Its a rip-off
Quote from HMRC re import into the UK
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If you buy goods online from outside the EU for delivery to the UK, you'll have to pay Customs Duty (if over £120 value) and Import VAT (if over £18) on top of the purchase price (including duties), though Customs Duty is waived if the amount of the calculated duty payable is £7 or less
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Shipping costs are way over the top, which puts it into the Import VAT @ 20% bracket:
To calculate the VAT on the value of the goods that you are having imported. That is the price of the goods plus items such as the import taxes, commissions and transport charges (including insurance) to the delivery address.
Add up: import duties + VAT = taxes to be paid on import.
How this will change in April when the UK leaves the EU is anybody's guess...