Sales tax to be imposed on imported products bought online with passing of Bill

By MARTIN CARVALHO, RAHIMY RAHIM and RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians will soon have to pay a sales tax – possibly of about 10% – on all imported low-value goods (LVG) that they purchase online.

This comes after proposed amendments to the Sales Tax Act 2018 to tax LVG sales through the Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill 2022.

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Parliament , Sales Tax , Low-Value Goods , Online Shopping

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