I wanted to buy an Aiwa RB-100 charger/battery holder from Buyee. "The item is prohibited for international shipping by the Aviation Law and/or International Postal Convention. * There is a possibility that some items are blocked on Buyee even though they are not prohibited by the Aviation Law and/or International Postal Convention. Buyee is unable to ship items that require the following documents for shipment and export: * Cleaning certificate * Certificate of non-applicability * MSDS * Other" Yet hundreds of millions of products with chargers are shipped from Japan to North America with new electronics.
I haven't done it but I thought about it using translator and going to Yahoo auctions and bypassing buyee
What? I really can't stand is when buyee says that I cannot bid on something that really ticks me off. I can watch it but I can't bid on it.
I have bid on several things on Buyee, with no problem bidding. Just this charger. I haven't won anything yet on Buyee. So far there's always someone who values the items more than I do.
It probably has the item categorized in the same category as rechargeable batteries, which are frowned upon for air transport.
Chargers are not prohibeted to be shipped internationally. Indeed, I think the same as @Reli, they probably treat the charger as if it was a lithium battery. Even in regard to batteries, not all batteries are restricted for air transport. The restriction is in regard to lithium, which can catch on fire. I got quite a few devices with old gumstick from Japan and they were marked as "Ni-Cd battery (not restricted as per SP A123)" or as "NiMH battery (not restricted as per SP A199)". Think the same is true for lead acid batteries (AIWA ones are lead acid), but can't find a reference of per what regulation. Worth asking as per what regulation the item is prohibited.
I think the Aiwa RB-100 and RB-120 (?) have both receptacles for AA (or AAA) batteries and also act as chargers. They predate lithium batteries and so far as I know don't contain batteries. So they must be wrongly classified. I'll see if I can challenge the ruling.
I challenged the ruling, and was granted a pass. The item listing included the word "battery", which caused the problem. Although millions of devices are shipped from Japan with batteries. I won the item. Buyee kept me informed the seller agreed to the transaction and sent the item to Buyee. I paid Buyee's handling and shipping fees and the charger arrived in due course. It worked properly and I cleaned it up. The cover door hinge is broken so I'll fix that. A good deal considering the asking prices for these items on eBay.
I recently bought replacement lithium ion batteries for heated gloves. The batteries came in a small cardboard box from China. I was surprised to find inside the box, the batteries were packed inside the cargo box of a plastic delivery truck toy. The toy had gears for driving the rear wheels, but no electric motor, switch or original battery. The toy has nothing to do with the gloves. Strange. All I can think of is that bare batteries can't be shipped by air, but maybe they can if they are part of a finished product. So the batteries are made to look like they are part of a new toy, but without valued but unneeded parts such as a motor. Hence the problem with the Aiwa charger having "batteries" in its description.
