Scenario 1:

Lets say the parcel is forwarded by Fedex, is there any way to instruct the clearing agent to hold the parcel for personal clearance? I found that those clearing agent working in forwarding company simply tembak the HS code and resulted in hefty import duty. As such self clearance is better.


Scenario 2:

If the parcel is sent through normal airmail (15-21days), who will normally did the custom clearance? The goods always reach doorstep duty free but on high value item personal clearance is still preferred...


Question 3:

For parcel recipient in KL Selangor, we need to perform custom clearance in KOMPLEKS KASTAM situated near LCCT right? What will be the procedure like?


Question 4:

Assuming there are 2 items inside a parcel, 1 kena duty another no duty, can i open up the parcel and send back the kena duty item to the sender? Then clear out the duty free item?



TQ

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Added on December 25, 2012, 2:35 pmIn addition, is it possible to reclaim back the import duty which wrongly pay due to wrong HS code suggested by the kastam?

The incompetence officer simply slab high duty using the wrong code and it was wrongly pay for. The duty was RM 2,000 for one single item.....

This post has been edited by UyxoR: Dec 25 2012, 02:35 PM

Do prepare to pay 30% import duty + 10% sales tax for the item. I think most likely the kastam will consider it as computer item and slab full import duty on it since USA got no FTA with Malaysia.

You may get the sender to put a vague description on the airway bill document to confuse the kastam, but the shortfall is that if the parcel went missing it will be difficult to claim insurance (if you are importing via CIF)

Thanks. Need to bargain with the kastam officer again....