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It looks as if Hongkong post has started cracking down on the airmail shipment of lipo and other lithium batteries.

Advice that the shipment of such batteries would no longer be allowed via airmail was posted to the HK Post website back in December 2009 but now it appears that they are getting serious about screening packages and intercepting attempts to ignore the ban.

Lithium batteries were also banned during the period of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, however this was just a temporary interruption, the latest ban looks as if it could be permanent.

What this means to RC fliers who rely on being able to directly import cheap batteries from Hongkong using low-cost airmail remains uncertain.

HobbyKing has advised customers "to avoid ordering large Lipoly battery (above 2200mAh) for the next 14 days", warning of the increased screening and the fact that there may be significant delays to such shipments.

With growing global concern about the potential risks associated with lithium-Ion and lithium-polymer batteries, shipping is becoming an increasingly difficult issue.

It is not clear at this stage whether the ban will affect shipments coming directly from mainland China and there appear to be no warnings posted by sites such as HiModel in respect to this, although it might pay to check with any Chinese supplier before placing an order that is to be shipped by airmail/EMS.

RCModelReviews will attempt to keep readers updated with updates to this situation as they come to hand.

Hazard kirjoitti: Kyllä mulle on lentämällä tuotu akkuja niin Usasta kuin HK:stakin

HMS77 kirjoitti:

Hazard kirjoitti: Kyllä mulle on lentämällä tuotu akkuja niin Usasta kuin HK:stakin

Riippuu sitten vissiin kaupasta, Tower Hobbies ei ainakaan lähetä lipo-akkuja lentopostilla.

It's starting to look permanent for Hong Kong Post.
That means alot of small eBayers and other stores that dont have the capacity to ship out via private courier will be attempting time and time again to post their lipo's only to have them returned a week or two later.
You're going to see alot of HK/CN vendors stop selling Lipo's in the coming weeks/Months as they work out that it's not getting through.

We are now doing the following;
1) We have charged two private courier companies with the task of shipping our products out. Bypassing Hong Kong Post.\

2) We have already sent 2 containers of Lipoly to Germany and next week 1 container to Seattle (the location of our new warehouse to be).

3) Customers who buy Lipo from as now will have them shipped via the Private couriers.

4) In future you will have a greater selection of Lipo from USA (Seattle) or DE (Hamburg) warehouses.

5) We are changing tracking system pages this week and next to better reflect the new services.

In the end you're going to get your batteries at the same price, but with faster shipping and less customs issues.

1) We have charged two private courier companies with the task of shipping our products out. Bypassing Hong Kong Post.

So there you have it -- out of Hong Kong and (back) into China and then... international air mail via China Post.

Good job, Hobby King, for coming up with an innovative solution to a show-stopper problem.

Air transport delay.
Please be aware that the Hong Kong/China Airports have placed an increased focus on parcel security. This has delayed many orders for up to 7 days.
If you find that your order is marked as shipped but does not have a tracking number, or the tracking number isnt working, please do not be alarmed. Over the coming days the tracking numbers will be registered as the Airport filters through the backlog of parcels.
To help reduce the backlog, we're shipping out alot of orders via alternative express methods and via different countries. This is helping to reduce a possible 2-3 week backlog to around 1 week only. We are doing this at a considerable cost to us and hope you can appreciate the extra effort we're taking to avoid these delays which are out of our control.
The current delay is expected for another 7 days and we will update this message early next week or as soon as there is any change the the current status.

r2 kirjoitti: Viime viikolla tuli HK:lta paketti jossa oli pari 22oo lipoa mukana, Katselin että tracking numero oli ch-loppuinen. En kiinnittänyt enempää huomiota ennenkuin olin pakettia hakemassa ja lähettäjäksi oli merkittu Miss Wu, Sveitsi   ;D