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Well, at least if they sell in the EU, warranty laws are event stricter, which is good imho. But still a shame
by Faaak 2y ago
Well, at least if they sell in the EU, warranty laws are event stricter, which is good imho. But still a shame
- throwaway11460 2y agoIf they sell it in the EU, yes - again, for consumers, not B2B. If you import it into EU yourself, then none of that applies.
- CaptainOfCoit 2y ago> If they sell it in the EU shop.unitree.com has options for shipping to EU countries so yes, they sell directly to consumers in EU.
- garaetjjte 2y agoThat they can ship it there doesn't mean they are selling it directly. They don't include VAT in pricing, so probably not.
- throwaway11460 2y agoAliExpress also offers shipping services that can deliver to EU but still, VAT and duty is your responsibility and thus they are not selling directly, you are self importing. Generally, offering a shipping service that accepts an address in EU doesn't mean anything. Practically any shipping service can arrange delivery anywhere in the world today, even national posts. When I buy something on the internet (and I do this very frequently), the seller uses their local national post and my national post delivers it - but it goes through the international arrivals center where I have to pay duty and VAT. They would have to incorporate a local branch in EU, pay import duty and take VAT from you for it to be considered a local sale according to EU consumer laws. You can check whether that's the case in Terms of Services - it should be clear who is the seller from that. If it's not an address in EU, you are self importing.
- Closi 2y agoEven then, EU consumer protection mostly doesn't apply. They are shipping to EU countries, but selling from China. If the sale transaction is with the Chinese entity, and the goods are then shipped to the EU, EU protections won't apply (will fall under Chinese consumer protection laws instead).