Speedpost EMS no longer shipping to Ireland (as of april)

Boston

Just got an email from WGC, stating

We also got a news from Speedpost EMS , they can't ship airsoft toy to Ireland start on APR 2008 .

Puding

We also got a news from Speedpost EMS , they can't ship airsoft toy to Ireland start on APR 2008

interesting i wonder if its possible we can find out why? please tell me it not what i came across the other month...

shop: im sorry we can not ship to the uk because of the new laws
me: im not in the uk im in Ireland
shop: thats part of the uk
me: no its not!!

not the exact paraphrase but you get the idea

then again i do not see it as an issues tnt and ups can still carry as far as im aware (unless this will also effect them)

a little more info is need me thinks

kdouglas

:mad:

This is not good, EMS are one of the best/cheapest delivery services from HK most of the time. More details would be nice, Boston? Can you email back to find out more?

ED E

Boston wrote: »

Just got an email from WGC, stating

WTF, I had a parcel shipped from them 2 days ago, destination, dublin. Last time I checked it had been dispatched from Bejing. Maybe its the end of the month when the service stops...

Stephen

Heh, when I was in China last year I got the same thing a lot. Everyone I asked about it thought Ireland was part of the UK.

Squad 701

Just got an e-mail from Ehobby, my package has been returned to them twice since Monday from Hong Kong Post saying they will not ship to Ireland.
Ehobby wanted to know what the situation here was ! They said they would try UPS instead. Hopefully there is no problem with them.
Anyone aware of any changes to UK postal rules, or has anyone received anything within the last few days from UPS ???

monksavage

This is a job for the IAA to clarify our laws internationally!

kdouglas

Is it a case of they wont ship Airsoft to Ireland any more? Or just wont ship to Ireland at all?

Dr_Pepper

Its a mistake.
According to their own Service Facility sheet the Prohibitions and Restrictions are:
Same as Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Clearly they think we are part of Great Britain.

Ill contact them today.

Wrong EMS.

kdouglas

Excellent, good work Conor.

In other Post-related news, I contacted Customs in Portlaoise this morning about a package that has been sitting there since Monday, they are only processing Monday's packages now, so if your package goes into customs, expect a bit of a delay.

Necron99

kdouglas wrote: »

Excellent, good work Conor.

In other Post-related news, I contacted Customs in Portlaoise this morning about a package that has been sitting there since Monday, they are only processing Monday's packages now, so if your package goes into customs, expect a bit of a delay.

Ahh so thats what happened to my upgrade parts, cheers for the info Kieth

Stercus Accidit

I've had HK retailers think we are under the vcra too.

Basically the vcra bans online sales afaik or legislates it heavily.

As airsoft here grows, more of these retailers will know we are a republic, and independent of UK law.


Thanks conor, perhaps a blanket e-mail to some of the main HK retailers also?
As I nearly had a gbb painted snot green
Redwold, Cobra, wgc, ehobby etc. so they all know the facts and can inform ems of those facts along with us informing them.
A link to wikipedia about ROI would be a bit cheeky

weeder

Squad 701 wrote: »

Just got an e-mail from Ehobby, my package has been returned to them twice since Monday from Hong Kong Post saying they will not ship to Ireland.
Ehobby wanted to know what the situation here was ! They said they would try UPS instead. Hopefully there is no problem with them.
Anyone aware of any changes to UK postal rules, or has anyone received anything within the last few days from UPS ???

i recieved an ehobby order grand today sent by standard HKpost

MAD Ozzie

So thay think were POM's do thay, well we can call em Jap's an see how thay like it, Oh sorry sir cant send ya euro's will have to send ya Yen's. (see how well that goes down)
Had the same prob in the past, and told em to look it up, so after 3 days of email's thay got it right. The world map of old dosent say the ROI, just say's Great Britten. So its the buggers that make the maps that are to blame. Who do ya tell???????

ED E

Oh oh, just ordered from ehobby. Hopefully he'll ship via UPS or it wont arrive for the gathering:(

Cheers Keith, was wondering about a parcel I'm waiting for.

Lemming

Wasn't there a similar problem with RSOV back before the VCRA was introduced, until someone spelled it out to them that nowhere do the names "United Kingdom" and "Republic of Ireland" look similar.

zero19

I hope this gets sorted soon...I only use EMS when buying from foreign soil

iceage

that makes two of us, I've recently ordered from both RSOV and UN.......oh dear

andros

Say nothing. I'm waiting from few crucial components.

SniperSight

GAT UNT HIMMELL!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

Boston

The RSOV things was that keith wasn't sending documentation stating the power of the airsoft toys. However WGC always sent this documentation. Its not a VCRA problem as WGC tends not to care about local laws. They have stated they will send by UPS, but this means I'll definitely get hit by customs.

Dr_Pepper

Just so you know i have emailed them and am awaiting a response.

Boston

As have I, expect it to take 24 - 48 hours.

o1s1n

Boston wrote: »

They have stated they will send by UPS, but this means I'll definitely get hit by customs.

