Update: US tariffs, 15% reciprocal tax between USA and Japan

– UPDATE October 11th, 2025 - 15% tax applied to orders shipped to the USA –

After a great deal of uncertainty regarding the application of import taxes, it has now been decided by the US government to impose a 15% tax on any any product coming from Japan.

In practice this means that although airsoft guns are effectively taxed a 0% when they enter the USA, a 'reciprocal tax' of 15% will still be applied regardless.

As an example, John Doe order a pistol with a 100$ value on the site, when it enters the USA, the customs will apply a 15% tax on it, so the customer will have to pay 15$ to UPS when it is delivered.

This is obviously a development that we didn't foresee and we apologize to our American customers. From now on and until further notice, customers ordering from us will have their parcel subject to this tax when it enters the USA. They are responsible to pay for this tax.

Note: Other airsoft regions such as China or Hong Kong are from today faced with high tariffs and this 'de minimis exemption' is no longer valid from May 2nd. If you buy airsoft products from those regions (ex. Hong Kong), you will have to pay hefty taxes when the parcel enters the USA regardless of its value.

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