This is so true I've observed the same pattern as well usually small boxes get through without problems... on the otherhand my bigger parcels tend to get stuck even the items are non-taxable and properly are declared...

They just tengok kotak only then waste your time to go all the way to LCCT there and collect

Simple way to get around paying tax or sirim.

First declare the original value of your package, if the package gets lost you'll get reimbursed for your missing phones... no risk.

Ask the shipper/friend to put the iPhone in recovery mode... and remove all the wrapping plastic before sending to Malaysia.

Then print yourself a fake eBay listing (easy to do). Put the winning bid at a very low value US50 or something believeable.

The eBay listing description describe it as customer return unit broken iPhone for parts cannot boot and cannot make calls.

Then if the phone gets stuck in customs just tell them you purchased it for parts/fixing (cuba nasib) then sirim approval is not necessary because the iPhone is broken.

Show customs the eBay listing as proof and demonstrate the iPhone really can't be used.

If customs ask why you insure so high, tell them you're smart. If the post office or courier lost the package you get reimbursed for a brand new phone.

Yes it does more than once but I wont admit to doing it (its illegal kekeke)

You can show proof of RMA you'll get away...

Dude sorry to hear your sirim/custom problems... sigh it can be a real biatch to go back and forth...

I've been to the customs counters before starting from 1 where you meet the pos officer and he hands you your parcel then the last counter is to pay tax

Once I was even asked to go up to the second floor to speak to some pegawai tinggi and open my PSP parcel for inspection.

Luckily every time I've been there I managed to get away from paying taxation.

Even if you correctly declare it also customs might not believe you... I purchased an external CD Writer long long time ago shipped from the US and customs tahan my package.

When I called to explain its computer peripheral and not taxable they dun believe me... POS Malaysia demanded some processing fee to act as an agent to help get my package out but I told them GTFO.

Kena drag all the way to where LCCT is now (when I was there LCCT not built yet) open the box and they still insist its a VCD player and taxable.

I had to shove the product manual in their face before he believed it was a CD-Writer... and di lepaskan kastam but wasted my time, petrol and toll for nothing.