Not the dreaded UPS

Edit - Actually, the VAT laws are being changed in December. So UPS won't be able to hit you on anything up to €155.

Stercus Accidit

I thought ups seized loads of gear before, never mind vat.

o1s1n

Motosam wrote: »

I thought ups seized loads of gear before, never mind vat.

Not that I'm aware of. They're just known for piling on extra charges.

Squad 701

I just received news from Ehobby that EMS will still not ship Airsoft to any part of Ireland !
Has anyone heard back from other retailers regarding the situation ?
I thought this would have been sorted-out in a couple of days, but obviously the situation is worse than expected.
As far as I'm aware there are no problems with UPS or TNT.

Puding

I thought this would have been sorted-out in a couple of days, but obviously the situation is worse than expected

its only been a couple of days and with the time difference and other issues im shore communication is not the best, but im pretty shore it will get sorted.

N.O.I.P.

o1s1n wrote: »

Edit - Actually, the VAT laws are being changed in December. So UPS won't be able to hit you on anything up to €155.

Link??

mcgovern

N.O.I.P. wrote: »

Link??

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055271625

N.O.I.P.

mcgovern wrote: »

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055271625

Groovy cheers man

Stercus Accidit

So are the IAA going to contact ems?

I hope so as ems is very convenient, and I'm certain this is a mistake, why refuse to ship something to where it is perfectly legal to?

Plenty of places in HK think we are under the vcra.

Dr_Pepper

Motosam wrote: »

So are the IAA going to contact ems?

I hope so as ems is very convenient, and I'm certain this is a mistake, why refuse to ship something to where it is perfectly legal to?

Plenty of places in HK think we are under the vcra.

As i said in page 1 i am in contact with them.

Also on that front i got an email back from them today

After checking with our external affair department, they informed us they
didn't receive any news regarding the import of airsoft toy as prohibited
item to Ireland.

More when i get it.

* Also in contact with WGC now.

Stercus Accidit

Dr_Pepper wrote: »

As i said in page 1 i am in contact with them.

Good to hear, I must have forgotten, I should have re-read the thread

iceage

Checked earlier on a order from RSOV, and it seems to be on the move by speedpost..... what do you reckon of that?

ED E

BDUs arrived thismorning from EMS:D

mcgovern

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

BDUs arrived thismorning from EMS:D

I got some camo and a sling on Wednesday by EMS also, from ebaybanned.

Puding

the parcels that where sent back, or could not be sent, was because they contained aeg/gbb so the orders your quoting don;t really give any idea on the situation really

ED E

Oh yeah puding....wait a sec, think the mac11 is coming via ems...lemme check it....

Ohh SH1TE! Ordered 7 days ago...nothing since then. Still processing. Gunner....angry email time...

Puding

well if thats coming might be a more accurate example, i still have the same view as i posted on iaa forums that is looks like simple miss communication in the HK postal system even just a person/persons with a limit grasp of geography could have created this non issue

ED E

The thing is Shankuss needs that mac for the gathering...

Yougart15

uh oh i just ordered a metal slid for my gbb from UN company yesterday but i got an email saying the item has been sent for shipping? surely if UN company thought they wudnt ship they would not of completed the order?

budda15c

Just bought a part from wgc and they emailed me back the quote saying it would be shipped by speedpost EMS

Puding

do people read the prev post , the issue seems to be with aegs and gbb (it appears there has been confusion at some level with uks new laws and basic geography, other parts do not seem to be effected

iceage

Another order of mine has left Hong Kong from UN by EMS so all seems to be fine guys,

kinkstr

iceage wrote: »

Another order of mine has left Hong Kong from UN by EMS so all seems to be fine guys,

One of my mates though the same, had a gun on the way from gunner, got dispatched on Tuesday, on Thursday the tracking showed it as "returned to sender".

iceage

kinkstr wrote: »

One of my mates though the same, had a gun on the way from gunner, got dispatched on Tuesday, on Thursday the tracking showed it as "returned to sender".

Oh Ssh*T!!! :eek:

Gonna mail UN and sort this out.

kinkstr

Sorry to be p1ssin on your parade:(
If it gets out of Hong Kong you should be fine, just keep checking the tracking on HongKong post.

iceage

well it seems to have left Hong Kong..fingers crossed, let you all know how it goes.

Dr_Pepper

Why not actually wait and see what WCG say?
EMS have said that they have no restriction on the shipping of these.

Can you supply the tracking references which say these packages were "returned to sender"?
This might actually help with me contacting EMS rather than speculating.

Squad 701

My package has eventually left Hong Kong, but with UPS.
It was first tried last Monday, then Wednesday with EMS and returned to Ehobby on both occassions. The last Ehobby heard from EMS was Thursday afternoon when EMS said 'No Airsoft to all of Ireland', Ehobby then contacted me and said they would try UPS and hope for the best.
Obviously it's all some big mistake, if EMS brought in new rulings it would affect all countries not just Ireland, so I guess we have suddenly become part of the UK to the people who manage EMS, sad it's taking so long for them to correct their mistake.
Discounted shipping to Ireland should make up for their mistake