Customs Duties Order 1996 is for importing goods from non-ASEAN countries.
AHTN is for ASEAN countries only.


Wrong. It is 9504 10 000. Video games. Import duty 10%, Sales tax 10%.

Disc:
Blank Disc 8523 90 100 - 0% + 0%
Disc (software) 8524 31 000 - 0% + 0%
Disc (movie) 8524 32 000 - 0% + 10%
Disc (sound/music) 8524 32 000 - 20% + 10%

The duty formats should read as Import duty + Sales tax.

If you have doubts, call up custom department Bahagian Penjenisan 03-31693749 (Klang division). Ask for Tn. Mustafa. Met him few times, he's a pretty nice guy.

Video games for computer or console?

Console is dutiable.

Well duty and sales tax are not calculated the simple way.
Let me try to illustrate. Let say your cargo CIF value is RM1000 and has import duty 10%, sales tax 10%.

So your import duty is 10% x RM1000 = RM100
Your sales tax is 10% x (RM1000 + RM100) = RM110

So total payable duty & tax = RM210.

So you see, it is not 20% x CIF value. This may seem like no big deal if your cargo value is small. But try to imagine those cargo worth few 100k or more.

Going through freight forwarding agent or courier?
If courier, any problem at custom, they'll inform you.

Can you point me to the forumer? I would like to know the detail as well.

Actually the custom is like a big black box. Same item, Officer A can say this code, Officer B can say that code. So pandai pandai lah, see how you explain to them.

As for your question, YES, shipping cost is calculated. Hence CIF value. Cost + Insurance + Freight. So if you purchase your item at USD20, Insurance USD2, shipping cost USD10, total USD32 is dutiable, not USD20.

Found 2 interesting post.



I'll try to explain what the above means:
- Amaun duti = duty amount lor... which in this case is none.
- Bayaran pengendalian Agen/Dokumentasi = Agency fee, you ask ppl to handle the custom for you, need to pay them mah.
- Cukai Perkhidmatan = Service Tax 5% x RM30 = RM1.50
- Bayaran EDI = Customs declaration is sent through online, RM18 per declaration is pretty standard, some agent might up the price a little.
- OGA = Other Government Agencies. Which in this DVD case is Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, they'll see the title and probably the cover to decide whether this item is allowed in Malaysia. Porno / Ajaran sesat is a definite NO-NO.

On another case/post by a pretty pissed off fella:

I guess this is the post you mean right?
To be honest, customs are bully. They'll try to tax you the highest they can. Either you are their good friend which everything can be discussed or under table lah. The point is, if you feel it is not right, ask for Penjenisan department. They have the authority on goods classification and tariff code.

As an agent myself, I always face the same problem. Same shipment, same item today the officer say no duty, the next day the other officer say got duty. When tell him bout prior shipment, he says the other officer overlooked.

If you have shipments stucked in Port Kelang... look for me. I might be able to help you. "MIGHT" only ya... not confirm.

Yes they are.

I have a customer who imports about 100 T-shirt FOC for their PC fair promotion. I still had to declare them as RM2 each and pay the duty.

Reason:
1. There is no 100% guarantee on my site (as an agent) that the 100pcs of T-shirt will not be sold instead of given free to consumer.
2. RM2 is a more reasonable minimum value for a T-shirt. RM1 is way too low.
3. Our custom system do not allow us to enter 0 value for items to be imported which means we still had to declare a minimum value for goods which are FOC.

To the above 2 questions. Which custom?
If you're using courier or mailing service, call them up.

Cargo village. Public transport... taxi lor.


Wristwatches are non dutiable and no sales tax.
Malaysia's custom are in certain way quite stupid in doing things. But they are very smart or too smart to get the money out from importers. They have a list of things their average market price in Malaysia and overseas. Yes, they do their homeworks. So let say if you're importing Ray-ban spectacle frame made in China as RM10 per piece, they'll know. Coz, market price is over hundreds!! The base line is for importers to declare a reasonable minimum value for the goods they're importing.

Hi,

just checked with my colleague in cargo village, you can now take the Bus to LCCT from Sentral for RM9. The bus will pass by cargo village and you can ask the bus driver to make a stop somewhere around there.

And if you have the cargo village pass (which means you work in there), you can enjoy the rate of RM4 ONLY.

Not sure bout DHL shipments. Probably other forumers here who have experience with them can share their experience.


1. Depends on you lucky or not
2. If custom officer suspect you're going to sell the DVDs here, not for personal use, they'll definitely tax u.
3. How to kow time ah.... chit chat with the officer... try and explain... then give hints hints... like that lor. hahaha Talk soft soft and respect them, they "eat soft don't eat hard".

Depends on your quantity, 1 ctn or 2, probably better by courier.
slightly more... appoint an agent use truck. Definitely cheaper than by sea / air.

Since you're asking for shipments from Thailand, so your's is under AHTN tariff code.
Which is under the heading 6109.
Normal rate is 20% + 10%. But if you manage to get the form D or Certificate of Origin, you can enjoy CEPT rates, which is 0% + 10%.

Depends on luck lor. But if caught, u can be charged under "smuggling"
Then u have to think of way to get yourself out of the trouble lor.

Another way is... take out all the t shirts frm their plastics... cut their price tags... make them look as if you had worn them. "Used" personal effects/household items are not duitable

For all your questions, the answer is: CORRECT, YOU'RE RIGHT!!
So if you're trying to do legitimate business, do the correct way lor.
Or you can ask those agents in Northern Malaysia to lend you a hand. Sometimes they got lots of "lubang"


Which online website? I assume is from outside Malaysia. I think buying a pair or 2 won't have duty. You can check with other forumers, such as the one who bought DVDs. It'll only be dutiable if the value is exceeding certain limits.

NO. Not all imported goods are subjected to sales tax.
Amplifier's tariff code is: 8518 40 000, 15% import duty and 10% sales tax.

That I'm not sure, probably custom might ask you to declare under military items
Depending on the materials, if it is made of textiles it could be 20% import duty and 10% sales tax. Good luck

Check PM

Put some dust on it, take out from packaging, declare as used personal household item. Then no duty & tax. But they might say need Sirim approval

"Their website" = whose website?

VGA converter... so it receive television signal or transmit to TV? Dutiable...

CN22... Russia's C2 form for export?
Good luck on your shipments coz Port Kelang Custom currently has lots of operations going on. Read newspaper recently you'll see lots of cases involving custom. But your gas mask mah... small small case only lah. If got hold up, usually is custom wanna "cari makan".

Kastam's website only show import duty 1st, then on the right hand panel, you need to select the "sales tax" to check whether sales tax is applicable to the item you're importing.

As for your VGA box, there's a high chance custom may slap a pretty high duty on it. Well, you can always hope.


How's your shipment doing? Got hold up in custom or not? Very curious bout this shipment

KDN is Kementerian Keselamatan Dalam Negeri.

They'll need to go through your magazine, in case they are porno or anything prohibited to enter Malaysia. It has nothing to do with Custom.

I ordered Victoria Secret summer collection catalog before, it got through and reach my doorstep.
So you think Victoria Secret got high amount of skin or not? heheehe