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Port Klang: Customs Snags RM770K+ in Illegal Goods.
By Administrator
Published on 05/13/2025 08:00
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Selangor Customs intercepted four attempts to smuggle prohibited goods worth an estimated RM772,000 (including unpaid duties and taxes) at Port Klang's Free Zone areas in March. State Customs Director Tun Norlela Azumi Ramli detailed the seizures, which included 10,000kg of rice falsely declared as basil seeds to evade import permits (RM170,000 value, RM68,000 unpaid duties), 147,600 electrical accessories with incorrect declarations to avoid Energy Commission and SIRIM approval (RM163,622.50 value, RM57,768.18 unpaid duties), 492 electric bicycles misdeclared as parts to bypass MITI permits (RM123,000 value), and 7,320 litres of ethyl alcohol wrongly labeled as ethanol solution to avoid Customs DG's permit (RM73,200 value, RM117,229 unpaid duties). Tun Norlela urged public cooperation against smuggling, emphasizing its impact on national revenue and security.

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