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

fayer · 30-04-2008 07:33PM

Hi Lads,

Have an AEG and kit coming from HK. Shipping via UPS, hopefully no issues, will keep you posted.

One thing to note, UPS use their own Aircraft and hub's, for all of the journey, the package dose not pass into 3rd party hands, cutting out possible issues. Under Irish regs only 33% on all "Account" shipments need to be opened for security checks, that is supposed to happen at source.

EMS and others will pass shipments through many many hands gettting from HK to Ire, all it will take is for 1 of them to get the message wrong and it will filter throught the chain, that is were the miss information could be coming from, as they said "Airlines" thease are most likely cargo compnies, eg Lufthansa, Delta cargo etc...

Will let you know if UPS still good to use.

Steve

MaxForce · 30-04-2008 07:58PM

fayer wrote: »

Hi Lads,

Have an AEG and kit coming from HK. Shipping via UPS, hopefully no issues, will keep you posted.

One thing to note, UPS use their own Aircraft and hub's, for all of the journey, the package dose not pass into 3rd party hands, cutting out possible issues. Under Irish regs only 33% on all "Account" shipments need to be opened for security checks, that is supposed to happen at source.

EMS and others will pass shipments through many many hands gettting from HK to Ire, all it will take is for 1 of them to get the message wrong and it will filter throught the chain, that is were the miss information could be coming from, as they said "Airlines" thease are most likely cargo compnies, eg Lufthansa, Delta cargo etc...

Will let you know if UPS still good to use.

Steve

Hi Steve,
I had a package delivered from UPS last week. It was a Meister Glock from RSOV and I paid an extra 31€ on it which included duty, VAT and UPS fees. It was delivered to me by a guy in a mini bus. The following day or so I had a box containg a number of masks, a chrono and 2 batteries delivered to me by TNT also from RSOV with out duty. So go figure.

Martin.

Boston · 01-05-2008 11:29AM

Got this in an email from WGC

Fallschirmjager · 01-05-2008 01:26PM

not too sure has this been asked before here...and is a bit of a longshot

anyone here from Northern Ireland that knows of a change in the law there that might have kicked this off?

is this affecting players in the North as well?

Puding · 04-05-2008 07:17PM

yep got the same email from wgc will not ship aegs even via ups fedex or tnt

fayer · 04-05-2008 07:29PM

Hi Lads,

UPS Shipped out of HK no issues! Untill it got to Ireland

24 hours to get from HK to Dublin then UPS sent it to Cork by mistake.

4 days to get it back from Cork to Dublin, sob sob sob....

Fallschirmjager · 04-05-2008 07:30PM

Puding wrote: »

yep got the same email from wgc will not ship aegs even via ups fedex or tnt

WTF! ups/tnt and fedex as well? is that just wgc or all shops?

Puding · 04-05-2008 07:53PM

i just got an email said they would not ship aegs to Ireland at all, i sent one back questioning this, i know gunner stopped all says for a bit but he brought back ups as an option, but as far as anyone and myself are aware ups tnt and fedex are all ok everything but hong kong post

considering i was going to put in a big order in with them looks like i will have to go else wear

see what they come back with

Stercus Accidit · 04-05-2008 08:05PM

Whatever nonsense that got into hk post may well have been sent to all couriers also, some rejected interpretation of law or some bloody idiotic memo.

No ship here*, it am bad ok thankz bye

*denotes somewhere green and rainy, might be two countries there technically but yekno, lets play it safe and just fcuk em all over.

fayer · 04-05-2008 08:06PM

I just got an AEG from Airsoftglobal, shipped from HK via UPS, no issues except being sent to cork

Stercus Accidit · 04-05-2008 08:07PM

Naturally enough I am getting weary of this.

Is anyone in contact with hk post since the blanket fob off e-mail they sent?

Puding · 04-05-2008 08:12PM

no they just keep sending the same copy and past, I've made request for the original source information and it origins but no replies for this

Stercus Accidit · 04-05-2008 08:34PM

I think some of the retailers have been onto them too about this.

You see I don't know if I'm wasting my time contacting them again or if there are negotiations actually happening or what.

Fallschirmjager · 04-05-2008 08:37PM

Puding wrote: »

no they just keep sending the same copy and past, I've made request for the original source information and it origins but no replies for this

as have i as it happens...got the email saying i would get an answer in 24, 48 hours and that was 3 days ago...

well maybe we will all have to start buying parts and assembling ourselves,,,

Puding · 04-05-2008 09:16PM

well tnt fedex are fine and most retailers will ship via these carriers its just i like wgc and annoying that they will not ship aegs at the moment

Shiva · 04-05-2008 10:35PM

I received an AEG and pistol from WGC on Thursday. They originally shipped it via EMS the previous week, but it was returned and they re-sent it via TNT.

This was a couple of days ago though...perhaps they've just decided yesterday they cant be arsed with all the hassle.

Puding · 04-05-2008 10:37PM

that what im thinking as i put in a quote last week and it was fine adjusted the order a little today and i got a corrected invoice back without any airsoft devices on and the not about not shipping, although sometimes it depends who answers the mail im hopping this is only a temp thing like gunner.

