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Payment and Shipping
  Payment
  Returns Policy
  Shipping General
  Shipping - Padded Letter Air
  Shipping - International
  Shipping - Australia

 Checkout
During the checkout procedure, the total price of your order will be calculated. This will include the shipping cost and tax for Australian residence. You will then be given a couple of payment and shipping options. For details, see below.

 Payment
During the checkout procedure you will be given the following payment options.
  • Credit Card: 
    When selecting this payment method, payments are processed via a Secure SSL link to St.George Bank. St.George Bank is Australia's fifth largest bank. Only American Express, MasterCard and Visa cards can be use! For other cards, please use our other credit card payment option! Payments can only be made in Australian Dollars. It is still possible for anyone to use this payment method, no matter what country you are from! It only means that your credit card will be charged in Australian Dollars and not your local currency. Some banks might charge a small fee (normally 1%) for this service!
  • PayPal: 
    When selecting PayPal, you will be able to make your payment via the PayPal gateway. If you are not already a PayPal member, you will be asked to sign up before making your payment - this is very easy though! Paying via PayPal allows you to pay by using a number of major credit cards!
  • Bank Transfer to an Australian Bank: Also know as a Telegraphic or Wire transfer. When selecting this payment option, you have to instruct your bank to make a payment into our Australian bank account. You will be given full details of our bank account. Your products are only shipped once we have received the payment in our account!
  • Bank Transfer to an European Bank: Also know as a Telegraphic or Wire transfer. When selecting this payment option, you have to instruct your bank to make a payment into our Austrian bank account in Europe. You will be given full details of our bank account. Bank transfers between European Union countries are very easy and cheap. Your products are only shipped once we have received the payment in our account!

 Returns Policy
If the product is in its original condition you may return any item you purchased from us, for any reason, within 15 days for a full refund. See below for exceptions. If the returned product is faulty or is returned due to an error on our part, we will pay for the return shipping(standard Air Mail) cost too! Else, shipping costs are not refundable.

We can not accept returns if:
  • The product is not in original condition.
  • The product is returned later then 15 days after delivery.
  • For a software product, if it has been opened (taken out of its plastic wrap).
Before sending back any items please contact us (see contacts page) for details on the return address and to request an Item Return Number. All items returned must be accompanied by and IRN, else they will not be accepted. When requesting to return an item please provide us with the invoice number you received when purchasing the product as well as a reason for returning the product.

 Shipping General
All our products are shipped with the Australian Post. During the checkout procedure the approximate weight of your order will be calculated, and you will be given a couple of choices of what shipping method you want to choose(See International and Australian Destinations sections below). The exact cost of each shipping method will be shown! This means you will know exactly what you are paying for shipping!

 Padded Letter Post - Air Mail
If all products selected are Padded Letter Shippable products (will say if it is on the product page), and the total weight is less then 125 grams, then this shipping option will be available. This has a flat Australian and International shipping rate of:
  • US$3.00 for orders 0-50g (about 7 PIC chips)
  • US$5.00 for orders 50-125g (about 25 PIC chips)
Examples of Padded Letter Shippable products are all PIC chips, Crystals, unassembled prototype boards, selected connectors...

 International Destinations
For international destinations the following shipping options are available:
. Customer Arranges Pick-Up
      The customer can arrange his/her own pick-up. Select this method if you want to arrange pick-up of the order. For example if you want to arrange the order to be picked up via a courier like DHL, Fed-Ex or any other. When selecting this method you will only be chared a small handling fee.
. EMS International Courier
      Australian Post EMS International Courier. EMS International Courier is Australia Post's premium international express service. The EMS service uses DHL under contract for most destinations. Items can be tracked via internet. You will receive a tracking number from us after your order has been shipped. Most items take between 2-4 days to deliver. Typical costs to international destinations for a small parcel (a couple of SBC boards for example) are between US$30.00 and US$40.00.
. International Parcel Post Air Mail
      Australian Post International Air Mail. Most parcels sent via air mail take between 1 and 2 weeks. Price examples on the 9th of February 2004 for shipping 4 x "SBC18C single board computers" and 4 x "PT01TC prototype boards" were:
- US$7.05 to USA
- 6.18EUR to Germany
. International Parcel Post Economy Mail
      Australian Post International Economy Air Mail. Takes a bit longer then International Parcel Post Air Mail. Price examples on the 9th of February 2004 for shipping 4 x "SBC18C single board computers" and 4 x "PT01TC prototype boards" were:
- US$6.37 to USA
- 5.38EUR to Germany
. Insured International Parcel Post Air Mail
      Insured Australian Post International Air Mail. Most parcels sent via air mail take between 1 and 2 weeks. Insurance costs A$5.00 plus A$2.00 per A$100 value, or part thereof.
. Insured International Parcel Post Economy Mail
      Insured Australian Post International Economy Air Mail. Takes a bit longer then Insured International Parcel Post Air Mail. Insurance costs A$5.00 plus A$2.00 per A$100 value, or part thereof.

 Australian Destinations
For Australian destinations the following shipping options are available:
  • Australian Shipping - regular Australian Post parcel service. All products are shipped from Brisbane. The delivery times are:
    Delivery Description Delivery time
    Delivery within the same city or town next working day
    Between cities and large towns in the same state 1 - 3 working days
    Between other locations within the same state 1 - 3 working days
    Between adjoining east coast capitals (including Adelaide) two working days
    Between other capital cities 3-5 working days
    To other interstate locations 4-6 working days
  • Express Post Shipping - Express Parcel delivery with the Australian Post. All products are shipped from Brisbane. Australian Post Express Parcel delivery times are normally one day. Modtronix Engineering will ship your order within 1-3 working days, so you parcel should arrive within 1-4 days.
  • Insured Australian Shipping - regular Australian Post parcel service. All products are shipped from Brisbane. Insurance costs A$5.00 plus A$2.00 per A$100 value, or part thereof. The delivery times are:
    Delivery Description Delivery time
    Delivery within the same city or town next working day
    Between cities and large towns in the same state 1 - 3 working days
    Between other locations within the same state 1 - 3 working days
    Between adjoining east coast capitals (including Adelaide) two working days
    Between other capital cities 3-5 working days
    To other interstate locations 4-6 working days
  • Insured Express Post Shipping - Express Parcel delivery with the Australian Post. All products are shipped from Brisbane. Australian Post Express Parcel delivery times are normally one day. Modtronix Engineering will ship your order within 1-3 working days, so you parcel should arrive within 1-4 days. Insurance costs A$5.00 plus A$2.00 per A$100 value, or part thereof.