Hi, just came across this.
First of all, the genuine "Efest Purple 2500mah 18650 35A" are 20A continuous/ 35A max, so in the worst case they are LG HE2 rewrapped. I use them (Efest) and they work fine.
Secondly, I buy all wicks,wires,cloned attys and cloned mods from fasttech. Parcels usually get here within 14 days with registered post.You can get liquids and chargers from them as well.
Then I get all my batteries from Europe or the States. Around 10 to 15 days in transit, especially if you buy from Europe. I can see a pair of Efest Purple batteries on ebay right now shipping from the States, at around 30USD, including expedited shipping (delivery around December 2nd), or a pair of MNKE 18650s from Germany for about 27USD shipped... Two Sony VTC5s will cost you a total of 45USD to be delivered by Dec 2nd from the States.
The thing is ordering large quantities in single shipments. I think you will have problems with customs. They may allow a parcel with two RBAs and a couple of wick/wire rolls in it, but I don't think they are going to let a parcel with 5 RBAs, 5 mods, a bunch of wick and wire to get into the country... I live in another GCC country and I usually buy from FT in small quantities, breaking down orders into several smaller shipments, so if one gets stopped I can always hope for the rest.
I am now moving to Doha, so I am also curious at the possibility of receiving vaping accessories (especially RBAs and mods) through the mail...