Shiva · 04-05-2008 10:45PM

Yeah, hopefully it'll be temporary. I like WGC a lot myself. I dont use any of the big couriers for my bulk orders, so this nonsense won't affect me too much, but I often get stuff from Redwolf and WGC when someone wants a special item, or I need stuff quickly. It'll be a pain in the rear if those avenues are cut off.

Fallschirmjager · 05-05-2008 06:46AM

well i have found on occasion with wgc -- it depends on the sales person...

i like their custom ones...really good value as it happens. what has bugged me out is they offer a power mod to get it to 1j and it seems they are out of stock. so i was ordering yet another m4 variant...only to find i was 5 or 10 fps outside the limit, they could not mod it lower..so i waited...and what happens then..all this EMS debacle...maybe i was just not meant to have it i guess...

as of this morning i still have no rely from HK post...

some good news however, ehobby are posting, except that are using UPS.

Puding · 05-05-2008 11:54AM

All i got back from WGC

Dear Customer,
Thanks, We have receive a notice, Ship to Ireland cannot use EMS coz
the Custom restrict import.

anyone want to let then know its not a good idea to use text language in a customer service mail :rolleyes:

Fallschirmjager · 05-05-2008 12:33PM

Puding wrote: »

All i got back from WGC

anyone want to let then know its not a good idea to use text language in a customer service mail :rolleyes:

reply back and say he could have saved a few letters there as he didnt shorten it enough

txt too long. no ship Irl, we be indo? huh wha customs? if be prob, why UPS?

Killinator · 05-05-2008 03:19PM

Thsi is truly balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I find the gun ive been looking for months to find on wgc,
I get a new job which will allow me to purchase this gun,
The very day I get the job the gun goes ouuta stock, fair enough,
Now apparently they wont ship to ireland(well a email back from them says they cant guarantee it, but will try via TNT(recieved email today)),

and now there apparently out of downgrades!!!!!

maybe im not supposed to have this gun!!!!!

Fallschirmjager · 05-05-2008 09:13PM

Killinator wrote: »

Thsi is truly balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I find the gun ive been looking for months to find on wgc,
I get a new job which will allow me to purchase this gun,
The very day I get the job the gun goes ouuta stock, fair enough,
Now apparently they wont ship to ireland(well a email back from them says they cant guarantee it, but will try via TNT(recieved email today)),

and now there apparently out of downgrades!!!!!

maybe im not supposed to have this gun!!!!!

you and me both, they have been out of the downgrades for a good few weeks as well...

Killinator · 05-05-2008 09:14PM

Fallschirmjager wrote: »

you and me both, they have been out of the downgrades for a good few weeks as well...

Nice of them to let me know that, when they gave me my quote, oh wait...

Boston · 06-05-2008 01:07PM

Just received my package from UPS, not hassle and it also looks like i didn't get done for customs. There was a letter with the package stating that all items where airsoft toys and that they fired under 310fps, which from my experience of wgc is an accurate statement.

Fallschirmjager · 06-05-2008 01:29PM

Boston wrote: »

Just received my package from UPS, not hassle and it also looks like i didn't get done for customs. There was a letter with the package stating that all items where airsoft toys and that they fired under 310fps, which from my experience of wgc is an accurate statement.

nice one Boston...good to know

Puding · 06-05-2008 05:49PM

Just received my package from UPS, not hassle and it also looks like i didn't get done for customs. There was a letter with the package stating that all items where airsoft toys and that they fired under 310fps, which from my experience of wgc is an accurate statement.

this i one of the reasons i like to shop with them always had that service just annoying there emails about not shipping airsoft devices to Ireland at all at the moment

Killinator · 06-05-2008 06:49PM

Puding wrote: »

this i one of the reasons i like to shop with them always had that service just annoying there emails about not shipping airsoft devices to Ireland at all at the moment

well i got an email from them on monday in response to asking about them shipping to ireland via TNT,
they said they would try but couldnt say for sure if i would get it, nothing about them been restricted in this country

fayer · 06-05-2008 07:57PM

AEG arrived today from GlobalAirsoft HK via UPS. No Issues getting it to Ire even thought the airway bill said "unit lower than 2 joule". UPS are a nightmare tho, still 1 box missing, last reported sighting dublin 15.

PS. Its only .9 of a joule.

Fallschirmjager · 07-05-2008 10:18AM

Okay, got some bad news....

i got this from a very helful lady in the External Affairs Division in Hong Kong..

read it and weep (but it is as suspected)

editted..

Since there is no direct flight between Hong Kong and the Republic of Ireland, EMS items destined for the Republic Ireland need to be sent in transit via London Heathrow. According to the advice of the Airport Police and the British Airport Authority, it is an offence to import realistic (imitation) firearms into the United Kingdom under the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. Therefore, it is against the law for the realistic firearms, such as airsoft, to be transited via London Heathrow. We understand it may not be prohibited to import realistic firearms to the Republic of Ireland. However, we regret that due to the prohibition of the transit point, we cannot accept realistic firearms in the post to the Republic of Ireland .

finish

so it is the VCRA...

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

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