beastiex

thanks again for the info ....greatly appreciate it...yet to decide on wheather to get the 2.0 or the 1.8 type...will keep ya posted when i have gotten the car....thanks again...

cheers

The cut off is at 1.8L and below will have the lowest tax... a 1.8L engine will be 1.79xxL (below 1.8L) a 1.6/1.5/1.0 or even 850cc all will be at the same tax bracket as a 1.8L engine (150.25%)

So you did not appeal for a further cut? Same nissan? Shipping is RM1200 from Australia.. So even your car (1.8L) is worth RM0, You still need to pay the minimal RM1803.

You pay twice.... though other countries' tax is miniscule compared to Malaysia's

Erm.. I'm still having trouble to estimate the tax. Say i gonna import a honda s2000 frm nz, wat's the tax i need to pay provided the initial price was 79k nzd x 2 = rm158k at 10 years ago? I bought it for 19k nzd over here.
Also, as it is made in jp, so it is entitle for the rebate of 25% off the new price?

juz to remind anyone who will bring back car, pls check your engine no and chasis no must be the same as the registrartion book. My fren had a prob with his car coz the engine no is diffrent. maybe the previous owner had change the engine, dun know how did he kowtim dgn kastam.

i found that the docket price is much lower compared to the price in the pdf file provided by kastam,
For eg; pdf file price for MERC BENZ,C 200 Kompressor,Car,1796=RM120,526
but the real doket price only E17700, refer http://m4j1h4.fotopages.com/?entry=1098193

anyone have any idea?

10 year old, 2L.. cheap tax.. worth it to bring back.. lazy to calculate, use the posted online calculator by takuntung...(maybe not working)

use calculator maaaa...veli easi one...

not worth bring back car yr 91, this is due the car tax reduction is not linear correspond to age of your car, refer the following graph: tax vs year so u can see my point, juz my 2 cents



the best age to buy is 5-7 yrs old car, after that, dpreciation will not have much difference.

If we are talking about "amount" of tax to be paid, definitely it varies depend on many parameters such car price, cc, etc. However if we talk about "percentage" of reduction, whatever cars you plot, it will give a similar to "minus exponential" graph as shown above. This means, the "percentage" of reduction will be the same. Thus , whatever car u bring back, the tax for the car after certain period(>10yrs) will not differ much due to minus exponential curve.

errr...dude
dont wanna troll here
but i know what an ap is
in fact my uncle is in the business of selling those sheit but i have never been able to fathom ur eligibility for the thing je


and i know about the student AP thingy where one student gets one and once u have that contraption with u, u cant change the car title within the next 6 years etc...
but yeah, i think i still need to do loads of stuff
yet since u mentioned that ur mates were bringing in 90's car, i think i might have a bright chance
will give this a greater thought then

and for beastx and takuntung and others who've helped make this thread easier, thanks dudes
p/s: i hate the tax calculator cuz i dunno how to use it so sorry graham

Thanks for the reply BeastX & Graham. I had someone rang customs in msia and there the officer calculated RM50k, 

oh wells...

every few pages, there will b someone asking same Q, and same A given.. 9months+
(update: i called an agent in sarawak, was told even 6 months mayb enough)
import tax? the formula is already given, http://www.floristhut.com/taxkastam.htm
tax return, no such thingo.  (i think)

From wat i experience, honda jazz is not worth the hassle.

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Added on July 15, 2009, 3:48 pmcalled miti and custom, confirmed with a 'inside-friend' for tax purpose, checked with import car dealer, after much consideration, it is just not worth bringing back any car, UNLESS it's a exotic/really expensive car..

it's just not worth the hassle.. and even if u got connection, dealers are able to match your cost of bringing any car in, coz reasons you-can-imagine..

If u still wanna go thru the troubles and get your own imported car, australian ppl can just forget it, GO JAPAN~~

i will wait for yen to drop, and import from japan again, much better overall route..
Suggestion to future ppl who consider to import your own car, steps:
1. find out the tax tat u gonna pay, using the provided calculator by floristhut (really easy), call custom (03 88822100) to confirm the tax payable (they R really helpful).  (U ONLY NEED TO KNOW THE CAR ORIGINAL DOCKET PRICE.. USE GOOGLE)

2. go google import car dealers in malaysia, look for price selling of your wanted car. (or call them to try haggling, it's worth it)

3. compare the price dealer selling and your total cost to import (car price, shipping, tax)..  and see how much money u can save to import yourself, COMPARE to the hassle u have to go thru if import your own..

4. Decision~
West malaysian are lucky, if any east malaysian need some help? pm me~

Ok so here is the situation...

I am in Sydney and will be going back to Malaysia to work for a few years and my company is paying for my relocation costs.  I want to ship my 2002 Civic back since I have only clocked up 40K on it and I bought it brand new in Sept 2002 (just over 7 years now).

I have a few questions:

a) Can I apply for the AP in Australia or do I have to apply in Malaysia?
b) Where is the easiest place to get the AP form/JK form?
c) How long to apply for AP because I'm coming back in 4 weeks.
d) If I have to apply in Malaysia then can I send all my documents to someone in Malaysia to help me do it or do I need to apply in person? (do they need originals like passport etc or can I send certified copy via emails?
e) My driving license has expired - do I need to renew it first before doing this process?
f) Alternatively how about I send the car back to Malaysia first then only apply for AP???
g) Anybody got a sample letter to MITI that I can use for my application for AP?
h) Can somebody other than me clear everything in Malaysia (since I might have be travelling around for work) when the car arrives (do I need to be there?)
i) Is the discounts quite easy to get?
j) I'm assuming that the tax is going to be probably under RM15K - does that sound right? I'm assuming the 2002 Honda is around RM100K?

Sorry about the many questions but I tried asking MATRADE here (they dont know anything) and I have been trying to call MITI AP division (no reply)

Thanks!