Sending devices with rechargeable batteries internationally

RainbowsInTheSpray

I'm thinking of buying a basic/children's-type camera for a young relative in Switzerland. It would be a brand new product still in original packaging. Does anyone know whether there is any prohibition in place regarding this?

DullGreyGuy

Is the battery built in or removable? 
What size is the battery?

Most couriers are perfectly fine with batteries built into or with  devices like laptops or cameras etc, its only when you get to the big ones in e-bikes or sending lots of them separate from a device etc is when the problems start. 

Royal Mail basically say no more than the number to run the device plus 2 spares,, the battery themselves have to be under 5kg and under 100kWh capacity each. The ones for my semi-professional camera are 15kWh.

Brie

Any option of doing all this through a Swiss version of Amazon?  Saves a lot of fuss perhaps!?

RainbowsInTheSpray

This is a small, hand held camera with a battery which charges through a standard charging cable. Just like your average smartphone.

EssexExile

I'd Google "Sending devices with rechargeable batteries internationally"

RainbowsInTheSpray

EssexExile said:

I'd Google "Sending devices with rechargeable batteries internationally"

And you get a whole lot of conflicting opinions and advice.

lr1277

In this kind of situation I would buy from the local Amazon and let them take care of things that can't be shipped.

So I googled Amazon Switzerland and this page was returned:

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201910940

It looks like Amazon Germany ships things to Switzerland. Also on this page are listed the things they won't ship. Electronic goods and rechargeable batteries are not listed, though e-cigarettes are listed.

So you could use Amazon UK or Amazon Germany and see if the order gets through?

Edited to add: Oops looks like I had the same thought as @Brie. Sorry @Brie.

EssexExile

RainbowsInTheSpray said:

EssexExile said:

I'd Google "Sending devices with rechargeable batteries internationally"

And you get a whole lot of conflicting opinions and advice.

And what were you expecting from a forum?

RainbowsInTheSpray

You'll laugh, but possibly an informed contribution by somebody with actual experience of the situation outlined? A bizarre concept, I realise, but I'm told that stranger things have happened.

You know: rather than oh-so-helpful suggestions to research the situation myself which, you'll never guess, I'd already done... in vain...