I just saw this today on their website. Has this been the case for a while? I just noticed. Bummer.
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****Conaught Shaving / No Longer Delivering Alcoholic Products Across the Pond
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It's a customs thing. US vendors can't ship alcoholic products into Canada, either, and vice versa, because, um . . . it's . . . er . . .
Anybody?
Anybody?
The rules?
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Did they change them? Or have I just been forcing some poor vendor to violate customs laws?
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What about my Myrsol from G&C in Spain?? I gots to have my Metilsol!! Doctor's orders!
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I attempted to order some EdT from Connaught months ago and had my order promptly cancelled by them.
As far as I know the problem pertained to Canadian legalities about the import of Alcohol.
As far as I know the problem pertained to Canadian legalities about the import of Alcohol.
All the shipping laws changed in the United States, I thought they changed like 8 or so years ago but I'm not sure when customs laws might have changed on this. It's illegal to ship anything with alcohol or fuel via Air Mail inside of the United states.
USPS doesn't even accept any alcohol while UPS & FedEx will ship it ground.
Some companies may have skirted it for a while but they can get into a lot of trouble if they get caught.
You may be able to bypass it if you find someone who you can ship it to then they can ship it via UPS or FedEx and well lie on the customs form lol. I'm not sure what the repercussions would be if they got caught.
USPS doesn't even accept any alcohol while UPS & FedEx will ship it ground.
Some companies may have skirted it for a while but they can get into a lot of trouble if they get caught.
You may be able to bypass it if you find someone who you can ship it to then they can ship it via UPS or FedEx and well lie on the customs form lol. I'm not sure what the repercussions would be if they got caught.
Darn they were were the cheapest around on Floid by far.
My guess is we've seen the last of Connaught's. If they can't ship to the USA they're finished. Maybe I'm wrong but that's a big hit on their business. I, alone, have ordered 5 times from them since last April.
It only pertains to products that are deemed too dangerous to ship by air without special packing material and warnings which aftershave and cologne require (according to all of the shipping providers).
The package has to be labeled as HAZMAT and the cost goes out the roof. I suppose if you are willing to pay the additional $50 hazmat fee on top of the shipping cost to get a $20 bottle of aftershave they would be more than happy to send it to you as long as they have the required packing materials and labels. From what I understand, the fine for not meeting hazmat shipping requirements are $70k so it is not taken lightly.
Any vendor that does not have a secondary method (ground) to ship will not sell over seas. This is why almost no one will not aftershaves/colognes to Hawaii even though it is part of the US (last time I looked anyway)
Sounds like silly overkill on safety. Has anyone ever seen an exploding bottle of aftershave? Whatever happened it just happened because I got a recent shipment from them loaded with "hazmat."
It has become the role of government agencies to protect you from yourself.
Labeling aftershaves the same as high explosives is just the tip of the iceberg
Mainly they are concerned about leakage from improperly packed items since they are shipped in non-pressurized environments on aircraft.
Pretty much pegs it.
I sold a gallon of oil based RV roof sealer not too long ago and the requirements to ship it were astronomical. Basically the packaging had to contain the entire gallon should the container develop a leak in shipping. Heck all they need to do is not kick it around like a football but OH NO.. that would be too simple
happened to me, not from connaught, but a B&B vendor. the next day, i got a perfect shipment of Speick AS from a different vendor.
Most places can, but don't. I believe the restriction is no more than 100 ml or 4 oz from US to Canada. Connaught has never sent alcohol based products over seas as far as I know.
So I guess sending a gallon jar of Kim Chee is out of the question too.
The USPS isn't attempting to protect anyone but themselves, plus, restrictions on what types of materials can be shipped via the USPS have existed for years. Volatile items can usually still be mailed, just not by a method that involved air travel.
WCS will send splashes to CAD, as long as it stays under 1lb. i got my jar of Alt Innsbruck from them, no issues at all.
They certainly used to.
I believe the restriction is not so much about alcohol importation but IATA regulations (which are implemented, for exampled, within the US to the extreme). To be honest, I'm not surprised Connaught are now restricting alcohol shipments ex-UK - I never understood how they were able to get around it (given most US vendors can't get around it), but I guess it's now a moot point.
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