[quote author=Nick Gammon date=1423016188 link=msg=2074703]
See reply #16. Crazy import laws, maybe? [/quote]
But I've bought an Arduino Mega clone from China and loads of other stuff.
In fact, a packet of 5 hook probes arrived from there today.
The only explanation I can think of is that the supplier has had trouble sending stuff here previously.
It may be because it isn't marked with the WEEE* mark, but that would apply in every EC country.
- EC Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment regulations mark. Just a waste bin with a cross over it, indicating that it shouldn't be put in with general waste.