ELV.DE does no more sell outside of Germany - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: PinheadBE
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 10, 2024, 01:52:54 pm
content: Bad news for EU customers: the German reseller, editor of ELV Journal, and designer of many (good) bits of kit has decided not to sell outside of Germany anymore.I seldom bought from them and was never disapointed by the quality of the goods, but this is a thing of the past.I had a contact with customer service, and they gave no reason for this limitation.

author: kripton2035
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 10, 2024, 02:56:53 pm
content: it's quite a while that they don't sell anymore outside germany, a few years back IIRC...they made some webshop on a few european countries (France was one of them) but with very few items from the german websiteand now they are gone too...

author: PinheadBE
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2025, 04:56:51 pm
content: I still bought from them just a couple of days before they stop selling outside of Germany.They didn't provide any reason for this. It is very strange that in 2025, some vendors stop to sell to the neighbour countries, especially in EU. A big step backwards IMHO !

author: RFDx
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2025, 08:41:50 pm
content: Quote from: PinheadBE on February 12, 2025, 04:56:51 pmMany small(er) companies in Germany dont't sell anymore to end consumers in other EU countries. I believe the situation in Belgium, or any other EU country for that matter, is similar. The expenses and the administrative overhead, ensuring that all the requirements (registration, reporting, waste disposal etc.) of the WEEE directive are met in every single EU country where products are brought to market, are to huge to shoulder.

author: themadhippy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2025, 08:56:32 pm
content: so much for the common market and standardising the rules across all member country's

author: timeandfrequency
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2025, 09:14:10 pm
content: Last year I also contacted ELVs customer service for the same reason as@RFDx. It was for a colleage who wanted to buy one of their kits.The explanation were also vague but it has something to do with packaging/waste disposal and probably also Li-ion like batteries logistics.https://european-accreditation.org/publication-of-the-regulation-eu-2025-40-on-packaging-and-packaging-waste/https://www.sgs.com/en/news/2025/01/safeguards-01925-eu-issues-new-legislation-for-packaging-and-packaging-wasteI can understand that some EU directives might create dire situations for small companies.But ELV is far from a small company. They have more than 1000 employees with an international footprint thanks to a big manufacturing subsidary in China.That's why their decision is pretty surprising.

author: PinheadBE
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 13, 2025, 01:39:28 pm
content: They also produce and sell some pretty good and unique devices for the lab, which is what I acquired from them over the years

author: kripton2035
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 13, 2025, 03:12:38 pm
content: if you really need their products, you can always use a german reshipper ?https://shipgerman.com/

author: PinheadBE
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 13, 2025, 03:36:50 pm
content: Thanks for the tipSomewhat expensive, but indeed, could be useful for more expensive parts