I also have limited skills in the language, so I got a colleague to help me to buy stuff from Taobao. But there's also google translate if you can't be bothered to ask your friends.

Will also be required to get approval/permit from MCMC, SIRIM or EC (energy commission, to make sure it can be used here with our voltage and frequency) if customs demanded to see those. I had some experience where customs did ask for the permits/letters from different agencies. I bought some custom steel frames for a mid-size outdoor project and customs office wanted to see my CIDB permit lol.

In your case, I’d recommend emailing the relevant agencies and tell them you are getting a laptop from overseas. You’ll get a faster reply if you go to their offices personally

Also, depending on your luck the customs office would just skip this entirely (maybe if your forwarder wrongly “declared” the HS code) but bear in mind customs also can open up your packages to see what you are bringing in are correctly declared

Depends on the HS code of the item