USPS bans international lithium battery shipments

[losikid]

:shock:

Stamps.com Blog » USPS Bans Overseas Shipments of Electronics with Lithium Batteries

 

[Harley]

:evil:

 

[JeremyH]

Like Chinese shippers will give two shits about the USPS....

 

[losikid]

Like Chinese shippers will give two shits about the USPS....

Supposedly its an international regulation for any postal system...the question is how hard will customs enforce this if they open a box and see's lipo's

 

[losikid]

and then you have to wonder what all the phone companies are thinking

 

[BJoe]

and then you have to wonder what all the phone companies are thinking

Why should they worry, I doubt that they get there shipments via USPS"thumbsup"

 

[losikid]

Why should they worry, I doubt that they get there shipments via USPS"thumbsup"

US customs can search any incoming international shipment. Doesn't have to be usps.

 

[Zod Rhombus]

It reads like it covers outgoing shipments FROM the U.S. Sorry, Canada.

 

[BurnLatex]

Not worried at all. I've never bought a battery from the USA. Always HK. No US customs to deal with at all. I get them fresher, faster and cheaper.

 

[losikid]

From the UPU

New mailing rule to allow transport of lithium batteries | UPU

Currently, in accordance with ICAO rules, lithium cells and batteries are considered dangerous goods prohibited from travelling by air in the international mail stream.

 

[PFC FNG]

So the only way they can be shipped here is on a friggin ship? Isn't salt water used to render lipos inert?

 

[Robbob]

Could be a good thing for us.

Now HK and China companies will have to stock more in US warehouse's since containers take about 2 weeks to ship.

Dont blame the ICAO though, its like flying bombs with out timers on them.

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

They've been on the prohibited list for a while now. My local PO has a poster on the wall showing things that you aren't supposed to ship and it clearly states electronics with lithium batteries.

Also, it looks like this ban applies to outgoing shipments, not incoming.

 

[EddieO]

This doesn't apply UPS, FEDEX or DHL....so dealers will still get them like always.

It does apply to incoming USPS shipments though, all the post offices attempting to ship by USPS are supposed to post similar notices.

Later EddieO

 

[bob1961]

does any body have any link to how many USPS trucks/planes have went up in flames due to lipo's bursting into flames from them miss handling our packages :roll: :shock: :lmao: ..........bob

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[JeremyH]

So, does this mean I need to answer truthfully now when they ask me "Is there anything dangerous, hazardous...blah, blah, blah"?

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

So, does this mean I need to answer truthfully now when they ask me "Is there anything dangerous, hazardous...blah, blah, blah"?

You could ship a box of sharpened pencils and still say yes to that question...

 

[losikid]

This doesn't apply UPS, FEDEX or DHL....so dealers will still get them like always.

Is this because they have their own cargo planes and don't give a fawk about the upu?

 

[losikid]

You could ship a box of sharpened pencils and still say yes to that question...

:lmao:

 

[EddieO]

It's because they are shipping companies, not postal companies.....if you can't use a stamp, its not consider mail"thumbsup"

Later EddieO

Is this because they have their own cargo planes and don't give a fawk about the upu?