Anybody who's looked recently at the harmonized tariff codes for export will realize that they're about 20 years out of date...... however, I can't blame customs officials for following the letter of the law, they're probably not given any discretion deliberately.
On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 5:01 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Customs people are dumb people. They hear one story, and simplify it to > apply to everything. Take for instance the 866 rectifier tube popular in > ham transmitters. It is a mercury rectifier, and it actually contains so > much mercury that it visibly beads on the glass when cold. So, it is > confirmed, tubes contain mercury. Are there tubes without mercury? Who > knows, but I am a diligent government employee, so nothing dangerous gets > past me! All tubes are now condemned, and the world is now safe thanks to > me. Don’t like it? File a complaint! > > > > Wat is even worse, they don’t seem to have a universally used > specification book, or if indeed one exists, not all of them seem to have > one or where to find it. I usually mark tubes as old radio tubes, and > (knock on wood….) have not had a problem to date. > > > > Sad, but true. > > > > Bill v. > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Nick Andrews > *Sent:* Thursday, April 13, 2023 6:54 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Are numitron illegal in UK ??? > > > > So, so dumb. Likely not enough mercury in the entire history of nixie > production to be concerned about in one package even! Like the hysterical > nonsense of closing down a school because someone broke a fluorescent light > bulb or one of those insipid coiled compact flo ones, with what, 1/20th of > a drop of mercury in it, maybe? People are nuts. > > > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 4:41 PM 'Mike Harrison' via neonixie-l < > [email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:57:38 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: > > >I tried to buy some IV-16 in a foreign country, far over the channel. > >here is the message I just received from ebay: > > > >Hello Benoit, > > > >The purchase you recently made under the International Delivery Service > >with xxxxxxxx could not be completed. > > > >The object in question has been restricted. This may be due to import or > >delivery restrictions, or International Delivery Service eligibility > >requirements. The item will not be sent to you, nor will it be returned > to > >the seller. > > > >Don't worry. You will be fully refunded to the payment method used to > >purchase the item within 72 hours. We will make two separate refunds: the > >first for the price of the object and the second for the shipping and > >import costs. No further action is required on your part. > > > >[image: Sans titre.jpg] > > There have been many reported cases of the Ebay shipping program > destroying nixies and all sorts of > other tubes because they think they contain mercury, and can't be shipped > by air. > > Never, ever use Ebay's shipping service for any kind of tube. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/vltg3ipjgsrerarelai8ft3ksa3ofjobam%404ax.com > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-iDZpJQaK0DJjCkOcDMygFG5cB-yPByrgLnQy9B4eB6iQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-iDZpJQaK0DJjCkOcDMygFG5cB-yPByrgLnQy9B4eB6iQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/01d501d96e64%243ba0a8f0%24b2e1fad0%24%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/01d501d96e64%243ba0a8f0%24b2e1fad0%24%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRH%2Bv5pHb-W_4Bp49YVOOhNif8H7cNyPP%3D5%3D81%3D1adrT7OQ%40mail.gmail.com.
