I spoke to hookahshop.co.uk and apparently there were only a couple of people who imported shisha into the country. These businesses were the wholesalers of shisha in the uk. Since the economic turndown, these people have either gone bust or shut up shop. So no shisha is getting into the country. This means that websites and high street shops will have to import there own stock, which means the prices will increase dramatically. If anybody has a bit of cash lying around, fancy starting a new business venture?