"It is a long process from the USA to another country..."

I do not wish to start any culture war (although if I did I'd drop the name "Gwyneth Palthrow") , but I order things from Singapore all the time, pay relatively low shipping (about $8 for a hard drive, for instance) and get them delivered to my door two or three days later, no customs, no taxes, etc. Same thing when I ship there from California. Singapore has become my corner store for camera, electronics and other items.

With the described multiple taxation and multiple shipping...I'd be curious to know the final total costs and final 'in transit time' for the Black Box delivered to the UK.

May I also ask...in the UK would you have the option with e-Frontier of bypassing the entire sequence by opting for some sort of international service such as FedEx, DHL, etc? or is that option not available?

Respectfully, and even sympatheticly, 
::::: Opera in California :::::