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傳真社引述消息指，12架裝甲車在一艘由高雄駛往新加坡途經香港的貨櫃船上，抵達香港貨櫃碼頭時，本不打算卸貨作轉運或出口，但海關收到線報，調查時發現，暫未有資料顯示該批裝甲車屬於哪個國家出口、貨主的身分和報關內容、及該些軍用物品的目的地為何處 Fowarder never declare properly? Need approval from HK even if the cargo is just passing through its ports, right? http://m.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161124/s00001/1479963036278

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/5-arrested-more-than-6000-cartons-of-duty-unpaid-cigarettes-seized-by More than 6,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by Singapore Customs officers who observed activity at the loading and unloading bay of an industrial building in Woodlands Industrial Park. Four men - three Singaporeans and a Malaysian - as well as one Malaysian woman, all between 21 and 54 years old, were arrested last Thursday, Singapore Customs said in a statement on Monday (Sept 6). Customs officers had observed boxes being transferred into a Singapore-registered truck at the loading and unloading bay of the industrial building and suspected that they contained duty-unpaid cigarettes. They found 1,120 cartons of such cigarettes in the truck and arrested the Malaysian woman and three Singaporean men. Further checks uncovered another 4,928 cartons in another Singapore-registered truck in the vicinity, making it a haul of 6,048 cartons in all. Subsequently, the driver of a Malaysia-registered lorry that was suspected to be used to deliver the cigarettes was arrested at Tuas Checkpoint when he attempted to leave Singapore. The duty as well as goods and services tax (GST) evaded amounted to $516,490 and $41,430. All three vehicles were also seized. The agency said investigations are ongoing. "We would like to seek the cooperation of owners of industrial premises to be alert and look out for suspicious persons and activities to prevent their premises from being misused," said, Mr Yeo Sew Meng, assistant director-general of intelligence and investigation at Singapore Customs. The agency warned that buying, selling, conveying, delivering or storing duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and GST Act. Offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty and GST evaded, jailed up to six years, or both. Vehicles used in the commission of such offences are also liable to be forfeited, added the agency. Those with information on smuggling activities or evasion of customs duty or GST can call the Singapore Customs hotline on 1800-233-0000 or e-mail [email protected] ======================= Seems to be an increase in the number of people caught smuggling recently 😔. We are in the middle of a pandemic and still got people doing stupid stuff like this haiz 😤

