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OK so I got this Email from NOVA Lasers this morning:
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Hi Tony,
Thank you for your email.
For legal import into the United States under FDA regulations a >5mW laser must have a five-point safety feature system (aperture shutter, interlock, key switch, output delay and indicator LED). You can import and own >5mW lasers if they have these safety features for FDA approval. Our Alpha Series lasers do have these safety features for legal import into the USA.
We cannot guarantee that you will receive any product from us without hassles from customs as it is completely up to the discretion of customs as to when to inspect or hold a package or to contact the receiver. No company has any control over this. We do however have a delivery guarantee so should customs seize your package for any reason it will be re-shipped to you or we can issue a refund minus the shipping costs under our 7 day return policy.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Best Regards.
Magdalena Gudzowska,
Sales Director
NOVALASERS.COM
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I know that should the worst happen I can get my money back, but I still wanna be sure. The FDA states that a class IIIb laser must have the 5 point safety system thing, which it does, but it cannot be sold as a "laser pointer" to be legal. Plus Deal Extreme says on their website that there are new regulations being enforced, and they wont accept any laser pointer orders to the US anymore. :-/
Has anyone bought from NOVA recently that lives in CA? How was it?
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Hi Tony,
Thank you for your email.
For legal import into the United States under FDA regulations a >5mW laser must have a five-point safety feature system (aperture shutter, interlock, key switch, output delay and indicator LED). You can import and own >5mW lasers if they have these safety features for FDA approval. Our Alpha Series lasers do have these safety features for legal import into the USA.
We cannot guarantee that you will receive any product from us without hassles from customs as it is completely up to the discretion of customs as to when to inspect or hold a package or to contact the receiver. No company has any control over this. We do however have a delivery guarantee so should customs seize your package for any reason it will be re-shipped to you or we can issue a refund minus the shipping costs under our 7 day return policy.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Best Regards.
Magdalena Gudzowska,
Sales Director
NOVALASERS.COM
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I know that should the worst happen I can get my money back, but I still wanna be sure. The FDA states that a class IIIb laser must have the 5 point safety system thing, which it does, but it cannot be sold as a "laser pointer" to be legal. Plus Deal Extreme says on their website that there are new regulations being enforced, and they wont accept any laser pointer orders to the US anymore. :-/
Has anyone bought from NOVA recently that lives in CA? How was it?