one can only get a VAT refund if he/she is visiting as a tourist. if the person is residing in UK, then the person is not eligible for VAT refund.

that is true. So good incentive for us to go for a holiday then!

actually if the person is residing in any of the EU countries...then he/she is not elligible for the VAT refund at all.....

to claim VAT, i think you can only claim the thing at the last port of departure from the EU area. e.g. if the person bought the thing in UK and go to France for extended trip and leave from france to msia...then the VAT refund would have to be done in france.....

plus the hassle of having the thing sealed and have to show it is not tampered with at the VAT refund counter.

even buy at VAT price of GBP1149 is still cheaper than rm11k

and if that person's last stop is switzerland, he had better claimed his VAT refund before he entered switzerland coz apparently switzerland is not part of the EU hence u can't claim refunds for items bought from EU

Trust me, it is worth every effort. My good friend just bought a Bang and Olufsen system (beosound 4 and Beolab 3) and he carried it on board. Just the system and speakers alone, he saved like Rm30,000 compared to the Malaysian price.

I can tell you one thing, virtually every gadget in the UK is far far cheaper than Malaysia. Best advice would be, buy a few items at one go. Then at least your tambang is well worth it. Now Airasia, can do a return for RM1500.

If you get your handphone, handycam, digital camera, sound system etc, sure worth the trip.

Of course plasma and LCD TV cannot lah, it is just too big. Despite being able to claim VAT prior to sending it through luggage, I still think it is too risky to carry big items. Somemore, you know lah, all the thefts in airports.

Best to carry on board. And I think a Bluray DVD player is small enough to carry on board.

Btw, can you believe a Sharp Bluray player can be £99?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/326936/shar...blu-ray-disc-p/

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Added on January 29, 2009, 10:13 pmAmazon is selling the BDP 350 for 169 pounds. what a shocker man! If you claim your VAT, it woul be £144 pounds.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...001DN1SP4304828

How much is it sold here?

We Malaysians sure kena tipu to the max

This post has been edited by michaeltan1943: Jan 29 2009, 10:13 PM

yes, that's why we buy Hifi from uk when we were there..especially open box or demo stuffs dem cheap..

but computer parts here cheaper so we go lowyat built computer system rm2k, take there and resell at 3+k..to flat mates (pay for tambang already)

Lowyat generally chepaer for computer parts but for netbooks, UK and Australia much cheaper. I bought my MSI Wind with 6 cell battery for RM1000 Malaysian in Australia. Here it was shockingly sold for RM1699 then. Asus 901 is currently sold for £230 in UK but in Malaysia, it was 1699. Somemore, they bullshit and say it is no more in production globally and sell the inferior 900 with celeron.

yeah some branded items here like agent controlled wan..

look at BD price here also want to vomit.. haha!

my bd player is from UK....by the way...i dont think you can claim VAT back for these mail order stuff..at the store...the merchant will have to seal the product....dont think amazon does it...then again i might be wrong.

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Added on January 29, 2009, 10:41 pmfunny you mentioned these....most of my audio stuffs are from msia....i moved them half way round the world because its cheaper in msia....then again...my stuffs are no bang&olufsen

This post has been edited by rthj: Jan 29 2009, 10:41 PM

fuyoo tansri miker tan in de house

bro, all mail order do the Vat. Just ask them prior to ordering. They will include the vat claim form for you to use at the airport. Amazon also does it.
I have done it countless of times, trust me.

you are right, hifi stuff cheaper in msia, I also don't know why. Even though made in England. Maybe 3rd world pricing. Cyrus, Roksan etc all cheaper here. But B & O far cheaper in UK

This post has been edited by michaeltan1943: Jan 29 2009, 10:56 PM

i cant claim VAT refund.

i guess one would have to coordinate these really well.....to order with VAT refund claim and get it on time before leaving europe.

they will include the vat claim form with the item sent.

B&O also got assembled in.... (can't say too much..haha!)

in sg petani??

haha! (dunno wor..no comment..)

you seen before ar on the production line??

i've seen too many production lines to know that behind all brands, premium or not... let's just say production is production la..

you know I know la..
the yamaha amps done inhouse in ipoh or sub to pg/kedah ar?

slightly OT here, if i want to get a made-in-Malaysia SACD player (Sony SCD-XA5400ES) from UK, from what u guys are saying, i can claim the VAT. but will i be taxed when i bring it back to Malaysia? i plan to visit UK this April.

cheers,
wps