Ujjwal,

Their FedEx priority isn't impressive either. I ordered some lipos and other stuff through fedex priority on 29th October and the tracking status shows that the item was received at the fedex on 4th Nov and has reached Mumbai today. I ordered another item through International registered mail on 31st and it was shipped the very next day! Their customer service doesn't rock but you can't beat their price and stocking capacity. Quality wise too, nano-tech lipos are the #1 choice over any other brand (in terms of value for money). Its hard to find all the qualities in one company.

It seems that they REALLY are shipping LiPo batteries by Registered Airmail. I ran some tests by adding LiPos of various TOTAL capacities. Just a special form of Registered Airmail costing $1-1.5 more  

Now we can order lipos at great cost.

Quote from: vishalrao on November 05, 2013, 08:02:27 PM
Ujjwal,

Their FedEx priority isn't impressive either. I ordered some lipos and other stuff through fedex priority on 29th October and the tracking status shows that the item was received at the fedex on 4th Nov and has reached Mumbai today. I ordered another item through International registered mail on 31st and it was shipped the very next day! Their customer service doesn't rock but you can't beat their price and stocking capacity. Quality wise too, nano-tech lipos are the #1 choice over any other brand (in terms of value for money). Its hard to find all the qualities in one company.

FedEx is necessary Evil Vishal. Do you agree that any shipment from Honkong/China usually takes 2-3 weeks at least through ordinary mail/parcel. Less than 2 week and more than 3 week (sign of tourble) is not that often.  I have around 66 HK Order and more than 100 on Ebay. not counting numerous EU/UK/US/Towers Orders, that is waht I observed.

So no matter HK is forcing to go for FedEx, the 'Priority' is a misnomer. So even if the package takes the same time, I dont think we have any other choice except rants. The Lipo prices have yet not 'Rationalized' with the LHS, for at least Zippy/FlightMax/Turnigy kind of trust and VFM and Range (YES! HK battery choice of Cell count x Capacity x C-rating CANNOT be paralleled by ANY hobby store in the world. So lets see what HK does.
If other Chinese stores continue to ship Lipo thru cheaper mean, please join me in 'Ripping' HobbyKing's loot in shipping. Else wait for things to cool off, or start adding the shipping overhead before going for HK instead of LHS. I bet the 'Range'and VFM of HK would be a temptation.

Did anyone order a lipo with the new registered airmail option?

Quote from: ujjwaana on November 05, 2013, 11:40:00 PM
FedEx is necessary Evil Vishal. Do you agree that any shipment from Honkong/China usually takes 2-3 weeks at least through ordinary mail/parcel. Less than 2 week and more than 3 week (sign of tourble) is not that often.  I have around 66 HK Order and more than 100 on Ebay. not counting numerous EU/UK/US/Towers Orders, that is waht I observed.

Agree Ujjwal. However, through fedex, one is forced to pay duty, which, majority of the time is forgone through registered mail. This is not right in ethical terms but if one saves some money this way, it isn't bad.

This is my first time through fedex and I have no idea regarding the duty, hence I'm assuming.

Actually Fedex pays custom duty on your behalf and is charged by customs not fedex. Fedex charges around 350 for clearance purpose and is fixed amount irrespective of the value of parcel.
The duty charged could be around 28 to 30% + 350/- for clearance. This duty may increase if the custom official assess the parcel value higher than the invoice value. So the custom duty can go any where above 28%.

really

Got my 2Kg HobbyKing Parcel containing Lipo Batteries and parts shipped via Fedex in Flat 5 Days..
Custom Charged 30%

Tanmay how much you declared on the box ?? and what is the total value ??

woow 5 days.....HK is improvin....

i got 4 2200mah turnigy 20 c lipos delivered to me in flat 4 days.
Custom duties paid=700+350=1050/-
Declared value - 20% (dont remeber the exct cost )

Fedex seems to have some tie up with customs.............However they charge 30% duty on any parcel containing Lipo batteries.
I ordered from HobbyKing recently a 2kg parcel worth $155(excluding shipping) (Declared 100%)
Took HobbyKing 2 days to pack the box.
They shipped it on a Thursday via Fedex.
It reached New Delhi the next day in the morning.
Was charged Rs. 4000 as duty though.
I was told that the duty is due to Lipos and that if the parcel did not have lipos, the duty would have been lesser.

do you see the custom receipt? or i was just fedex invoice mentioning the custom cost?

Fedex charged the duty on delivery.

In my case ordered 2x6000mah 6s lipos and selected express shiping to india(lipo) fed ex were not there in the list..
After 4 days it shipped on 26/11/13
and yesterday the tracking is live and shows dispatched on 3/12/13
Totally ******
Paid around $42 for shipping for a 2.5kg parcel
fed ex were not in the list
It is shipped through Friepost
any one having any experience Before?

Quote from: maahinberi on December 04, 2013, 08:25:33 AM
Fedex charged the duty on delivery.

Fedex can't charge the duty, but they can only collect the duty what they have paid to customs on your behalf. For this work, they charge the service charge to you. 

But you should also get the custom invoice issued by custom department for the custom charged & collected, as many times there is difference between what Courier service pays to custom against the money collected from you.

So, please check the custom receipt, if you didn't get then you can ask them to provide it. Just Fedex invoice won't work.

This is just a suggestion, in case you want to know the actuals.

 

Lipo Shipping Update
2nd December 2013
The last couple of months haven't been smooth sailing at HobbyKing, but we are proud to say we are back to business as usual!
The sudden changes in customs policy from Hong Kong customs meant that thousands of parcels containing lithium polymer batteries were returned to our warehouse and this caused delays to nearly all of our business functions. Thankfully that is behind us now, and HobbyKing is back at full swing and are even stronger than ever! We have built new and stronger relationships with shipping partners which have allowed us to offer a full range of shipping options to our customers, all at extremely competitive prices.
We are proud to offer our customers who would like to purchase lipo batteries from our International warehouse the following shipping options:
Registered Airmail & Air Parcel
Using the standard postal service, these are the lowest priced shipping options. Delivery time can sometimes be a little slow, but this is the shipping option of choice for the people that would rather spend their hobby fund on products rather than shipping.
EMS
Express Mail Service is quicker than regular mail services, but it is also a little more expensive. Good for when you need your spares by the weekend.
FedEx Priority
The highest priced of the shipping options, but it sure is QUICK!
Everybody at HobbyKing would once again like to thank you for your patience and understanding throughout 'lipogate' and we hope that you will continue to give us the opportunity to serve you.

Best regards,
Anthony Hand
President
HobbyKing

Haha.. dont belive xpress mail.. waited more than 8 days after shiping to get an update.. as dispached

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I use only normal airmail

Nice to see that 

they called it "lipogate" ;D

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