Hong Kong Post - Delay In Outbound Air Mail Services

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http://www.hongkongpost.hk/eng/publications/notices/2013/20130910a/index.htm

Looks like my latest order from FastTech may take quite a while. :_(

Update: Apparently this is affecting more than Hong Kong Post (from staff member “geek” at FastTech):

Efest also switched their airmail from China Post to Singapore Post yesterday.

Update 2: New China Post Shipment Methods (14 September 2013)

Jasmine posted this notice:

Update 3: China Post now having the same problem like Hong Kong Post (20 September 2013)

Update 4: FastTech stuck packages

Jasmine of FastTech posted this notice about packages stuck:

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I have a FT order that was shipped on 9/4/2013 - still stuck in USPS.com tracking.

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I just placed an order with them last Thursday…oh well. :~

Thanks for posting, Chloe, at least we’ll know WHY we haven’t received our stuff! :wink:

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I have li-ions li-Mn in route from efestbattery.com…….
Free shipping, No tracking. Hope it gets through…

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So does this mean lithium batteries can't be shipped via HK Post now? I can see this being a mess!

-Garry

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NNNNOOOOOOOO………(using darth vader screaming) :open_mouth:

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You can open a ticket with FastTech and ask them to set your SG post as default for your orders, I just recently got my default changed to HK post. Even though I don’t buy Li-ons I wonder if its going to cause big delays, enough for me to ask them to make my orders ship by SG post by default.

I might get them to send 2 of the same items at the same time with different companies and see which gets here first.

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No not SG Post! Anything but that! How about China Post?

-Garry

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China Post and SG post both take about 1 month to get to Aus, HK post takes about 2 weeks to get to Aus. But if HK post will take longer now then I not sure what’s best.

I saw in another thread people in the US were saying they get orders fast with SG post, not sure what thread it was but I kind of remember “slowtech” in the title.

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oh shoot… i’m glad i bought buncha panasonics 3400 mAh from WB groupbuys ealier.
but i do have another shipment coming up from them too… :expressionless:

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SG post just returned my battery order and FT sent via HK post, so what now……grrrr

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Just checked my 2nd order with batteries (lithium) has left , so I’m guessing they don’t check everything?

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Crap! The order I've been waiting for has a couple of imr cells in it. This may take a while for it to return to FT then get reshipped CP. Rats!

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Status on my shipment shows “Acceptance, Location - Hong Kong” on Sept. 9 @ 2:21PM. So it’s in the system…think it’ll get here in a reasonable amount of time? Oh yeah, there are batteries in there… :open_mouth:

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My shipment, on 9/4/2013, didn’t have any batteries in it, and it’s still stuck, so it seems like ALL shipments got affected by this delay?

I just had some drivers and some 7135s. Maybe the 7135 cut tapes look like batteries on their scanners :(?

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"Hongkong Post does not accept the sending of air mail items (including Speedpost) that contain dangerous articles such as perfumery products, lighters and lithium batteries." It's pretty obvious. No more Lithium technology batteries. Do you really think these guys are going to take the time to look at which type of battery it is? They will just refuse batteries. It will come to the same thing for any other China based post system. Why? Pressure from the US and other countries, trying to stop Lithium based batteries. It was probably fairly easy to get them to stop it. All we would have to do is remind them of the Billions in postal subsidy that we pay out and then say no more Lithium batteries. It really is foolish and a totally incomplete way to do it. It's going to hurt some part of the market, but what about the billions of laptops, notebooks, tablets, cell phones, etc, etc, etc?? Are they going to stop manufacture of all lithium based products? It's such a knee jerk reaction and done so poorly, but it will hurt us and our hobby very heavily I'm afraid.

Guess I had better sell off those Li-ions I bought and go get some more Eneloops.Tongue Out

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If china post joins in on this… This is just evil.

@HK sellers, manufacture small lead lined battery boxes in odd shapes please! :davie:

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Have an order from CNQ shipped out by Ric on Aug 28th.

Today, after TWO WEEKS !!, it finally shows “origin post preparing for shipment”….geesh

At least it’s not batteries. :slight_smile:

Now I wonder how long the group buy S2’s with xpg2’s from Ric will take to get here? :~

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My recent order from Ric shipped via SG Post. Tracking was useless as it was delivered hours after tracking was finally updated (and I didn't catch the update before delivery - it surprised me). I think it was 3 weeks until I received it.

-Garry

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Time to ask Efest if they ship by China Post!