Did you actually price out shipping from amazon.co.uk? I thought it would be extremely pricey too but I need a router that runs on European current for a trip to Morocco this summer, infact this post reminded me of that so I went to check out the price. Shipping was 6 pounds 99pence which I thought was pretty reasonable. I dont know if book are more expensive and I was only shipping the NYC so that may have effected the price. but this is just an FYI to think about if no one else can help you.