Why was a VTEK cordless saw stopped at the UK border?

The saw that never reached a shelf

The product is a cordless reciprocating saw. It carries the model number V716 and was listed on Amazon with identifiers X002CQQOES7 and FBA15M2VZGTNU000012. The unit ships with a charger and a power supply. Its country of origin is China.

The UK border rejected the entire shipment before any unit could reach a customer. The measure type is recorded as "Import rejected at border" and the risk level is high. This means the saws were intercepted during customs clearance and never released for sale. The notification number is 2610-0149. It was raised by a Local Authority Trading Standards team. The report was published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards on 6 November 2026.

What the plug gets wrong

The plug supplied with the saw has no fuse. A fuse is required to interrupt current under fault conditions; without it the tool can overheat and ignite. The plug face does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363. The earth pin is sheathed. The live and neutral pins sit less than 9.5 mm from the edge of the plug face, exposing the user to live parts.

These failures breach the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994. The product does not meet the requirements of either regulation. The hazard is fire and electric shock. The report states the product presents a risk of fire as it is inadequately earthed. The missing fuse and the pin geometry together create the danger.

What happens to the shipment

The import has been rejected at the border. The notice does not state how many units were in the consignment. It does not say whether any identical units entered the UK before this notification. The corrective action is limited to the border refusal; no recall of already-sold saws is mentioned because the report indicates none were sold here.

What the notice does not cover

The report gives no information on injuries or incidents linked to this model. It does not describe the charger or power supply in detail beyond their inclusion in the box. It does not name the manufacturer, only the brand VTEK and the Amazon listing codes. The notification number is 2610-0149, raised by a Local Authority Trading Standards team. The product category is Machinery. The alert type is Product safety report. The risk level is High. The measure type is Import rejected at border. The recall alert date is 6 November 2026. The product report and image link to a PDF. The summary states the product presents a high risk of fire and electric shock. The hazard description says the supplied plug does not have a fuse. The plug face also does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and cannot make a secure connection to the socket. The earth pin is sheathed, and the live and neutral pins are positioned less than 9.5 mm from the periphery of the plug face, exposing the user to live parts. The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 or the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994. The corrective action is the import has been rejected at the border. Additional information includes the PSD notification number 2610-0149 and that it was notified by Local Authority Trading Standards.