Moving to Austria

[Chas]

Hi,

I'm currently living in Finland, but thinking about moving to Vienna to work. Can anyone tell me if it's permitted to have e-liquid sent by post from the UK?

Thanks.

 

[meli.]

Austria is part of the EU, yes you can have e-liquid sent to you from the UK, although there are some pretty good vendors in Germany and should be cheaper in postage too.

 

[Chas]

Austria is part of the EU...

Thanks, but Finland is too, and the first time I had liquid sent here (about 2 years ago), it was confiscated and they threatened me with prosecution. The case was dropped, and I have since had liquid sent without any problems. And I have an email from customs saying it's ok.

 

[meli.]

Exactly! There are no issues with e-liquid being sent to Austria or anywhere in the EU from the UK or any other EU country within EU countries, if you have liquids confiscated or if they threaten you with all sorts of penalties, they are in the wrong. Contact your postmaster, flag the issue make a report. Do not settle for this kind of nonsense.
Prosecute you for what? Someone got it wrong, they should have returned your property back to you also!
This kind of bureaucracy makes me mad!

 

[Chas]

I did protest and I got my stuff back after about six weeks. I also heard that the appeal court(?) threw out a similar case, so either the law was changed or it's no longer enforced.

And I have just received this from Austrian customs (they must work late!):

"It is allowed to send liquids for electronical cigarettes from UK to Austria, there are no restrictions or prohibitions (if they are not containing drugs)."

Sounds good to me