My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

[bravotwozero]

Re: My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

To the OP. The conversation at customs you're talking about was customs in the UK right? Not the customs in HK?

It would of been in the UK if you read it carefully

[The Laughing Man]

Re: My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

I did read it carefully, I was just clarifying. He said:

Recently got back from Hong Kong... both of which I bought from the UK with receipts... I got there at just over 6 o'clock in the morning and went through the red zone as planned

There - a demonstrative determiner, and in this case endophoric, may refer to either the UK or HK. As I said, I was just clarifying.

Good information nonetheless. I'm often tempted to bring a few toys back - I think I'll not bother.

[MUCKYMICK]

Re: My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

Why would uk custom's know about ukara or need to check the ukara database,it's only a scheme run by uk retailer's in order that they can show compliance with home office guideline's and it's your site membership number not a ukara number that is recorded on the ukara database.
I have spoke to many custom's officer's and they are generally confused over the hole airsoft thing as the home office states one set of guideline's and airsoft player's keep banging on about how they have a ukara or a ukara licence when their is no such thing and keep confusing custom's on how the ukara scheme is supposed to work and who it is meant to protect.It is their to protect the uk retailer if you need to prove to custom's that you have a defence then you need to prove you are a skirmisher at a site that meet's home office guideline's easiest way to do this is to be a member of that site with an issued membership number,but it's not the only way.
After you have bought what ever airsoft good's you want from abroad their should be no issues about if you are entitled to own them or bring them into the uk as long as you can prove they are airsoft item's and you can prove you have defence granted to airsoft skirmisher's ,if you should have any issues with custom's at an airport ask to speak to the fire arm's officeer's that will be on duty that will clear thing's up.

[No1_sonuk]

Re: My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

Why would uk custom's know about ukara or need to check the ukara database,it's only a scheme run by uk retailer's in order that they can show compliance with home office guideline's and it's your site membership number not a ukara number that is recorded on the ukara database.
I have spoke to many custom's officer's and they are generally confused over the hole airsoft thing as the home office states one set of guideline's and airsoft player's keep banging on about how they have a ukara or a ukara licence when their is no such thing and keep confusing custom's on how the ukara scheme is supposed to work and who it is meant to protect.It is their to protect the uk retailer if you need to prove to custom's that you have a defence then you need to prove you are a skirmisher at a site that meet's home office guideline's easiest way to do this is to be a member of that site with an issued membership number,but it's not the only way.
After you have bought what ever airsoft good's you want from abroad their should be no issues about if you are entitled to own them or bring them into the uk as long as you can prove they are airsoft item's and you can prove you have defence granted to airsoft skirmisher's ,if you should have any issues with custom's at an airport ask to speak to the fire arm's officeer's that will be on duty that will clear thing's up.

20 apostrophes, and only 3 used correctly (underscored). Just think how many key presses getting it right could have saved.
Please leave the "Grocers' Apostrophe" at the market. Thanks...

[S3V3R]

Re: My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

I have a couple of members on my team who airsoft and transport their kit between HK & UK. They havent got UKARA (as they buy all their kit in HK and transport it over).
As far as im aware, one of them has been stopped & pretended his english was bad so he could buy some time for the HK authorities to clarify his predicament. Hes been asked to prove he is a student more times than he has been asked about his airsoft kit.

He hasnt needed UKARA to get kit in and out of the country though. As BEN said. Ukara isnt actually a law. its just an association linked to the law.

[blobface]

Re: My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

I have a couple of members on my team who airsoft and transport their kit between HK & UK. They havent got UKARA (as they buy all their kit in HK and transport it over).
As far as im aware, one of them has been stopped & pretended his english was bad so he could buy some time for the HK authorities to clarify his predicament. Hes been asked to prove he is a student more times than he has been asked about his airsoft kit.

He hasnt needed UKARA to get kit in and out of the country though. As BEN said. Ukara isnt actually a law. its just an association linked to the law.

Have you got a TR21 by any chance judging from your signature?

[blobface]

Re: My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

Have you got a TR21 by any chance judging from your signature?

Or TR22 for that matter*

[The General]

Re: My experience of going through UK custom with a RIF

What skirmish evidence did you supply General?

I gave dates and sites attended as well as provided contact details for them to check.

I gave about 18 months worth of skirmishing info and checked with the site owners before hand that they were ok with my giving out info and confirming that they have PLI.

When I emailed the info I got a couple of calls from site owners confirming they had been contacted about an hour later.

Yes, they do check things out properly.

It all went smoothly.