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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bimmer818" data-source="post: 396131" data-attributes="member: 2859"><p>I understand the banning of imported used car parts only applicable for commercial purposes only. If you want to import say, a gearbox, you can still do so on a private basis. The cost of buying the part is actually cheaper but the shipping is going to kill you. The 2nd parts dealers in Msia are making big money as most of the time, the imported items are bought cheap and under-declared to the customs. Most of the time, the customs do not even verify the contents in the container nor the actual value. Some importers have good "jalan' with the customs via their forwarding agents. I know because I used to import BMW and Mercedes parts from Europe in the 90s. The way I look at it, it might be a good thing to ban the imports as the country has been losing a lot in terms of tax revenue and the importers, some forwarding agents and some customs officers have been getting richer.</p></blockquote><p></p>