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Originally Posted by Gabe001
Regarding exports to the US, there was a thread on the forum that anything with valves could be blocked on the basis that they contain mercury. This is not rigorously applied.
Gabriel
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That was items sent via the ebay Global Shipping Programme (aka GSP), this service is only available to sellers in a few countries including the US and UK as far as I know.
Their algorithm decides whether an item is prohibited/restricted for shipping out of the country of origin, also take note they won't ship parcels that are too large or heavy.
Other regular shipping options have no problem (e.g USPS) with the items that GSP don't like. If you don't want the risk of using GSP, ask the seller about alternate options.
Oddly I've noticed ebay/GSP? does not charge VAT for test gear manuals listed in the correct catagory of
"Test Equipment Manuals & Books", but does for ones listed under some other
manuals catagories, e.g. under collectables.
This info can be seen in the
"tax invoice" for each item, found under
"order details" & clicking on
"+ show additional actions".
David