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Hi guys.

I've got myself a little predicament here.

My brother's got a couple of items he'd like to post to me but apparently Japan post has put the brakes on the items to be sent.

I was wondering if anybody could be so helpful as to provide some info on ways around the system short of him actually packing up his bags and delivering them to me in person.

Item 1 is an old Ipod he doesn't need anymore.

Japan post states that items with batteries in them are NOT allowed to be sent or that the batteries should be taken out of them.

I can see how this is possible for some items but not the Apple Icrap...

He's certainly not cluey enough to take it apart and I'm exactly a gun with stuff like that.

Item 2 is a can of Japanese car wax.

He was first told by the post office to contact the manufacturer for an official list of chemicals that make up the wax (which he duly did) to attach to the item so it could be posted but they have since done an about face and plainly rejected the item straight up.

He's even tried posting the items in separately so it doesn't look like he's posting a bomb!

Could he possibly relabel the items as electronics and car care/fragrance to throw the authorities off?

Or perhaps there are courier companies around Osaka that allow such items to be posted that someone can recommend?

I really don't see how an Ipod and some wax in a can can pose such a security risk....seriously :dry:

Cheers in advance guys :)

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I have sent a bunch of electronic things through the mail (from Japan to Australia) including batteries and have never had a problem with everything arriving. I had them already packaged and when they asked me to write down what was inside the package I put computer accesories or souvenirs or something. However I did have a package sent to me in Australia from someone in Japan and it had a wooden souvenir stolen out of it. I say stolen because it was supposed to be a set of three and the other two in the package were fine so it couldn't have been an issue with the wood etc. It isn't a security risk they are worried about, it is because they are classed as dangerous goods, which is BS as there isn't really any evidence to support that these types of batteries pose any threat when not in use. Also keep in mind all the Ebay sellers in Hong Kong that send batteries (notebook, phone and everything else) to Australia. As far as the wax goes is it really worth the cost of sending it over? I imagine it will be reasonably heavy for the amount of wax you get and therefore relatively expensive to send.

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Thanks for the replies guys :)

Will take note what I need to do to get these items here.

Looks like I'm (and the bro too) gonna need lots of patience and some luck.

As for the wax, I see the value in it and I know there will be plenty of people into car care/detailing here on SAU that would probably think the same if they knew what it was.

The cost to purchase the wax + postage will still work out much cheaper than what it would cost for me to get locally if it ever were to be sold here :P

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