Alamak... Just came across this. Hope when i go NZ in Dec, won't kanna bullied by these people... Those who are not aware, better take note. The problem is, the article doesn't really say what are the rights one has when really faced with such situations. It's mentioned the devices can be: - out of sight for minutes - confiscated and returned after a few days If go on a trip, they take your phone, then even if can get around, will sure disrupt plans and spoil the trip... https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/new-zealand-border-customs-digital-device-passwords-fine-10803570 Commentary: Know your rights when a border agent demands access to your digital deviceVisitors entering New Zealand will have to disclose passwords for their electronic devices if they asked to by customs officials, or risk being slapped with a fine - but they should also be aware of their rights, says one observer. ARIZONA: Imagine arriving in Australia or New Zealand after a long-haul flight, exhausted and red-eyed. You’ve just reclaimed your baggage after getting through immigration when you’re stopped by a customs officer who demands you hand over your smartphone and the password. Do you know your rights? Both Australian and New Zealand customs officers are legally allowed to search not only your personal baggage, but also the contents of your smartphone, tablet or laptop. It doesn’t matter whether you are a citizen or visitor, or whether you’re crossing a border by air, land or sea. New laws that came into effect in New Zealand on Oct 1 give border agents: … the power to make a full search of a stored value instrument (including power to require a user of the instrument to provide access information and other information or assistance that is reasonable and necessary to allow a person to access the instrument). Those who don’t comply could face prosecution and NZ$5,000 (US$3,220) in fines. Border agents have similar powers in Australia and elsewhere. AdvertisementIn Canada, for example, hindering or obstructing a border guard could cost you up to C$50,000 (US$38,514) or five years in prison. DEVICE INSPECTION A GROWING TREND Australia and New Zealand don’t currently publish data on these kinds of searches, but there is a growing trend of device search and seizure at US borders. There was a more than fivefold increase in the number of electronic device inspections between 2015 and 2016 – bringing the total number to 23,000 per year. In the first six months of 2017, the number of searches was already almost 15,000. In some of these instances, people have been threatened with arrest if they didn’t hand over passwords. Others have been charged. In cases where they did comply, people have lost sight of their device for a short period, or devices were confiscated and returned days or weeks later. On top of device searches, there is also canvassing of social media accounts. In 2016, the United States introduced an additional question on online visa application forms, asking people to divulge social media usernames. As this form is usually filled out after the flights have been booked, travellers might feel they have no choice but to part with this information rather than risk being denied a visa, despite the question being optional. SEARCHING SMARTPHONES AN INVASION OF PRIVACY Border agents may have a legitimate reason to search an incoming passenger – for instance, if a passenger is suspected of carrying illicit goods, banned items, or agricultural products from abroad. But searching a smartphone is different from searching luggage. Our smartphones carry our innermost thoughts, intimate pictures, sensitive workplace documents, and private messages. The practice of searching electronic devices at borders could be compared to police having the right to intercept private communications. But in such cases in Australia, police require a warrant to conduct the intercept. That means there is oversight, and a mechanism in place to guard against abuse. And the suspected crime must be proportionate to the action taken by law enforcement. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS If you’re stopped at a border and asked to hand over your devices and passwords, make sure you have educated yourself in advance about your rights in the country you’re entering. Find out whether what you are being asked is optional or not. Just because someone in a uniform asks you to do something, it does not necessarily mean you have to comply. If you’re not sure about your rights, ask to speak to a lawyer and don’t say anything that might incriminate you. Keep your cool and don’t argue with the customs officer. You should also be smart about how you manage your data generally. You may wish to switch on two-factor authentication, which requires a password on top of your passcode. And store sensitive information in the cloud on a secure European server while you are travelling, accessing it only on a needs basis. Data protection is taken more seriously in the European Union as a result of the recently enacted General Data Protection Regulation. Microsoft, Apple and Google all indicate that handing over a password to one of their apps or devices is in breach of their services agreement, privacy management, and safety practices. That doesn’t mean it’s wise to refuse to comply with border force officials, but it does raise questions about the position governments are putting travellers in when they ask for this kind of information. Katina Michael is professor at School for the Future of Innovation in Society, and School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering in Arizona State University. This commentary first appeared on The Conversation.

Lately been noticing jam there. Seems many counters not opened. Affects those returning to sg only. Other way clear.

Hello, Accident happened just before JB customs (outbound to Singapore) on 19th November 2017 at around 9pm. I have rear car camera footage of the accident. If you are the driver of the black Honda stream who got rear-ended or the owner of the car who got reversed into, contact me if you need my footage. (PM me or reply to this thread). I have video evidence of the car rear ending the stream thrice and reversing into the car behind him.

Yesterday was a fun day at Permas Jaya Go-kart track. Tried out the fun kart as well as the 100cc (390cc x 4 strokes) karts, we had a good meal and headed back to SG. After driving through a 4-lane (in 3 lane) to a 3 lane JB custom side and after being stared at by a dark blue Mazda 6 with so many gauges who wanted to cut lanes just cos my JB passport stamping lane was going faster, I was driving happily back to SG customs at Woodlands. After SG passport checks and driving past the customs, it was the final lane before we hit the BKE stretch. There are these 4 inspection parking lots meant for 100% thorough check of the car and lo behold, I was asked to go into one of the lots for inspection. - Open the bonnet - Open the boot - Empty the boot === There was much laughter and candor as we went through the process of going through my car, checking every nook and cranny that they could get to. Even my Secret Recipe cake was not spared (which was Chocolate Indulgence flavour, yummy stuff). 3 helmets in the boot from the go-kart session, plus my Kumho mechanic suit that I used for karing purpose were what made up the bulk of the "mess" in the boot, along with a foldable chair and a Hotstuff Magaziine (no prizes for guessing which month's issue this is). After giving the car a thorough check, here were the comments:- "Steering wheel can take out one, is it?" "Erm, your boot is very messy." "Is that dog hair I see stuck to the carpet?" "How much was the cake? What flavour is it?" All this happening and everyone driving past must be thinking... "Wah, this car siao liao lah, must be smuggling something inside."

