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[Victorian Squid]

USPS Prohibits International Shipment of Lithium Batteries Starting May 16
May 15, 2012

Starting May 16, 2012, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will prohibit all international air shipments of lithium batteries and products containing lithium batteries, including primary lithium metal or lithium alloy (nonrechargeable) cells and batteries or secondary lithium-ion cells and batteries (rechargeable). Shipments with lithium batteries also will be prohibited to and from APO, FPO, and DPO locations. These restrictions do not apply to shipments within the United States and its territories.

Items that often use lithium power include, but are not limited to: Kindle devices, watches, tablets, video cameras, cameras, GPS devices, MP3 players, smartphones, laptops, portable DVD players, and power drills.

Interesting.

[Keb]

I thought they did this a long time ago?

I got a watch shipped to me once but haven't had any of the other devices come from the states.

Are all watch batteries lithium?

[Victorian Squid]

I don't know about all watch batteries, but since all lithium batteries are already prohibited by the Canadian Post (and don't seem to have been prohibited in early 2011), I'm guessing what you're thinking of is the Canada Post Office having already done so.

[achilles]

Er...why do they prohibit them?

[Victorian Squid]

Er...why do they prohibit them?

Presumably because every so often they explode and a terrorist McGyver could do all kinds of wacky stuff with them. Just google video seach "lithium batteries danger" and see some of them:

[Keb]

I don't know about all watch batteries, but since all lithium batteries are already prohibited by the Canadian Post (and don't seem to have been prohibited in early 2011), I'm guessing what you're thinking of is the Canada Post Office having already done so.

Makes sense. Prolly why I can't buy a Nixon watch online.