How the hell do I post an item with a battery out of this country? No courier will touch me.

JackieChang · 04-01-2022 1:23pm #1

I want to return something to Amazon.de. BTW it's not broken, just unwanted.

It is an electronic gadget with a built in battery.

No courier will take it.

I'm at me wits end. It's literally impossible to get it out of the country. It's only a mini projector, not a nuclear device.

Any advice?

silver2020 · 04-01-2022 11:41pm

DPD, GLS or ups standard.

All will take batteries.

It's an international Air restriction. So "couriers" or postal services that use aircraft to transport packages will not take them.

DPD GLS and ups standard use sea/road services.

Flinty997 · 04-01-2022 11:57pm

Can't get any power banks delivered anymore either.

VG31 · 05-01-2022 10:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118419005#Comment_118419005

UPS, DHL and FedEx will all take batteries on their express air services also as they use cargo aircraft. The restriction is for regular passenger flights which An Post would normally use. There are some limitations but any standard consumer electronics batteries should not fall under this.

Furze99 · 05-01-2022 11:03am

Yep, but not very helpful in this instance........... buy local! :) No problem then with bringing it back.

mondeoman72 · 05-01-2022 2:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058225811/how-the-hell-do-i-post-an-item-with-a-battery-out-of-this-country-no-courier-will-touch-me

What couriers did you try?

silver2020 · 05-01-2022 6:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118419889#Comment_118419889

Yes, but it requires "special handling" and their most expensive service.

Bog standard road / sea parcel delivery service is what the OP needs. Not "courier" service.

Circa €20 for a 3-4 day service to Germany. insured and signed for

cormie · 05-01-2022 6:58pm

I remember something about your typical "battery" which would be in most consumer electronics, not technically being a battery, but rather a cell and not having to declare there is a battery in the package in this case, but I think it's a grey area so best to be transparent with the shipper.

You can try https://www.parceldirect.ie/

I contacted them before about it and they sent me a battery sticker I had to print out and put on the package, didn't cost any extra.

Atlantic Dawn · 05-01-2022 6:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118419083#Comment_118419083

DHL had no problem delivering some to me back in November.

05-01-2022 7:01pm

Any of the couriers can do it. An Post can’t guarantee that your mail won’t go on a passenger plane as cargo, so don’t carry batteries. The couriers have their own freight aircraft.

Contact Amazon.de help desk and they’ll also likely send a UPS label.

AndrewJRenko · 26-01-2022 6:06pm

I'm struggling with this too;

DPD exclude batteries, according to their restricted items list.

Parcel2Go using TNT exclude batteries, according to their restricted items list

EU Parcel seems to allow batteries when connected to a device, according to their restricted list;

VG31 · 26-01-2022 7:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118536626#Comment_118536626

UPS will take batteries and are reasonably priced. So will DHL and FedEx but they are very expensive.

Also I wouldn't take much notice of Parcel2Go's prohibited items list. Their list is far more restrictive than the couriers' actual prohibited items lists. But bear in mind you will not be insured if you use Parcel2Go to send a restricted item.

How the hell do I post an item with a battery out of this country? No courier will touch me.

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