Hi Are there any nice food nearer ie not far after causeway clearance? And on the way to NSH? As I always got lost in JB Tks

im toying with the idea of exporting my car at 10 years to australia for personal use. question is how do i derive the value for customs duty, gst etc..? since at 10 years.. the possible remnant value is the paper? i had to pay for shipping and custom duty and gst and any possible fees to get it on road there. tried contact freight companies to no avail... anyone to advice?

Many cars now have DVRs installed, front and back. At the customs they usually have signs that say no photo or video taking. Do you guys switch off or take out the wires of your DVRs when at the customs, singapore and malaysia side? Anyone had experienced problems, please share. Thanks.

Looks like those who paid for maige tv box are affected ?

Came back via JB Customs 24/9/2009. Usually cars will be moving on the LH lane after the Customs building, and buses join in on the RH lane. Due to SG Toyota Wish in front alway stepping the brake for no reasons, decided to follow behind the Causeway Link bus on RH lane. After the stretch where motorbikes join in on the LH lane, the bus start to slow down suddenly at the curve. Realized that there are several usually big potholes on the RH lane. Please take extra care at this stretch.

Just curious, do our TP stop Malaysian bikes and cars who have committed traffic offences such as speeding or beating red light offences at our immigration? Or do they just waive off any fines against foreign vehicles?

Hi. Do the malaysia checkpoint still requires us singaporeans to fill up the white cards when we drives into johor? Thanka

Hi, chanced on this video shared on FB... My guess is that the person posting the video was trying to cut queue while coming back to Singapore. Am I correct ? It looks like just opp the Shell station (after coming out from JB immigration)

For those driving back to SG from JB, careful of the big pothole after the drain cover after the stamping of passport. Almost thought i ran over something and looked back, damn big pothole just after the drain cover.

On the way back to Singapore from JB, we drove into the wrong lane, into a lane intended for buses and coaches. Traffic Police/Custom Officer came by and said that he has to issue us a fine, compounded at RM 300. While I doubt that there is any real offence, we didn't want trouble and decided to ask him to issue a fine. He said can give chance and only fine us RM 150... told him no money and he said you don't make trouble for us or we will make trouble for you too. As I really didn't have money to give, he eventually settled for whatever loose change I had which amounted to about RM 70... Feel damn buay song after I left but not choice since I had mother in law and wife with me and didn't want them to be further tramatized (don't want to fall in their hands with some fake charges) but if this had happened to you, what would you do?

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Yesterday in the wee hours. went in JB and saw a white car overturn just before the exit towards JB and quite a lot of officer are standing there. I wonder what stunt did he pull

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it used to be accessible by passenger cars on saturdays after 7pm and part of sundays. i am wondering if anyone knows if it is still available for access by passenger cars and if yes, any change in timing?

Planned to spend 2 days in Malacca, leaving tomorrow. Anyone aware of the situation at the customs? Just concern about getting stuck for hours since this is long weekend for most of us.

Hi there, Anyone got caught at Singapore Customs during entry to Malaysia for less than 3/4 tank full? What happened? Care to share?

hey ppl, yesterday i drove to JB, den on the right hand side which is meant for the big lorries was empty lane, i saw a JB plate camry drove past followed by many cars .. then i followed, up the bridge where the lorry turn right the malaysia TP signal all the cars jump queue to park infront. oh man TP threaten 300MYR tio summon but TP keep smiling ...then i had to give 50 dollar kopi money ... haizz.. so i open this post is DON'T CUT QUEUE ON CAUSEWAY to JB custom TP waiting to ambush you there, for ang bao money le..

I've just used the new road to CIQ. Just a note.. especially since it's the festive season.. Exiting from Sg customs, it's 2 straight lanes on the Causeway then merges into one lane on the left.. if you take the BAS lane, be prepared to jam up and change back into the car lane; if someone does finally give u way. Cos the bus lane heads elsewhere. then it will break into 2 car lanes... For those who remember that there are like 3 rows of passport counters... Now there are only 2.... sounds like jams to me.. In case you heading up north, start off early... Cheers

Like to share what I saw on small section of Straits Times 20/11/2010. The temp route [2.1 km long] from JB Customs to SG will be replaced with a new route [1.2 km long, 4 lanes]. Trials run on 23/11/2010, switch over on 26/11/2010, fully operational Jan'2011. Therefore, expect some route diversions or delays. Drive with caution.