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Hi guys wondered if you guys could share some knowledge regarding purchasing a flexvolt mitre & table saw in the states & shipping it home to the UK? I have a sister in Houston that moved with her husbands oil career that’s moving back to Scotland with their possessions following on in a shipping container courtesy of his firm. I’ve priced it up and can save quite a bit on both machines, obviously the charger is useless but I’m assuming the batteries will charge fine with our uk chargers.
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I’m in the UK and around 80% of my Dewalt cordless kit is purchased in the US and shipped back personally (I take around 4 business trips to Miami each year). I buy mainly bare tools and have only ditched one US charger.
So yes, you’ll be fine but consider two factors:
1) Kiss goodbye to any warranty. I’m a keen DIYer so my tools are all (relatively) lightly used.
2) Take ALL batteries in hand luggage. Check your airline’s Li-Ion restrictions carefully and take a copy with you in case CBP get picky. With the Flexvolt batteries, make sure the transport cap is fitted. Again, take a copy of Dewalt’s guidance on the transport cap in case CBP take interest.
I’ve carried 3-4 5Ah batteries and 2x 9Ah flexvolt batteries no problem.
EDIT: Sorry, just re-read your post. You need to check if the batts can be shipped in the container.
Hi thanks for the reply. The table & mitre saw along with the batteries will be left in the box unopened and loaded onto a shipping container with my sisters belongings to eventually catch up with her at home in the UK.Big Adam wrote:
I’m in the UK and around 80% of my Dewalt cordless kit is purchased in the US and shipped back personally (I take around 4 business trips to Miami each year). I buy mainly bare tools and have only ditched one US charger.
So yes, you’ll be fine but consider two factors:
1) Kiss goodbye to any warranty. I’m a keen DIYer so my tools are all (relatively) lightly used.
2) Take ALL batteries in hand luggage. Check your airline’s Li-Ion restrictions carefully and take a copy with you in case CBP get picky. With the Flexvolt batteries, make sure the transport cap is fitted. Again, take a copy of Dewalt’s guidance on the transport cap in case CBP take interest.
I’ve carried 3-4 5Ah batteries and 2x 9Ah flexvolt batteries no problem.
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The shipping cap is installed onto the batteries in unopened boxes. You should be fine transporting them that way. The cap is more for air travel anyways.
I once vaguely knew a girl from Scotland whos old man moved to Houston to work for BP… I wonder.