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| Thread ID: 67822 | 2006-04-07 00:26:00 | is it legal to sell imported cell phones in NZ? | bizzack (7739) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 444610 | 2006-04-07 00:26:00 | Hi all. My Chinese friend was telling me how he can get a lot of cell phones cheaply through his father, so we were wondering if it`s legal to sell them in NZ? | bizzack (7739) | ||
| 444611 | 2006-04-07 01:45:00 | Assume you mean GSM for Vodafone. Must be, there are already several parallel importers and Trademe is full of them. Vodafone have a list of models and software versions known to work in NZ. | PaulD (232) | ||
| 444612 | 2006-04-07 02:15:00 | Just make sure you check the mobile aren't dodgy.Cheap doesn't necessary mean good.Alot of people in china travel down to hong kong to buy mobiles because there are people in china that sells modified mobiles. I had 1 before.It was from china.I took it to a technician to investigate and he told me that the faceplate was new but everything inside was 2nd hand parts.The chip of the mobile was starting to malfunction |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 444613 | 2006-04-07 02:54:00 | It's certainly legal to sell them,. Just make sure that the buyers can't find you if they don't work. :) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 444614 | 2006-04-07 04:47:00 | It's certainly legal to sell them,. Just make sure that the buyers can't find you if they don't work. :) lol. |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 444615 | 2006-04-07 11:15:00 | haha, best advice so far graham... | bizzack (7739) | ||
| 444616 | 2006-04-08 22:32:00 | I just bought a new Sagem cellphone... made in China... goes well. I'd be dubious buying one of someone on trademe, because there are so many issues as to what bands are used etc etc etc If you know they work.... go for it i say! |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 444617 | 2006-04-08 22:46:00 | Even if the cellphone is fully compatabile with NZ and OK to use, the 230v charger will require certification or proof of testing to NZ safety Standards or equivalence. That is more than the suppliers word, you must have the testing documents from the laboratory, the lab issuing them must also be recognised by the regulatory authorities in NZ as being acceptable. Never ignore that, as the penalties for selling non-compliant (potentially unsafe) consumer electrical products can be severe. Probably best to buy the chargers at this end. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 444618 | 2006-04-10 05:26:00 | Chargers which nokia,sony ericsson etc stock have international voltage and the amp and everything are the same as the chargers from vodafone just that the plug is different. I don't see the reason to have it checked. All mobiles which are sold anywhere in the world which are official bought from brand suppliers are safe enough and Im sure that the country have already passed the test for the charges and mobiles which they release |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 444619 | 2006-04-10 06:36:00 | Chargers which nokia,sony ericsson etc stock have international voltage and the amp and everything are the same as the chargers from vodafone just that the plug is different. I don't see the reason to have it checked. All mobiles which are sold anywhere in the world which are official bought from brand suppliers are safe enough and Im sure that the country have already passed the test for the charges and mobiles which they release You cannot take the suppliers word for it unfortunately. The power supplies have to meet the safety Standards and as the "supplier" you are entirely responsible for ensuring that they do. I have just seen one small company have to pay over $15,000 to rectify such an oversight, so don't tell me there is "no reason" to comply. And I am not suggesting you have to have it "checked", what you must have is a copy of the makers type test report to prove it has passed the appropriate safety tests required for NZ. Its usually a document of 5-10 pages or so that the maker has to provide to you, or you cannot sell the devices. It's no different to importing a heater or a toaster for sale, you have to be able to prove the item is safe. It's entirely likely that they do comply, but you have to prove it. I know that the agents for the phones in NZ have the certification for the chargers for the phones they sell, why would you be any different? Its not simply a matter of being the right voltage. |
godfather (25) | ||
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