). I declared the dolls as usd30 although it was free because the courier company said i had to put in a value.

The box is now held up at custom Butterworth. I need to go there to clear the custom duties. Can someone help educate me if my items are taxable?

rgds,
andrew

For most items, if you declare it as personal item and total value under Rm500 (including shipping), then it is tax free.
Otherwise, it is subject to whatever tariff that it can be.. anywhere between 10% to 45% of the total value.

Did the pos malaysia send you a letter, if yes you can fill on the letter and fax back to them and wait for their call.

They will inform you to collect it at the pos office that near you shipping location.

Thanks all for the advice. Went to butterworth custom this morning. Didnt pay any tax cause the toys look used and below rm500. And i can confirm that anything below rm500 (including shipping) for personal use is not taxable based on the chop they stamped on the document. I didnt quite remember under which section of the Custom Act it stated but i will try to find out.

I order jersey and shirt from U.K..but i get taxed by customs...
damn . Its around rm200 LA...how come like this?

i like to import some adult toys in. how many of you did that b4? what is the procedures?

i would like to ask if i import those liquid things back, eg: those skin care or make up thing

will they tax me?

if yes, how can i avoid them? (also list as personal items? )

thx...........

is RM200 including shipping/ insurance etc? Sometimes even if it's below RM500 you could still get taxed IF the stuff you're bringing in is taxable. I think jersey and shirt falls under the fabric and textile section where can get taxed between 30%-45% because that happen to me before when I brought in some shirts and blankets

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Added on March 17, 2009, 1:46 pmAdult toys...vibrators...dildo...etc. Most likely will be confiscated as it falls under the category Bahan Lucah if buy directly from overseas. One way to get avoid chance of customs inspection if you can get a friend from say...Singapore to buy what you want and ask your friend to post from JB

This post has been edited by svage98: Mar 17 2009, 01:51 PM

hi guys need some help here.

if my friend from singapore wana send me a new handphone(worth not much sgd$200 like that nia), and declare it as a gift, will i still need to apply for SIRIM etc?

or can i just collect it from the post office once it arrived?

thanks!

I was told by a customs officer that hp do need to get approval from sirim but it all base on their so call budi bicara. If you're lucky to get a nice custom officer he could let go without needing to go through sirim. Just say is for your own personal use and good communication skill is helpful when dealing with them customs ppl

but actually for personal use is the SIRIM a must as well?

lol like this i guess is really based on luck huh...

Hi guys,

I bought a robotic kit from a US company, cost about USD 780. The manufacturer will put the item description as "Parts of Toys". Should I ask them to change to something else?

It's for research and supposely can be consider as educational material? It consist of servos, aluminiums, screws, battery, etc. How can I avoid it?

Btw, this kit is not available in Msia or within Asean region. Only available from US.

my parcel stuck at LCCT custom
anyway, do i need to apply SIRIM for faulty phone?
if there is two different models inside a parcel, do i need to apply two SIRIM(RM2XX + RM2XX) for both phones instead of one SIRIM(RM2XX only)?

hope someone can clear my doubt, thanks.

Go to the custom first. See whether you have to apply SIRIM or not.

ok...
by the way both phones are given by my friend. 1 of them is new.

This post has been edited by lkylyk: Mar 19 2009, 11:26 AM

hi all ,this is 1st time i bought item oversea
1mth+ ago i juz bought a toy frm hk cost me around US10 byy normal airmail (no tracking number)and until nw i still never recieved the item

izit possible because of my item withheld by custom, toy confirm need to charge 5% imprt duties? but i never recieved any notification frm there so far, who should i ask? post laju? but it didnt provide any tracking number....dunno is because my item lose or delay at custom, kinda worry abt that

Hi...I know how you feel but bear in mind that as long the shipping method is non trackable (normal airmail) there is nothing you can do but wait. If the item is held by customs you will get a letter stating that you need to go clear with them or appoint an agent or post office to do for you. If you did not received anything then your item has not arrived in Malaysia yet...could be lost or still in transit. NExt time it is most advisable that you at least request the seller to use registered post/ confirmed delivery where got tracking but is less expensive than Express shipping. However this is also dependable on the weight of item.

...And if the item cost below RM500 (including any insurance plus shipping) usually it will not get taxed.

This post has been edited by svage98: Mar 20 2009, 06:01 PM

10s bro.... this is 1st time i buy thng frm oversea... really bad experience for me...haiz
but i thnk probably the item cld be lost... because almost 1 and the half mth ady...i still nvr recieved any letter...
item + shipping cost me near RM100... aiks my money gone

Dear Sir,

I'm interested to import 30~1000pcs of electronics product(such as RAM, Flash Drive etc..) from China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This my first time to import goods from Foreign Countries, I'm still blur on it. T.T~~

Please guild me whether its subject to any import tax?? Usually the export tax take on by who?? And did I able to check the tariff rate and exemptions item from any other website? There have many acts and regulations regarding custom duties in custom website, I dun know which acts are useful for me.

Forget one thing, does it has any difference by the way of courier or shipping?? (I'm from Sabah, Sandakan)

Your kindly reply would be appreciated. Thanks ya!!

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Added on March 25, 2009, 9:32 amDear Sir,

I'm interested to import 30~1000pcs of electronics product(such as RAM, Flash Drive etc..) from China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This my first time to import goods from Foreign Countries, I'm still blur on it. T.T~~

Please guild me whether its subject to any import tax?? Usually the export tax take on by who?? And did I able to check the tariff rate and exemptions item from any other website? There have many acts and regulations regarding custom duties in custom website, I dun know which acts are useful for me.

Forget one thing, does it has any difference by the way of courier or shipping?? (I'm from Sabah, Sandakan)

Your kindly reply would be appreciated. Thanks ya!!

This post has been edited by manzai: Mar 25 2009, 09:32 AM