After some Air Bottle advice

[lite'em_up]

Im looking at buying a new air bottle and noticed i can buy a brand new one and ship it from usa for less than buying one in the uk ..

But is there any regulations that would stop me being able to use this bottle in the uk?? As somebody toild me that they have differnt regulations in the usa to over here and dont want to buy one if that is the case.

Any advice would be appreciated ...... Thanks

 

[Spookls]

Hi mate as long as it is stamped with a pi mark you can use it in the UK

 

[alexd]

I wouldnt bother importing... go to one of the site sponsors such as @L.i.P.S

The reason is aside from needing the pi mark (dot standard is the US equivalent) the costs of shipping, import duty, VAT etc will erode the savings

Plus if you have any issues, you can easily discuss with a UK supplier

 

[Tom]

Be wary with importing, if it's not pi marked then it's no good here. Even if the same bottle is available in the uk it does not mean the one sold in the us has multi national markings.

Import and you have to factor in the purchase price plus international postage, then on arrival import duty/VAT becomes due. This means to receive it you first get a bill for 20% of the valuation plus a handling charge of anything from £8 to £20
The valuation could be either the invoiced $ cost price converted to £ at the current rate or a considered valuation of what it would cost in the UK

Save the importing for something that is particularly special

 

[RusRuss]

Also, as tempting as it may be to save a few pounds, I always believe it's better to support companies within the UK. The market isn't as big over here as it is there, so I'd rather be putting the extra few pounds in to the pockets of UK companies.

 

[lite'em_up]

Yh cheers lads appreciate it I was looking at a dyevthrottle but not thought about if something goes wrong and import duty yh it would only end up saving me about £20 and I would be waiting forever to get it by time it's gone through customs

 

[oliver margetts]

if you can get it shipped it'll be fine. though I can never wait for delivery so I just buy from UK sites

 

[Tom]

if you can get it shipped it'll be fine. though I can never wait for delivery so I just buy from UK sites

No - if you import a dot cylinder you cannot fill it in the uk
To import a cylinder from the us you need to ensure it is marked for multiple standards including Pi