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Airguns products market

The airgun product market is a niche market that actually is a niche within a niche, that is, a small offshoot within the larger firearms market. Total USA market size is estimated to be no larger than 51 million dollars although verifiable market figures are difficult to point because the US Department of Commerce do not track the airgun market separately from the firearms market. The United States of America and United Kingdom are the best and largest market places for airguns. The majority of airguns are manufactured in Germany, Chine, US, Korea, Czech Republic, Mexico and UK. In 2003 importation of airguns into the U.S. reached 1.5 million units. Retail cost can be as low as 25$ to as high as 2.500$. The average cost of a rifle alone, without any accessories is 180$.

No attempt has been made to export airguns simply because many countries classify airguns as firearms and therefore subject to several restriction and requirements. In USA, airguns are not classified as firearms and are not subject to the same laws that control firearms.