Crispycritters wrote:
Under the TPD rules in the UK ...but I have experienced no problems importing non-TPD compliant tanks and do not know of anyone who has. Theoretically they can be confiscated by customs - but to enforce this customs officials would have to open every single package.
That's not quite the case.
Under TPD2 (TRPR), it was only prohibited to import tanks over 2ml for retail here in the UK. If instead you were importing purely for personal use only, the prohibition didn't apply if you were buying from outside the EU. And that's the reason Customs left stuff alone. Yes, there were a few early instances of personal imports from outside the EU being stopped by Couriers (not the Royal Mail), but that was simply a couple of over-zealous individuals who failed to understand what was and what wasn't allowed.
Edited on 5/29/2021 at 4:31 AM. Reason: Typo...
It's twelve inches long, but don't use it as a rule...