Has anyone ever brought guitars into malaysia?

[hayabusa]

hi, just curious. i plan to bring a guitar across the causeway. do you people know will kena tax or not? thanks..

 

[gsonique]

You have to declare the purpose of bringing in the instrument.

If you have a gig, present a flyer or invite and if its just personnal entertainment .... practise your gift of the gap :wink:

 

[hayabusa]

declare at the singapore side or the malaysia side? um.. don really understand your phrase "practice your gift of the gap"?

 

[gsonique]

declare at the malaysia side .....

"practice your gift of the gap"?

how you talk lah :lol:

 

[edder]

on the other hand....

you don't have to do anything.

any musical instruments that can be "HAND CARRIED" is not taxable.

oh and amplifiers are NOT musical instruments.

 

[gsonique]

you don't have to do anything

but how come i was called up to declare what i was carrying ?? :evil:

True Scenario :

Custom guy: Oi, can i see whats in that case.
Goose: Oh sorry, its my guitar.
Custom guy: Ok open.. open...!!
Goose: i am goin to my parents place and i am bringin back my guitar.
Custom Guy: New? How much you buy this in Singapore?
Goose: No lah! two years oredi. How come you know where i buy?
Custom guy: :evil: i ask the questions!
Goose: What you want? (straight to the point)
Custom guy: :smt003 How much you buy?
Goose: $20 at the Great Singapore Sale...How?
Custom guy: :evil:
Goose:So how ?
Custom guy: :evil: Go Go go ....
Goose: If you want i can buy for you oso...How? You want ?
Custom guy: :smt013

 

[edder]

hahaha... they see you good to makan.

I ever wrote in and ask them officially on The Star when I was a kid then. The "official" reply was can hand carry no tax. Piano cannot hand carry TAX! Amplifier tax until you may have to beg at Wong Ah Fook.

Once I carried in a keyboard. The fellas wanted to create trouble, coffee allowance must be low that week but I keep repeating, as long as can hand carry no tax. In the end I got off.

 

[emg-rocks]

malaysia shudnt be a problem. i just carried em up the bus to kl the other time i was there. no qns asked. but if they do ask, best answer is to say that its a gift for your malaysian relative cuz u may get turned down in some countries if you say you're gonna be having a gig without first applying some license thingy beforehand.

 

[edder]

no need to say you're gigging wat... say you're going in to practice with some friends, definitely don't need license for that!

 

[parablue74]

Your guitar must really look brand new, gosh, they can't tell a used one vs a new one. I think you know what!! I think the custom officer is also a musician, he just wants to check out your guitar!! And if it is too expensive, he gets jealous, so must TAX!!