Dave34.5 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Hello, i have two Questions. I would like to send my airsoft rifle to a shop into the uk for repairing because i go to England for a few months. What else then the UKARA number of the shop do i Need ? and what is the number of the border force to ask Questions ? i googled everything but cant seem to find them. Thank you very much David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 And if I pick the gun up from the shop after repair can I use it on events or is that illegal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yukarin Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Contact the store you want to have work done at, they might have a UKARA number or something similar they can give you to allow them to import your gun into the UK. You would add this number to the box you plan to send your gun(s) in. 8 minutes ago, Dave34.5 said: And if I pick the gun up from the shop after repair can I use it on events or is that illegal ? No, its not illegal, UKARA is a defence to purchase and import RIFs in the UK. Playing airsoft with your kit is not illegal here, as long as you follow the basic common sense rules (unloaded RIF, covered with a rifle bag or similar until you are inside the game site). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Ok thank you very very muvh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Hey, So I got the ukara number. Do I just print it on the box ? And that’s it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Stick the number on the box with the address, Technically a UKARA number isn’t required because it’s going to a trader for service. If they give you a returns / warranty / service reference number then that would generally cover it e.g. UKARA 12345 Warranty reference 67890 Airsoft shop ..... United Kingdom AA11AA When Dye paintball closed their UK office the warranty service went to the German office, which means that Paintball guns that are illegal* in Germany are sent there for warranty work etc with no problems * German law has a much lower legal velocity then the rest of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 I don’t have a warranty number. Or anything. Just Ukara is that enough too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted May 5, 2019 Supporters Share Posted May 5, 2019 It should be, it's all that any of us get put on our shipments from outside the UK. Give that Border Force say that they don't even hold data on the number of RIFs that they stop and check, I'd expect that you'd have to be very unlucky for it to even be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Ok thank you. im gonna print name, name of the shop and ukara number on there. I hope it gets through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Ok Quick question again. The guy from the shop gave me his gfs ukara And Name If i send it to that shop is that ok or doesn’t it need to be a particular adresse ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yukarin Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 What shop is this out of curiosity? That sounds like a very weird way of going about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 I met the owner and he is a great guy. Invited me to a shoot and I asked him if I could send him my gun so it can get repaired and afterwards just use it Ns he was fine with to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 In case something goes wrong with the ukara what would happen then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted May 6, 2019 Supporters Share Posted May 6, 2019 UKARA numbers are associated with a post code. Unless his girlfriend lives very close to the shop they won't be the same. You're asking us if we know what might happen if things go wrong. Since they very rarely do, you're unlikely to get a definitive answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 thank you very much. Do the Package don’t get checked ? Or why does it go barely wrong ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Would it be actually legal to use my airsoft gun after the repair. ? Or do I need a ukara ? And can I get ukara as german ? I played one game two months ago on one site and now I’m gonna play again two games at the same. Would that be enough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dave34.5 said: Would it be actually legal to use my airsoft gun after the repair. ? Or do I need a ukara ? And can I get ukara as german ? I played one game two months ago on one site and now I’m gonna play again two games at the same. Would that be enough ? It’s legal for the repaired RIF to be returned to you: You aren’t buying it, the VCRA is in relation to the manufacture / sale / import They are not manufacturing it, you are not buying it as you already own it, and the import is going to the shop. Its not illegal to use a RIF for airsoft skirmishing If they hand it over to you or post it to an address in the UK then the VCRA doesn’t apply as its already yours If they send it back to Germany then the VCRA does not apply to export UKARA is only a member ship scheme that gives a method to support sellers that they have reasonably confirmed that the purpose of a sale is for use in airsoft skirmishing in line with the VCRA If you are a UK resident then its irrelevant that you are German, therefore can join a sites membership scheme and register under the VCRA If you are not a UK resident but are only visiting periodically then it may be a bit odd to have a site membership/VCRA registration with an overseas address. Otherwise you can comply with the UKARA / VCRA requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Thank you so much for all the answers. This community is awesome and helped me so much with the laws in the uk. im a German living in Germany. But I’m staying rn in the uk for a few months and was thinking of buying a cheap gun and use it and leave it here. can I use my girlfriends adresse as she is British ? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgePlaysAirsoft Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Hi Dave. UKARA is matched to postcode but i'm not sure if its checked. I would suggest that buying a gun to use in the UK is easier then importing your one from Germany - that is of course assuming you have a UKARA number. Yes you can use your girlfriends address - my UKARA is registered at my parents place as they are basically retired so are always around for the courier! For what its worth I helped a french airsofter who had moved to the UK for work and wanted to get his airsoft stuff over. I imported it using my UKARA number, it was all above board and there were zero issues. I'm more then happy to do the same again -do let me know if i can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave34.5 Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Thank you really much for that offer. That’s really awesome ichecked the ukara in the company firefly they said it’s okay. So I sent it i get my ukara around 24th of may but thank you very very much The only thing I didn’t to Payne was shipment and that was only 20€ so not too bad for all my stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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