Is the product CE marked?
Just wondering if the spurious description might be deliberately contrived, to discourage examination by the UK Import authorities that might take place if the label had read 'consumer electrical goods'. 
A good point - I'd presumed that the inaccurate customs declaration was due to mistake / not caring about it/ inability to read the English words.
(I've previously seen catch-all declarations like "accessories", "components" or "mobile phone"!)
Sadly, the CE mark doesn't count for much from China - it seems to be readily forged, or (I've read) claimed to mean "China Export", ie nothing to do with European CE certification, even though the logo is the same.
I think the import duty is less of an issue - I believe it has to be over £20 (might be higher now, it's changed a few times) so there's really no need to declare my £1 purchase as a "gift" to evade customs!
My overall experience from buying items from China via eBay is about 30% disappointment / failure, 70% success.
Everything arrived, but not everything worked. I bought 4 different USB audio adaptors to use with my Raspberry Pi a few months back, one lasted for nearly a week, the next for about 2 days, the other 2 didn't work properly from the start. They were from different suppliers, and cost less than £2 each including postage.
I've also ordered power adaptors, USB - SATA adaptors, memory, mini wireless keyboards .. can't remember everything.. and they've worked fine for me.
So.. waiting to see what happens with the LED lamp
Ian
