Hi all,
today I received a letter from the customs, that my scud batteries are waiting for me to fetch them... The seller forgot to make the invoice available from the outside of the packaging and now the customs ordered me to drive 22km to get it (and pay the customs of course).
My question: has anybody experienced a similar situation with the scud batteries? If so, have you had any trouble because they are no original N900 batteries? They shouldn't be illegal, as they are clearly stated as compatible, but I'm unsure...
Thanks in advance.

I bought mine from Fire Union and it came with proper custom declarations on the outside of the box.

Only problem would be if they think it's counterfeit, but clearly it is not one of the fake Nokia batteries, it's a Scud brand. Maybe Nokia patented BL-5J design but I'm not sure customs guys can even tell that from the box, Scud comes in a closed and sealed box and the writing is almost all in Chinese

The problem is: they ordered me to bring the invoice with me (I have none, can't find the invoice mail), so I have to print out the Aliexpress order details, where there is stated: "Lithium-ion battery Nokia BL-5J for 5230 5800XM 5233 N900/1420mAh". If they are evil enough, they'll claim that I knowingly ordered a fake...
I'm thinking about denying the receipt now (thus returning it to the seller), but I don't know which further payments will have to be made then.

I don't think I ever had an invoice inside the box on any order from China, just the green tag with value and contents listed on the outside. A lot of sellers write a fake amount on the form, mark it as a gift, etc, to keep duty fees low for the customers.

Maybe the customs simply wants to compare with your invoice to see how much you should really pay to receive this package.

I will add that I'm in the US and we don't have duty or customs fees for receiving mail, and in 100+ packages received from other countries, I've never had one held or opened by customs, so I'm not an expert in the German mail and customs system...

you lucky person
I think until today I have ordered around 10 packages from other countries, and this is the first time.

btw, the customs sent me a scan of the envelope, the package isn't declared in any way :-(

This is "standard" practice in many country's

I have been through the same some times, so my advice to you is, show them the receipt/print of order details, normally this can be done over email, it is weird you have to go to the customs place, of course i also have to go to the local post office (about 5Km) to get my package if customs have had their hands on it, to pay duty fees.

Take it from me, don't freak out to much, they just want the real value so they can get some money out of you.
I really doubt they are talking of counterfeit items, because to my knowledge these battery´s are original SCUD, and scud is pretty big, chinas answer to varta i guess

Again take it easy, go there, get it over with.
Normal value in EU for packages to "avoid" customs is about 10euro.

Thx, I'll try to get them.

Let us know how it goes, and if you get probed or something