For Sale: Black Rainbow Project 'Violet' hip pouches

A Black Rainbow Project 'RED' messenger bag is £34O...features Austrian Cobra buckles which cost about £2O EACH, of which there are many on each bag, all metal hardwear, VERY expensive military spec fabrics, which have shipping costs even higher than the cost of the fabrics themselves as they all come from the US...Webbing again comes from the US and has ridiculous shipping costs and high minimum order quantities, Main strap webbing, cordura, thread, and velcro are the only things which i can get in the UK, and are also very expensive.
Once you add the VAT, which our lovely government kindly adds to both the materials AND shipping costs and all that Jazz to all the imported stuff, the cost of the raw materials ends up higher than most companies finished bags retail prices.
Then add the best part of a weeks worth of my time to make each bag, and i'm earning less than most kids get in pocket money.

If we didn't do it for God...who would we do it for eh? :]

Are there no UK based suppliers that offer a similar products (raw materials)?