e-cigarette URGENT HELPS PLS!!

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hey guys, i have ordered 1 e-cig starter kit from ebay and few days of waiting i got this letter from mailbox.

its a singapore post letter. it didnt say anything about collecting it at the nearest post office or wadever. its sent from IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY(ICA). singapore post centre.

and the letter says

Dear sir/mdm,

Speedpost article referred to controlling authority
speedpost item no.:
(my shipping no. or sth)

The above 1 articles consigned to you has been forwarded to the authority indicated below:
INVESTIGATION & SURVEILLANCE UNIT
Centre for drug adminstration(HSA)
Health Sciences Authority
11 biopolis way
#11-03 helios
Singapore 138667
Tel No. 68663485

Please liaise with the officer from the controlling authority within 14days from the date of this notification regarding the article.

the collection hours are as follows:
mon - fri 830am-600pm

Please note that item will be destroyed if unclaimed after 30days.

___________________________

now wad the hell is going on? they want to confiscate/fine/charge the item i brought in? now i dun even know if i shld go try to claim my item, in case they charge me for importing e-cigarette.

guys ! anyone of u seen this letter? help man....
 
maybe you would just give a call and ask them what's wrong with the import..
thats what i would do..
maybe they wanna check if its for drugs use..
give em' a call.
just an advice..
 
i think e-cig is banned is sg. i remember reading the other thread, one of the softie posted a pic of a chinese newspaper article on the e-cig.
 
This could be a clue

By Stephanie Nebehay
Reuters - Friday, September 19 02:39 pm

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday against using electronic cigarettes, saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit.


First made in China and sold mainly over the Internet in countries including Brazil, Britain, Canada and Israel, they have grown in popularity despite a lack of regulatory approval, it said.

A typical electronic cigarette is made of metal tube with a chamber which holds liquid nicotine in a rechargeable cartridge. Users puff on it but do not light it, leading some to use it to evade smoking bans in public places, according to the WHO.

However, they inhale a fine mist of nicotine into their lungs, "plus potentially many other toxic compounds which we are not sure of", said to Douglas Bettcher, acting director of the WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative.

"The World Health Organisation knows of absolutely no scientific evidence whatsoever that would confirm that the electronic cigarette is a safe and effective smoking cessation device," Bettcher told a news briefing.

"Toxicological tests and clinical trials have not been performed on this product," he said.

The electronic cigarette has yet to be shown to be a legitimate therapy like nicotine gum, patches or lozenges that help wean smokers from nicotine addiction, the U.N. agency said.

"If the manufacturers and marketers of the electronic cigarette want to help smokers to quit, then they should operate within proper regulatory frameworks, Bettcher said. This meant rigorous clinical and toxicological studies must be carried out.

The WHO was greatly concerned that some manufacturers had used the WHO name or logo on their package or website, falsely implying endorsement, Bettcher said, declining to name names.

The agency was contacting health authorities in its 193 member states to alert them of "these bogus, untested false claims". Turkey had already banned sales, he said.

The WHO agency had become aware only this year of the spreading use of electronic cigarettes worldwide.

"It has really taken countries and the WHO by surprise. It has been a product that appeared very suddenly on the market in a short period of time," Bettcher said.

In 2003 WHO members clinched a treaty calling for stronger warnings on cigarette packages and limits on advertising and sponsorship. Some 160 countries have ratified the landmark pact.

Tobacco use is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide, contributing to 5.4 million deaths from heart disease, stroke and other diseases annually, the WHO says.

(editing by Jonathan Lynn and Philippa Fletcher)
 
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Really?
Pete Townsend must have been really shocked about the e-cigarette craze to be taken by surprise :P lol sorry lame.
 
read that article forwarded by a friend....

anyways maybe they didn't package it properly or indicated on the order/delivery slip the word e-cigarette...

i ordered on thursday and got my package on a saturday afternoon and im puffing away till both batteries are low... hahas...

i was the one who posted the article, it didn't say it was ban in sg, its just that the company that bought in this items had advertised it which's against the tobacco act rule or smth....

yeah.. btw which model did u get eh?? dse901??? if its that i buy some carts from u. hehe..
 
me? i got the dse901. do u think the authority will send the item back to the sender? at least i can get my refund exclude shipping fee.

i can only wait til monday and call them ... boring laaaaaaa
 
maybe you can try reading up ICA's website and see what they say loh.
if theyre gna fine you then dont go meet them! haha
 
Clearing parcels containing dutiable goods

Parcels containing dutiable goods will be detained by ICA at SPC. The addressee will be informed of the status of the parcel by a Letter of Notification from Singapore Post (SP). The parcels will be released after examination by ICA at SPC in the presence of the addressee or his representative, and on payment of duty and GST.

http://www.customs.gov.sg

yeah nicotine liquid or the device isnt state anywhere here. furthermore, my item has been sent to HSA, and i dunno if its under controlled or prohibited items. under HSA, controlled items are pharmaceuticals, medicines, poisons. prohibited items cant be found.
 
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