There is [or, more correctly, there would be] a market for high-end Tokai guitars here.
The problem is [from your point of view at least, it is a problem] that, as with all prestige products, one does not simply buy one just because. One needs to try it, to feel it beforehand.
At the moment, the only guitar manufacturers whose high-end products are available for testing before buying, in Romania, are Fender, Ibanez and PRS.
I, for one, would welcome the variety and competition. Unfortunately, the bulk of electric guitars being sold here are below the 500euro/650$/2000 LEI mark, and the better part of these in turn is made up of the cheapest chinese-made "beginner guitars" available.
Also, i would like to know what do you mean by "helping out a friend". Because, should the question of legality arise, we would be unable to endorse or support your action [although most of us might personally think it welcome].