All Zaino products are considered hazardous???

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imported_jgv

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On my quest for someone from the US that could sell me some Zaino products I finally found a company who could sell and ship international and made my order. Great, I want to try Zaino, otherwise I'll never know what those who use it talk about.



But now I received this email from that company:



Dear Jose,



Sorry, but I had to cancel your order. All Zaino products are now listed as hazardous materials and can not be sent

to our foreign customers.



Please rememer us for any other items listed in our catolog or on our website.



Thank you,



Hazardous??? :nixweiss
 
I really don't understand why you can't buy from the Zaino dist. in Germany. By the time you make all these arrangements, pay for shipping, duty, insurance, etc. you could have saved yourself a big headache. Keep in mind also, shipping liquids can be a problem, if the bottles leak due to pressure changes in shipping you won't have much recourse.
 
Luckily my 1st order of Z was fine. I may send my distributor an extra $5 to ziplock each bottle before shipping, just in case.

Hazardous, huh?

Stupid gov't rules...
 
I am the one who don't understand why you say that. For example Z2, it's sold to public on the US at $13.99 and in Europe they ask for about $26.00! That's almost 50% more :angry And the shipment cost they ask is the same as shipping from the US! :nono

It's not exactly the money, it's the fact that it is so much more expensive here! They could work on a fair price, but they don't.



Besides, why is Zaino liquid products different from those from Pinnacle, Meguiars, Poorboys, Platinum, Klasse, Mothers, 303, etc. that I bought from the USA? :nixweiss
 
Yes, I've been finding out the hard way recently. Some EU laws have changed and been made stricter and it's more difficult to allow things into the country (UK in my case). It's just a case of filling in alot more paperwork initially but then shouldn't be to bad when you place further overseas orders..... Obviously things are slightly different for businesses as opposed to an individual but, customs did say things have been made a bit more difficult of late.

Aerosols have always been a big no no in general and it seems that depending on the kind of distillates etc, that that may be of some concern. Although I was told this is more so for goods going TO the US, rather than out of the States.



Good luck :).
 
jgv:



I would suggest asking somebody to buy it for you and then air mail it over to you and have them declare it as a gift to avoid you having to pay VAT and customs taxes. Need to tell them what the maximum value a "gift" is in your country so that amount is on the customs declaration tag. And use the smallest size box possible to get the cheapest possible air postal rate (weight and package size determines the rate). Just FYI: avoid using "economy parcel post", which would take anywhere from 3-6 months before it arrives although the rate is half the cost of air shipping. Final cost wouldn't be known until after going through the local post office to ship it out. I find it odd considering the euro is much stronger than the dollar, the prices are so much higher over there.
 
If I had any, I'd send it to you, Jose. Last product I sent you took only a week to arrive, just like when you sent me some products.



I agree with Sci-Fi, make a deal with someone here who would be willing to send you some Zaino.
 
<flame suit on> I suspect it has to do with John Ashcroft. I hear that, based on the popularity of Zaino products and the desire of "foreigners" to buy it, he has decided it must SURELY be the ELUSIVE "weapon of mass destruction." That would account for its suddenly being labelled "hazardous." But just wait a few weeks, and our government will decide its merely a "weapon of mass detailing."



But, seriously -- JGV, if you want to try some and can't get it from a regular distributor, PM me. (BTW, I have a good distributor I can refer you to, if you're interested.) But if you want, I think I have a bit extra of ZFX, Z2, Z5, Z6, and Z7. And I'd be willing to bottle up enough to give you a starter-supply. Just let me know.
 
I looked into buying zaino myself before I found autopia. I too found that the German distributor was far too expensive, approx twice as much as the US when converted into GB pounds.



I often wondered why they couldn't ship it out of US to individuals in other countries, but they can ship it to the German distributor..........



Now that I have found autopia though, I know that there are many other excellent products out there........I think I've bought most of em now :p :lol
 
www.usps.com figure shipping out of 11209 (zip code) in the United States.



To ship a 8 pound package to Portugal it'll cost $47.60 for EMS (Express Mail Service) 3-5 days or $36.35 for Airmail Parcel Post at 4-10 days.



As Lynn offered PM me and I can see if I can help out. Jngrbrdman got one of my Zaino starter kits well my only one made so far and he can answer the packed well part of my shipping process. I sometimes takes packing things to be an extreme sport (get the maximum use of space in a given bag.)



As for price, same as on the Zaino Bros website, except my local dsitributer is really close to my home.
 
Thanks you all for your help, you people are great :bow



Now as I said before, I have almost every product there is, from waxes to polishes (including the all new NXT), but I can never tell how's Zaino if I don't know it. I've read almost everything about it now I just have to use it. Then I'll know what people talk about. :cool:
 
Sounds like economics rather than potentially hazardous material to me! If it can be shipped to the German distributor then there is no reason why it can't be shipped to a private user unless Zaino have an agreement with the German distributor that they are exclusive EUROPEAN distributors, meaning that only they can officially supply us Europeans.



