Sergei Muhhin Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Hello everyone. I'm looking into buying KS16X ! Feeling pumped but there is just little problem I'm trying to sort out and if anyone had to deal with it I'd like to hear your opinion ! How would I Ship/travel that thing over to Europe ? Considering lithium battery with its size of 1500wh. I called FedEx and they told me I need to tell them UN number ( it is 4 numbers ) which should be marked directly on the battery . If anyone knows that number or knows best way to travel with it overseas I'd like to have a feedback for it ! Thanks !!! * PS. I'm European coming to the US for 7 months and I would love to enjoy riding the electric unicycle ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotciv Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 It should be UN 3091. Please share your cost for shipping with FedEx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Muhhin Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Just spoke with FedEx. They told me as long as battery doesn't have any liquids in it it should be fine to ship it ... So, they're isn't any right, haha ? Cost to London would be $750 and Easter Europe I checked for Estonia it was $1400 , holy shit .. Now gonna look in to the shipping companies to find the reasonable priced one.. by the way I mentioned the weight of the package which should be about 51-52 lbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 There will be specific rules for Lithium ion batteries, so there should be no ambiguity. These prices are absurd that can't be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 29 minutes ago, Sergei Muhhin said: Just spoke with FedEx. They told me as long as battery doesn't have any liquids in it it should be fine to ship it ... So, they're isn't any right, haha ? Cost to London would be $750 and Easter Europe I checked for Estonia it was $1400 , holy shit .. Now gonna look in to the shipping companies to find the reasonable priced one.. by the way I mentioned the weight of the package which should be about 51-52 lbs. I wonder how companies such as Speedyfeet can ship (FedEx) wheels from Britain to Southern California for well under $100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graniteone Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 I am not sure it is costing Speedyfeet $100 to ship wheels Fedex from the UK. It probably cost additional monies but I think he is eating some of the cost but has enough margin to make it worthwhile. I have been looking into shipping my wheel to Cali for the LA EUC games and I have a preferred Fedex shipping account from my business and it is probably going to cost me close $100 each way to and from Colorado. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) It might make sense to ship a wheel without batteries so the heavy part is a normal package, and ship the batteries separately. At least if you want to follow all the rules. Still think those insane prices can't be right. - 36 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: I wonder how companies such as Speedyfeet can ship (FedEx) wheels from Britain to Southern California for well under $100? By pretending it's a normal package and not something with Li ion batteries? Did you ever see those standard battery stickers/labels on the shipping box? Do Jason's boxes have them? Wheel boxes from Ali? Plus bulk pricing for those "regular" packages. $100 for a 25kg package seems normal. My guess how everyone does it 2 hours ago, Rotciv said: It should be UN 3091. Please share your cost for shipping with FedEx The full list I found: UN 3480 Li ion batteries alone UN 3481 Li ion batteries built into a device or packaged with a device UN 3090 Li metal batteries alone UN 3091 Li metal batteries built into a device or packaged with a device ("Battery" means an assembled pack, not loose cells. There might be some other rules for those.) I believe "our" EUC batteries count as UN 348X. There also seem to be two different labels and you have to use the one for >100Wh. The >100Wh one (applies to both UN 348X and 309X): Nobody hold me to that Edited July 19, 2019 by meepmeepmayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 40 minutes ago, Graniteone said: I am not sure it is costing Speedyfeet $100 to ship wheels Fedex from the UK. It probably cost additional monies but I think he is eating some of the cost but has enough margin to make it worthwhile. I have been looking into shipping my wheel to Cali for the LA EUC games and I have a preferred Fedex shipping account from my business and it is probably going to cost me close $100 each way to and from Colorado. I added some cost for inflation. When I bought my Monster from Speedyfeet, 2-1/2 years ago, my shipping cost was $50. Like you say, he probably kicked in some dollars too. But compare that to $1400! You would think even non-preferred rates would be cheaper. Hey @Lutalo, you shipped a wheel to Europe. I forget the details. What did it cost you and how did you do it? This may help @Sergei Muhhin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patton250 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Marty Backe said: I wonder how companies such as Speedyfeet can ship (FedEx) wheels from Britain to Southern California for well under $100? I would think it would cost much more than $100 to ship a wheel from England to California. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, Patton250 said: I would think it would cost much more than $100 to ship a wheel from England to California. I know. But I bought 3-wheels from Speedyfeet and shipping was always cheap. And it only took 5-days to get to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutalo Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Marty Backe said: I added some cost for inflation. When I bought my Monster from Speedyfeet, 2-1/2 years ago, my shipping cost was $50. Like you say, he probably kicked in some dollars too. But compare that to $1400! You would think even non-preferred rates would be cheaper. Hey @Lutalo, you shipped a wheel to Europe. I forget the details. What did it cost you and how did you do it? This may help @Sergei Muhhin I shipped the 18L to and from France as a personal item. The round-trip literally costed me the price of another wheel. I call it my 18L the most expensive EUC on earth for that reason. My recommendation regarding shipping a wheel to Europe for personal use is don't do it; Muito Cara. