Hope somebody can help me.

I'm sick of living in fear of being robbed again and since I now live 2hours away from my parents house, I bought a fingerprint door lock to make sure my house door is always locked without excuses "forgot key la" or "yr father/mother always forget key" ever happening again...

I bought this fingerprint door lock from a seller in Korea and had it shipped here. I work in a free trade zone area so i thought if i addressed the item to me at my factory, it wouldnt get blocked at customs but since my luck is super ugly, it got blocked at Johor pos laju customs and i received the poslaju notification to go and collect the item. I called the customs office there and tried explaining that the destination address is a free trade zone and the customs officer asked me if it was personal or for company use....i freaked and said it was personal. so i'm planning to go and collect it this thursday but the problem is...the item is considered a door lock and at customs site, this is supposed to be 25%/ 10% taxed...i bought this item at USD280! i'm not willing to pay close to RM550 just for taxes...and i've been told i need to go to Sirim to get clearance and all those damn bluetape...I'm no rich guy and had to save like crazy to buy this lock for my parent's sake

I thought of going there with an invoice at usd85 and asking for leniency as i only bought 1 and it is not for resale...

I'd appreciate any advise on getting this cleared with minimal hassle and taxes....

This post has been edited by arturo: Apr 23 2013, 03:53 PM

ymtong...yah...when i called the customs office and was transferred to the customs officer, he did ask me how was the transfer made and i said bank transfer. i dont think there is a way to cheat the actual purchase price unless i make a deal with the supplier to transfer usd85 and then he return the transfer back to me which would just be a waste of banking fees.

laptab...anyway for me to check about sirim approvals? this items has electronics but runs off 4 AA batteries...

has anybody had experience with tax reduction methods?