70-200 F4 L

Import duty is 4-6% (depending on who you ask!). VAT is 17.5% on the total cost - note that VAT is payable on the postage costs as well You'll probably also get stung for £10 or more 'handling charge' by the courier for sorting out the taxes.
I'd suggest working out the total cost before placing the order. Bear in mind that the pound/dollar conversion rate is usually about 2% worse than expected, when you pay by credit card (I tend to use http://www.oanda.com/c​onvert/classic).
http://www.7dayshop.co​m are selling the lens for £429, including all taxes and charges. It will probably be sourced from the US but, if there is a warranty issue, you'll be able to send it back to the Channel Islands rather than the USA. Might be worth considering as an alternative?

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Sigma 70-200 2.8 EX
Sigma 105 2.8 macro EX

I use my 70-200 f2.8 L IS handheld sometimes, but when covering sports I ALWAYS put it on a monopod, really saves your arms after 90minutes!

And in regards to warranty issues, all lenses have a worldwide warranty, it's the bodies etc. that you'll have issues with.

Come on, that's a 2kg lens!

hi,if you get it in the uk,try 7 day shop its about £430 inc
vat and shipping.

I called canon UK when I found out my camera was coming from france. They said they would only honour the waranty on European purchases.

They were very specific when they said "we do not touch equipment from the US".

The person above who had his camera fixed must have been lucky.

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By the way, I have Drisley's ex-70-200 f4........he was silly enough to sell it to me a while back!! Great lens........really good photographer!!

Just kidding Drisley.......you're not too silly! (but you are a really good photographer!!)

But, you've produced nicer pictures with that lens than I ever did.