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Lutalo said: I shipped the 18L to and from France as a personal item. The round-trip literally costed me the price of another wheel. I call it my 18L the most expensive EUC on earth for that reason. My recommendation regarding shipping a wheel to Europe for personal use is don't do it; Muito Cara. It's probably cheaper to buy a wheel where you're going to use it and when done, sell it. Edited July 20, 2019 by Marty Backe 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patton250 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Marty Backe said: I know. But I bought 3-wheels from Speedyfeet and shipping was always cheap. And it only took 5-days to get to me. I’d love to buy one from him. He’s great. Is he on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Patton250 said: I’d love to buy one from him. He’s great. Is he on here? No. Ian isn't much into social media 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutalo Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 6 hours ago, Marty Backe said: It's probably cheaper to buy a wheel where you'll going to use it and when done, sell it. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 So, has anyone got any suggestions on how to proceed? I ordered a Gorway Monster for a holiday I am currently on in Finland with the intention of shipping the wheel back home to Australia when done. As it is I'll be leaving Finland in 8 days and am finding it utterly impossible to workout how to get this wheel home. Dimensions of the box is 28cm x 62cm x 69cm and the bugger weighs in at a hefty 30kg and of course contains a 2400 WH battery, 😖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniVehje Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: So, has anyone got any suggestions on how to proceed? I ordered a Gorway Monster for a holiday I am currently on in Finland with the intention of shipping the wheel back home to Australia when done. As it is I'll be leaving Finland in 8 days and am finding it utterly impossible to workout how to get this wheel home. Dimensions of the box is 28cm x 62cm x 69cm and the bugger weighs in at a hefty 30kg and of course contains a 2400 WH battery, 😖 I would contact some of the courier firms and ask. Maybe even put on a slow boat. Could be few hundred euros but their business is to solve your problem. Otherwise you’ll just have to leave it to us finns to take care of it when you’re gone, we don’t mind. (would be lovely to test it) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 7/19/2019 at 9:59 PM, Sergei Muhhin said: PS. I'm European coming to the US for 7 months and I would love to enjoy riding the electric unicycle ! Try convincing a member here to rent you one. Just inventing numbers on the spot here, but if you can get a decent wheel (dunno, MSuper3, KS18S or sth like that. Good but not the latest and greatest) that already has some scrapes and bruises from someone and you would pay them $400 for those 7 months it will be cheaper for you than both way shipping + the hassle + maybe having to disassemble the wheel to ship batteries separately + they get $400 + if the wheel isn't in pristine condition you don't have to stress about it that much (which doesn't mean you should take it off roading on very bad terrain. Keep it reasonable). That's $57 / month. What transportation will cost you $57 / month when you rent it? That's what a car costs a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 12 hours ago, UniVehje said: I would contact some of the courier firms and ask. Any idea who to ask? I've been searching for days but just can't find anyone to take it. I'm in Riihimäki (11130) but would have no problem getting the wheel into Helsinki if need be, I just can't seem to work out where to take it. And sea freight would be ideal as I'm more than happy to weight a few weeks for it to arrive in Australia and would prefer not to have to "sneak" the batteries through undeclared, I just can't find a way to do it: 😖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniVehje Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 24 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: Any idea who to ask? Try this: https://www.shipit.fi you can get a quote from several companies. You'll also find ideas of different companies. E.g. UPS also has online form that you can fill https://www.ups.com/fi/fi/shipping.page These are in Finnish, maybe you can find english pages or ask for help (assuming you don't know Finnish). I would search for DHL, Fedex, TNT, UPS etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, UniVehje said: Try this: https://www.shipit.fi you can get a quote from several companies. You'll also find ideas of different companies. E.g. UPS also has online form that you can fill https://www.ups.com/fi/fi/shipping.page These are in Finnish, maybe you can find english pages or ask for help (assuming you don't know Finnish). I would search for DHL, Fedex, TNT, UPS etc. Cool, thanks for that. I'll have my buddy look at it with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniVehje Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 @Slartibartfast did you find a solution? Have you calculated whether it’s easier or cheaper to just sell it here and buy another in Australia? There might be slight interest here... 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 7:59 PM, UniVehje said: @Slartibartfast did you find a solution? Have you calculated whether it’s easier or cheaper to just sell it here and buy another in Australia? There might be slight interest here... 🤔 Still working on it I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) Well ended up ordering shipping with https://www.parcelabc.com/ Total cost for the package was 290.39 EUR and it should take about a week to make the journey. Certainly is more than I was hoping but what can you do?? Edited August 7, 2019 by Slartibartfast 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimps Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 @Slartibartfast sorry to revive the post, but I would love to have your feedback on the transport of your wheel. Did you have any issues and how long did it take? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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