I have used UPS to ship a full board with battery in January from UK to Switzerland by following their protocol here pack_ship_batteries.pdf (5.5 MB)
In this instance, I’m not 100% sure of carrier, but will update once discovered but even looking at other manufacturer sites, air shipping can be used thru the cargo / freight only system . . .
Any assistance , especially from a Vendor, would be extremely helpful
There are always exceptions though surely ?
If (for example) I ordered a Lacroix, it would be shipped from Canada to the UK with a battery inside.
I now know that Bioboards use LHB to build their battery packs thereby saving probable bureaucratic red tape , but the majority of pre-builts, are shipped (extra for air freight) from China.
If it’s clearly labelled and freight sent via Cargo Plane this is not illegal
Can you double check with anyone you know who may have had success or even failed miserably (Via pm if ya like) ? As i had no probs from UK to La Suisse back in January with UPS
Not really. From the US to anywhere else it is pretty trivial. Getting them out from overseas to the US can be trickier, they’re often much stricter and require hazardous goods level packing and labelling, but it is entirely possible.
@Snowhiter Try to get them to use UPS or FedEx, and if necessary have the carrier recommend a packing agent. It’s going to get expensive, but you’ll get your board.
I’m trying to get one of my 2017 builds out of australia right now. They are not being easy on me. I sent the label and customs docs over and had the person with the board pack it, but it wasn’t packed correctly according to customs in Australia, so now I’m having to get one of thier reccommended packing agents to pack it. No idea how much this is going to be yet, but i already paid for one label and paid the guy who ended up with the board for his trouble to return it to me.
I.e. someone with a hazardous goods licence that is certified to professionally pack your stuff to current regulations. That applies anywhere, sending a battery yourself is a different story.
The ebay GSP is a bit of a nightmare because of these folks. Are they even willing to send it through another carrier? It’s a bit late for this now but if you’re shipping or buying anything especially valuable or difficult to transport it’s best to avoid/ask the seller to avoid the GSP
Hey everyone, Looks like the items seized by the Pitney Bows under the Ebay Global Shipping program gets sold wholesale to other Ebay sellers. I am happy they are not throwing this awesome creation in the garbage, that eBay whole-seller used the same photos and title I used:
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