I would like to thank Juaen again for posting his super detailed description of self-clearing at the KLIA airport, as it really helped me! Yesterday my bike arrived in KUL airport, and I successfully cleared it through customs myself. I really followed Juaen’s instructions at the beginning as it was helpful just to know where to start. A few steps in to it I found enough officials who spoke some English and could point me in the right direction.
Have patience (lots of it) for being confused and waking back and forth between buildings, and smile and say thank you in Malay a lot. These things will all help. And once I wandered into the wrong building they told me I definitely need an agent, however it is not true.
I shipped a DR650, and only paid about $45 USD on KUL side cargo charges. If I used an agent their fee will be $550 USD, so I am so glad I cleared it myself. And it’s part of the adventure- I feel I really accomplished something. Good luck to all!
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