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geekmaster · 09-11-2012, 04:40 PM

I just got off the phone with USPS. They said there is a new law going into effect January 2013 to ALLOW shipping personal items that contain batteries. They said you are supposed to remove the battery before shipping, and the recipient is supposed to buy their own battery.

At this time, only shipments from a manufacturer are allowed to contain lithium batteries.

When I brought up the fact that this is NOT a removable battery, and in fact is permanently glued inside, they said in that case to bring it to your local post office so they can make sure all the "proper forms" are filled out correctly.

Apparently the "no battery" policy is for REMOVABLE batteries. Anyway, for safe shipping a lithium battery should be discharged to between 40% and 70%, and the kindles have a diagnostics menu option that will do that for you.

Shipping to most countries from the US is $38 flat rate. If you ship the original kindle box, you need to wrap it in paper to cover any labels (such as the serial number bar code label). You need to fill out a customs form at the post office. For some countries, you need to list "used device, gift, less than $100 value" to prevent import problems for the recipient (depending on country).

09-11-2012, 04:40 PM	#38
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	I just got off the phone with USPS. They said there is a new law going into effect January 2013 to ALLOW shipping personal items that contain batteries. They said you are supposed to remove the battery before shipping, and the recipient is supposed to buy their own battery. At this time, only shipments from a manufacturer are allowed to contain lithium batteries. When I brought up the fact that this is NOT a removable battery, and in fact is permanently glued inside, they said in that case to bring it to your local post office so they can make sure all the "proper forms" are filled out correctly. Apparently the "no battery" policy is for REMOVABLE batteries. Anyway, for safe shipping a lithium battery should be discharged to between 40% and 70%, and the kindles have a diagnostics menu option that will do that for you. Shipping to most countries from the US is $38 flat rate. If you ship the original kindle box, you need to wrap it in paper to cover any labels (such as the serial number bar code label). You need to fill out a customs form at the post office. For some countries, you need to list "used device, gift, less than $100 value" to prevent import problems for the recipient (depending on country). Last edited by geekmaster; 09-11-2012 at 04:42 PM.