Importing Xbox 360 Games - Guide

In this article ill explain how to import Xbox 360 games from Asia, and what the risks are!

The import site I'm using for this article is Play-Asia

A few facts about Play-Asia:

• Play-Asia is based in Hong Kong
  
  
• The time in Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of UK GMT so please bear that in mind when sending an e-mail or making an order.
  
  

A few facts about ordering from Play-Asia:

• To ensure your order is despatched and received in the quickest time possible, I recommend placing your order on a Sunday night (Monday morning in Hong Kong) as it will most likely be shipped that day.
  
• Please make sure you order 1 game at a time to reduce your chances of having to pay an import fee.
  
  

Play-Asia accepted payment methods:

• PayPal
  
  
• Credit Card
  
  
• Bank Transfer
  
  

A few facts about Importing:

• Importing games and accessories is just like ordering games from a UK website , you add the item to your cart , pay for your item , the item is then shipped , you receive your item a few days later.
  
• Please bear in mind that any packages coming into the UK over the value of £17.00 is subject to Import / VAT charges of 17.5% of the amount of the parcel and shipping , Play-Asia will always mark the true value of the parcel however customs will not usually bother with £1 - £5 over that limit.
  
  

A few facts about the games:

• The games Play-Asia sell are not PAL UK games but are either NTSC (USA) or NTSC-J (Jap/Asia). However all the region free games will be in full English and have full English boxes / instruction manuals.

Before you import any games, you need to make sure that they will work on your Xbox 360!

In the UK, all Xbox 360's are PAL.

You can check if the game will work on a PAL system, by checking the Regional Compatibility Guide.

If a game is region free, you will see this green tick in the PAL box shown here...

Each Region-Free game costs around £21.33 (depending on exchange rate) with £1.65 being the cheapest postage option , It should take Play-Asia no longer than 24 hours to despatch the game if it is in stock, and should take around 4-10 working days to reach you. However in some cases it can take up to 2 weeks.

Your parcel may be delayed at customs in the rare event they impound your package until you pay the import tax fee, I strongly recommend ordering 1 game at a time to reduce the risk of your parcel being stopped and to ensure your parcel will reach you in the quickest time possible.

If you found this useful, or need any help... Please leave a comment or message me on Xbox Live.

Thanks!