i order something from taobao,

i pay the shipping company and they help me pay the china seller,

so that he can give me a malaysia invoice with his company name,

he charge me 2% service fee.

they charge me shipping per cubic meter with custom tax included.

i sell this item in malaysia.

i would like to know is this legal or is this considered grey area?

It depends on the total amount, frequency, and your targeted customer. If you are selling a huge amount of goods, at frequent intervals, to businesses, then of course you have to do it the proper way by registering yourself or a business, get the necessary license and permits, pay income tax, to conduct this business.

If it is just a one off or infrequent thing to individuals, then I'd bother too much. If it is to a business entity, then you have to see whether they need a proper invoice for tax purposes.

It's legit but you have to consider warranty/invoice issue (such as registration to SSM, tax bla bla)

Imagine you buy from A sell to B, if warranty issue arise B will claim from you and you claim from A

Why dont you straight away become Taobao agent? Straight forward

This post has been edited by I'm V-Kool: Nov 13 2020, 01:41 PM

hi, thanks for your response. actually i have a company and want to purchase to sell. so they will tax me from my profit right?

i am selling potteries so warranty isnt an issue.

Reminds me of a story of potter who asked the gods for his pots to be unbreakable.

This post has been edited by Here to buy: Nov 14 2020, 06:23 PM

Of course unless your nett profit is less than RM3000 per month

How much is your sales per month ts? Is the market saturated

yes, will need to pay tax to lhdn

Create invoices yourself