You will also pay duty upon its return as well .. i was shocked when i got the bill.
Then you got screwed over, because duty was already paid on it when it originally came into the country. If you saved the paperwork, you could file a claim to get it back.
I just had a dream and some retard I've never seen threw my Shoei on the ground in a gravel parking lot, I wanted to smash him in the face with it.
Then I woke up, turn on my laptop and see this thread...funny.