One step, euro area
The cooperative pays the seller by ordinary transfer from Dublin. No currency is converted and no customs frontier is crossed. Delivery takes nine days on average after approval.
Handling 4.00 EUR
Catalogue
What the cooperative can obtain
The table below is an extract from the catalogue.
| Item | Seller and zone | Price EUR | Mass | CO2e | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairphone 6 handset | Netherlands, euro area | 599.00 | 0.21 kg | 41 kg | One step |
| Fairphone battery module | Netherlands, euro area | 39.95 | 0.05 kg | 4 kg | One step |
| Fairphone display module | Netherlands, euro area | 89.95 | 0.09 kg | 9 kg | One step |
| Spectrometer deuterium lamp | Germany, euro area | 412.00 | 0.4 kg | 22 kg | One step |
| Reagent set, water analysis | France, euro area | 168.40 | 2.6 kg | 11 kg | One step |
| Hearing aid receiver | Denmark, krone | 74.00 | 0.01 kg | 2 kg | Cover step |
| Bicycle hub gear, internal | Sweden, krona | 128.00 | 1.7 kg | 14 kg | Cover step |
| Oscilloscope probe set | Poland, zloty | 96.00 | 0.6 kg | 5 kg | Cover step |
| Loom shuttle and reeds | United Kingdom, pound | 210.00 | 3.1 kg | 19 kg | Customs and screening |
| Microscope objective | Japan, yen | 1,340.00 | 0.3 kg | 28 kg | Customs and screening |
| Game licence, digital storefront | United States, dollar | 24.99 | 0 kg | 1 kg | See digital goods |
| Journal article, single access | Netherlands, euro area | 32.00 | 0 kg | 0 kg | One step |
| Electric kettle | Germany, euro area | - | - | - | Refused: made at Ferrista |
| Private motor car | Any zone | - | - | - | Refused: held in common, booked |
| Sealed appliance, no parts sold | Ireland, euro area | - | - | - | Refused: cannot be repaired |
No item matches those terms. Clearing the filters shows the full table; a teller takes requests for items the catalogue omits.
What the three procedures mean
Cover step, other EEA currency
The seller wants krona, zloty or krone. The cooperative buys exactly the sum owed at the reference rate on the day, holds it for as long as the payment takes, and holds none of it afterwards.
Handling 4.00 EUR + three days
Customs and screening, outside the EEA
A customs declaration, a check against the sanctions lists binding an Irish payment institution, and tariffs at the rate the goods attract. Four to seven weeks is usual.
Handling 4.00 EUR + tariffs
Grounds of refusal
Three grounds account for nearly every refusal:
- Domestic capacity: Where the Republic makes the thing, or could make it with capacity standing idle, the import waits and the planning bodies are notified of the need.
- The intensity threshold: Goods heavy enough in energy, materials, land and emissions are held by the commune, the region or a public establishment and used by booking or rotation, so no personal allocation is possible, regardless of the balance a member keeps.
- Repairability: A design without a minimum service life, without parts on sale and without a route of recovery fails the standard the Republic applies to its own production, and the same standard applies to imports.
A request for an item outside the catalogue may be made at any teller. It is examined on its own facts, and the answer comes within twenty-one days.