Fairphone has entered the US (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/android@lemdro.id
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (7 children)

So all that changed is they ticked a box to include "US" deliveries on their ecommerce platform? I'll never understand why that was so difficult

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    honestly, it's probably more than that. you don't just "tick a box" to send commercial packages to places.. like, did you hear about VAT?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Vat is paid by the customer. In international shipping, the shipping company collects it.

    Any decent ecommerce platform will automatically add the vat to the order, and it'll be collected by the 3PL provider. It's not really a business decision. Still just a box to tick

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    I mean, they might've needed to get FCC approvals and other things to sell in the US

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    That's not how the FCC works. They don't approve things. You follow their standards. If you don't, they fine you. There is no approval process for devices that must comply wit FCC, UKCA, or CE.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    that's literally not true. you have to get a license to operate radio devices in the US.

    companies must get FCC certification for their devices to legally be sold here

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