Posting mobile phone to US

dodzy

Any suggestions ? Colleague went to PO this morning and declared what was in it. Not allowed to post. Options greatly appreciated.

XxMCRxBabyxX

Courier? An Post provide a service. Had to ship a phone to Spain and I think it cost €30ish. I'll try find the receipt

EDIT: Found the receipt. It was€36.50

slimjimmc

An Post won't carry anything containing lithium-based batteries, it's on their list of prohibited items
http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Personal+Customers/Sending+Mail/Speed/Prohibited+items.htm

Air-freight regulations have been tightened up regarding items containing lithium batteries so he/she may just have to ring around to see someone will accept them. AFAIK DLH will but you should check with them first.
http://www.dhl.ie/en/express/shipping/shipping_advice/lithium_batteries.html

dodzy

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Courier? An Post provide a service. Had to ship a phone to Spain and I think it cost €30ish. I'll try find the receipt

EDIT: Found the receipt. It was€36.50

Cheers. €36.50 to spain. God knows what the US cost would be

slimjimmc wrote: »

An Post won't carry anything containing lithium-based batteries, it's on their list of prohibited items
http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Personal+Customers/Sending+Mail/Speed/Prohibited+items.htm

Air-freight regulations have been tightened up regarding items containing lithium batteries so he/she may just have to ring around to see someone will accept them. AFAIK DLH will but you should check with them first.
http://www.dhl.ie/en/express/shipping/shipping_advice/lithium_batteries.html

Yep, seen that earlier. Was advised to just bang it in the post undeclared and stick a return address if undelivered. Its not a high value item.

VincePP

No international postal service will allow for mobile phone with battery to be sent via airmail. Its not an An Post policy, it is international regulations.

Express courier servcie like DHL, Fedex etc will carry items with battery, but they put them through a special clearing process and they charge a premium for that - probably would cost €80-€100.

Can it be sent without a bettery and the recipient buy a compatible battery in the US?

MoeJay

Royal Mail will allow it to be sent (if you are close to the border and it is handy for you)


Full details here:
http://www.royalmail.com/business/help/sending/restricted-goods-international

Not sure of postal rates though!

spyderski

Try www.parcelzone.net . They should be able to help you out...

BattleReady

dodzy wrote:

Any suggestions ? Colleague went to PO this morning and declared what was in it. Not allowed to post. Options greatly appreciated.

Try parcel direct ie. They can ship phones. They'll collect from your house or office free of charge

BeardySi

MoeJay wrote: »

Royal Mail will allow it to be sent (if you are close to the border and it is handy for you)


Full details here:
http://www.royalmail.com/business/help/sending/restricted-goods-international

Not sure of postal rates though!

That page is for business customers btw...

The appropriate bit from the rules for us plebs;

Batteries


Batteries that are classed as dangerous goods by the latest edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Technical Instructions are prohibited. This includes lithium ion/polymer/metal/alloy batteries sent in isolation or with equipment.

Lithium ion/polymer/metal/alloy batteries when sent contained in equipment such as a mobile phone or digital camera are allowed. Please see www.royalmail.com/internationalrestrictedgoods

Lead acid batteries (e.g. car batteries) and sealed lead acid batteries are also prohibited.

Alkaline, nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and nickel cadmium (NiCd) batteries may only be sent when new and in their original packaging. Please see www.royalmail.com/internationalrestrictedgoods

MoeJay

Thanks for the correction...doh!

This PDF is really what I was after:

http://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/Dangerous-Goods-Leaflet-May-2015-sml.pdf

runawaybishop

VincePP wrote: »

No international postal service will allow for mobile phone with battery to be sent via airmail. Its not an An Post policy, it is international regulations.

Express courier servcie like DHL, Fedex etc will carry items with battery, but they put them through a special clearing process and they charge a premium for that - probably would cost €80-€100.

Can it be sent without a bettery and the recipient buy a compatible battery in the US?

Dhl don't charge anything extra for phones, I've often shipped with them.

BattleReady

runawaybishop wrote:

Dhl don't charge anything extra for phones, I've often shipped with them.

runawaybishop wrote:

Dhl don't charge anything extra for phones, I've often shipped with them.

Yeah I just check on the parcel direct website and it only costs about 40 Yo yos

VincePP

runawaybishop wrote: »

Dhl don't charge anything extra for phones, I've often shipped with them.

they used to - but it was a few years ago I used them. I suppose they use cargo planes rather than passenger planes, so the very strict rules probably only apply to passenger planes which is how regular airmail travels.

Vic_08

VincePP wrote: »

they used to - but it was a few years ago I used them. I suppose they use cargo planes rather than passenger planes, so the very strict rules probably only apply to passenger planes which is how regular airmail travels.

A UPS cargo 747 that crashed in 2010 in Dubai due to a fire started by lithium cells killing the crew and narrowly avoiding a populated area is the main reason for all the current restrictions on lithium batteries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPS_Airlines_Flight_6