In the interests of full transparency, we would like to provide you with essential information about customs procedures and associated costs. Depending on the nature of your order on https://katanaempire.co.uk/ and your place of residence, it may be subject to customs formalities. The details below explain this process and provide the necessary information.
It is important to note that we have no control over customs decisions and therefore cannot include customs duties or other charges in our invoices. As the buyer, you are responsible for paying any additional charges such as taxes and duties imposed by the customs authorities in your country.
When importing a katana sword, you may be asked to prove that your item complies with the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 and The Criminal Justice Act 1988 Admendment No.2 Order 2008.
This means that it is perfectly legal and permitted to buy, own and import a katana sword into the UK without a specific licence under one of the following conditions:
- was made before 1954,
- was made by traditional hand sword making methods,
- is only available for the purposes of use in religious ceremonies or martial arts,
- is for use in a historical re-enactments or sporting activity for example a martial arts demonstration for which public liability insurance is held.
As far as KatanaEmpire.co.uk is concerned, all our katana swords are handmade using traditional techniques that have been employed for centuries across various cultures and regions. These techniques involve steel forging, grinding, handmade polishing, manual hilt-mounting, differential clay tempering, handmade sharpened (when applied), following historical methods and steel search as Maru, Damascus.
As the buyer, you are responsible for verifying the legality of items shipped to your country, and for bearing the associated risks as well as providing the necessary documentation to the carrier or authorities if requested to retrieve the parcel once it has been shipped. KatanaEmpire.co.uk cannot be held responsible for any parcel seized by customs and not received. In such circumstances, it is the buyer’s responsibility to make the necessary arrangements to claim their seized parcel and no refund could be given.