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karhoe
post Mar 6 2009, 06:13 PM, updated 17y ago

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A friend of mine said he has sent me a parcel of TV Tuner from Taiwan but till today, the parcel has not reached me. He used the cheapest postage option which does not have tracking facilities.

I am not sure if the parcel is stolen or lost but is there a possibility that the parcel might be held by custom? Perhaps they want to tax that item?

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karhoe
post Mar 6 2009, 06:34 PM

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Is there a hotline that belongs to custom which I can call and provide my name and ask?
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post Mar 6 2009, 08:12 PM

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QUOTE(cute_boboi @ Mar 6 2009, 06:40 PM)
If the item is valuable/worthy enough to you, you should have ask the sender to send by courier/registered, instead of normal mail, and pay extra.  whistling.gif

Normal mail = no way to track. Their answer will be "lost in transit"  rclxub.gif

Even if it is truly stuck in customs (TV Tuner may need SIRIM approval to bring in), you will never ever know unless they inform you. Why ? There is no tracking number. The customs may just throw aside and forgot all about it, until one fine day, they pick it up and willing to contact you. What if they open it and found the TV Tuner very nice ? Take home lor! Malaysia Boleh!  doh.gif
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It's a 'free gift'. Talking about SIRIM, do you see SIRIM stickers on your Intel processor or your Geforce/ATI cards? Hopefully they won't be attracted by it lol
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post Mar 14 2009, 07:39 PM

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QUOTE(Shafique @ Mar 12 2009, 09:27 PM)
if u have tracking number it will be good and can the search scope can be reduce. if u only provide name and address those ppl at custom section would have a problem because need to look for every record. can't be done fast so the better way ask sender to send it using ems or registered parcel.

u may try go to the custom office (unit bungkusan pos) and ask them for the record book. so u can have to check it manually. if there's no tracking number (cheapest) it will be under Letter Packet record book/file.
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Where exactly is 'custom office'. airport?
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post Mar 17 2009, 06:11 PM

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QUOTE(svage98 @ Mar 17 2009, 02:20 PM)
Near terminal LCCT...there's a Pusat Mel building there where the customs and pos malaysia people located under one roof  smile.gif

If you did not receive a letter from pos malaysia+customs requesting you to clear your item then most likely is has not arrive here yet. 

You should get more info from your seller...post normal parcel by airmail or ground/surface mail? Air mail is by aeroplane and ground mail is by ship (sea) which usually takes 2-3 months to arrive depending on which country.  You should also be reminded that normal mail cannot be tracked but if your seller has kept a copy of the custom declaration form you could use the customs declaration form number for reference.  If not then it is virtually impossible to locate your stuff  unsure.gif
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From Taiwan to Msia using the cheapest options, it has been 2 months only, any phone number to contact?

 

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