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Originally Posted by warmachine6

for me in the past it varies on the courier they used, my last US figure was from amazon.com and i paid what was listed. Though im not sure with kickstarter, it varies on who decides the delivery service. So its kinda 50-50 if i need to pay for customes and not. Technically the UK isnt part of the EU so maybe i dont need to worry about it...

This is the issue with EU/UK import taxes and duties. Put simply they're some of the most prohibative globally. As someone who has shipped to most countries i can tell you not only does it matter which courier you use but it also varies by country. A courier may be really bad in one country and not so bad in another. DHL for example is really bad when shipped to Germany but not so bad in the UK. DPX and DPD are generally good all round but are slow. Royal Mail near always charges duties. Even worse is half these countries will add duties/VAT to the shipping charges as well and at 20% that's going to add up alot.

Some international sellers mark stuff as gifts which occassionally gets around it but more often than not (especially when shipped with regular mail) a boatload of tax is just thrown in. It's also near impossible to register for VAT if you live outside the EU/UK meaning that even if the seller wants to include this tax in their final price they can't.

I will note that there doesn't appear to be any intention to release this outside of the kickstarter. Every unit made is accounted for and it's likely that the only way to get this post kickstarter will be on the secondary market which will end up being far more than your 20% tax. Ideally they should team up with a European distributer who receives the goods at wholesale price and receives tax benefits.

It's Worth backing the project and getting nice and vocal in the comments section. If they don't come up with something then drop out before it ends or accept the additional costs.