I can't see that it's any more dangerous than any of the other products. BTW I tried to get Griots glass cleaner shipped a few years back and they wouldn't airmail it as it's highly flammable???? As Alex says, there are a lot of products which can't be flown (aerosols etc.) but I do also know that there are very strict UK regs governing the chemicals going into cleaning products which non-UK companies are NOT subject to - it's voluntary.
 
jgv said:
On my quest for someone from the US that could sell me some Zaino products I finally found a company who could sell and ship international and made my order. Great, I want to try Zaino, otherwise I'll never know what those who use it talk about.



But now I received this email from that company:



Dear Jose,



Sorry, but I had to cancel your order. All Zaino products are now listed as hazardous materials and can not be sent to our foreign customers.



Please rememer us for any other items listed in our catolog or on our website.



Thank you,



Hazardous??? :nixweiss
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JGV,



Would you like to tell us who the company was that made that statement about the products being hazardous materials?



I am awaiting a personal phone call from Sal Zaino and will relay the truth of this matter as soon as possible.



Until then I have listed the Zaino shipping instructions as they appear on the :



Other Shipping



For those customers not in 47 contiguous states, our online store is not presently able to service you. We're sorry for the inconvenience at this time. We've established the following independent distributors for more efficient service. If you're not in the 47 states, please choose the following option most convenient for you.



New Jersey customers:

Please email: newjersey@zainobros.com



Hawaii customers:

Joie Yuen

Aiea, HI 96701

808-487-7467

Email: aejj@aloha.net



Canadian customers:

Mike Adams

Crown Auto Emporium

325 Eramosa Rd.

Guelph, Ontario N1E 2N1

(519)763-8473

Email: mike@zaino.ca



All other International customers:

Alex Terzic

Bad Kissinger, Germany

+49 971 61817

http://www.viper-lifestyle.de

Email: alexander.terzic@t-online.de



CAZ Comp

Chandra Kumar

Singapore, 34913

65-285-1778

Email: zymga@singnet.com.sg
 
Frank, I have read those shipping instructions many times.

As I said before I'll not buy to the European distributor because the price they ask is almost twice the products price on the US. It's ridiculous!

That's why I searched for a company that would ship international, or I wouldn't try Zaino at all.

So I found ecklers.com that carry Zaino and supposedly could ship me what I wanted, but after some time I received the email that I quoted on this thread.



I already talked to Sal thru emails about this.
 
mirrorfinishman said:
I am awaiting a personal phone call from Sal Zaino and will relay the truth of this matter as soon as possible.
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Jose,



During my phone conversation with Mr. Zaino he told me that "Zaino products are one of the lowest solvent based products available". He also said that you can purchase any of his fine products from either his distributor in Germany or Singapore.



I hope this helps...
 
Is anyone reading my posts?



I'M NOT PAYING 50% MORE TO BUY ZAINO FROM GERMANY AND PAY THE SAME FOR SHIPPING AS I'D PAY FROM THE US.



I will not :nono It's a matter of principals.



(I have some arrangements made already, to jump over this issue).



Thanks
 
Oh, and Portugal is not exactly close to Singapore, in fact it's on the other side of the earth. Why would I even bother consulting them?
 
Zaino hazardous? :o Than's a new one! :D



Zaino is one of the least solvent based products on the market. Have you ever tried to remove contaminents on your car with Zaino? It's NOT a cleaner-type product. It's not meant to be.



Smell a bottle of Z2. Then smell a bottle of Klasse or Einezette. You can actually smell the solvent in Klasse or Einezette. :eek:



Zaino is shipped all over the world. Hawaii, Singapore, Germany. And doesn't require special handling. That doesn't mean it's cheap to ship, unfortunately for you.



Some products are flammable, and some contain high amounts of distillates, solvents, etc. You got hold of a shipper who likes to throw everything into the same bucket. His dog must have bit him that morning. :p



I know this doesn't help you out, but don't get the idea that your bottle of Zaino is going to spontaneously combust. :D



I hope you can come up with some to try out, I have it on several of my cars and love it. It's snowing outside as I type but luckily a few weeks ago I topped off another coat of Z to take me until at least Spring. :xyxthumbs



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My guess is the distributor saw how annoying it was going to be to ship the product over to you and told you a little fallacy to get out of it...



Hope it works out, I know plenty of people have offered but if I can help in any way, shoot me a PM too ;)
 
Brad B. said:
Smell a bottle of Z2. Then smell a bottle of Klasse or Einezette. You can actually smell the solvent in Klasse or Einezette. :eek:
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That is one awesome pic Brad! :bow



I agree. I've smelled a bottle of Z before any fragrance or coloring was added to it and even then it's hard to detect the scent of any solvent.



jgv, if you're interested in trying out some Zaino with ZFX, I'd be happy to send you one of my unused bottles (no charge... well, shipping only). I've got too much of the stuff! PM me if interested.
 
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