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Tom

Tom
Nov 27, 2006
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You can - however don't use it as a way to buy cheaper.
You would have to pay the purchase price, plus international postage.

After that while in transit it passes through customs, they assess for duty (same as VAT for paintball gear), the courier handles duty for you so you get another bill for 20% of the assessed value plus a handling fee between £8 and £20

If they dont like the look of it (deciding it looks a bit like a gun - RIF) then you get a VCRA questionairre and have to justify the import, and paintball does not count
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(Speedball type guns are fine, realistic ones are not fine, pistols probably not fine, Tippmanns, BTs etc have been stopped by voer eager customs men) If you don't clear this then it may be destroyed and you lose everything, or it may be returned and at best you get the original price back

To sumarise - don't bother to save money because you have seen the price difference between UK & US
Do bother if it is something special and worth paying extra on top
Dont attempt it if it could possibly be considered a RIF
 

Preacher101

Make it rain
Jun 26, 2012
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Guys do any of you know if I can transport marker from other country to Great Britain ?
I imported a Tippmann Project Salvo from the States. I only paid 70 for an almost new gun. Then there was 80 postage on top. Then 32 import duty. It's a false economy importing a cheaper gun from the states. There are loads of second hand markers on sale in these forums. I paid a fortune for my Salvo and i thought it was great. Then i bought an ex-rental SP1 from the Scottish warriors, my Salvo never had a looking from then on. It's lighter, quieter and better on air. It only cost 50 and looked good after spending 30 minutes cleaning here up. If your on a budget, get second hand. If you have the money, buy the best you can for the money you have.
You should be able to pick up a good second hand A5 cheap on here. Air tank start from 35, pods are just over a quid each. Remote line 2nd hand for 10ish, 2nd hand i4's are about 40-50 and you wont be allowed to take your own paint to most sites.
 
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KoDa

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Jun 25, 2012
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But I didn't meant to import it from states because it would be a waste of cash, I was thinking about getting it from my country and the price for courier should not be too expensive.
 

neil stringer

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if you have only tried it once i would get your self a good set of gogs first ... make sure that you want to do it ... the thing with markers is you need to know what type of game player you want to be .. ie woodsball / supair-tourney ..the next thing is what sites are around you .. they might only offer co2 ....then there is the budget ... i would always go for AIR rarther than co2 (accuracy)and consistancy of the shot ...but this also affects the type of marker you get ..... tourney/supair guns ONLY run on AIR .. well 95% of them .... sorry i dont mean to confuse you.. anymore questions just keep asking .. there are loads of people on here that will offer you good advice :)