To my surprise and delight it flew through customs. It was described as a toy gun (no gas, no gunpowder), yeah, seriously, it said that on the box. Of course, I had to pay the ********* import duty, but for once, I was happy to. As I had bought the gun for it's retail price, not the Ebay price, It was all in at £600. If you consider that I had to pay a total of £1100 for the Tomenosuke kit, then I consider this as one of my best ever buys. As I have said previously in this thread, I think that buying direct from Japan helps with customs as Japanese gun laws are extremely strict. Perhaps they are more wary of packages coming from the US?. Just have to say, the Takagi is fabulous. So clean and neat. The plastic reciever, which was a worry to me, looks for all the world like metal. The finish on the metal parts is exquisite. Although perhaps not quite as weighty as the Tomenosuke, it is very nearly the measure of it, for almost half the price. Very, very happy man. Try Rakuten.com, they may have one left.