It’s Christmas time and in the run-up to Baptist’s Day, many people will be buying Christmas presents – not least for children in the family.
However, those who do not go out to the physical Christmas shopping, but instead order the gifts online, should think a little extra.
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Customs appeals: “Think about it”
In recent years, millions of toys, manufactured in Asia, have been stopped by Swedish customs. It has involved everything from Santa hats with built-in – and flammable – lights to children’s make-up that has no list of contents at all, which have been sent to Swedish players who then sell the products online.
– We find everything possible. These are things that children can put down their throats, be poisoned by or that can cause them to get electricity, says Stefan Bercukcustoms inspector in Helsingborg, to SVT Skåne and continues:
– We now appeal to consumers to think before buying cheap toys online.
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Many times the products have a so-called CE mark, which can lead customers to believe that the toys in question meet approved EU standards. But that is not always the case.
– That CE marking should be taken with a pinch of salt because it is the world’s most pirated logo, says Stefan Bercuk to SVT Skåne.
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The Swedish Customs therefore urges consumers to be careful when buying toys and, as far as possible, to avoid products that are too cheap because it is often these that can be potentially harmful.
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