I have purchased 11 snares from Japan in the last 3 years. The most paid in shipping was $125 through DHL that included import fees. I was charged $152.60 without import fees. The total amount this item cost me was $866. For this amount I could of bought one here in the US. The why reason to purchase in Japan was to buy one cheaper. Total real cost was $701. I paid $165 more. The reasons given was import fees, taxes and custom duties. Import fees are part of shipping and are very minimal. Taxes are part of the purchase price when the drum was paid for. I seriously doubt this company is going to pay Texas sales tax which would only have been about $42. Custom duties are paid by receiver (me) when receiving the package. Note - I have never had to pay custom duties. I feel these reasons are contrived and I was unjustly charged more than should of been. I feel that this company is not geared to people making large package purchases or large money amount purchase. If so, they should institute a percentage amount of the purchase like 10%. I don't like feeling like I have been cheated but that is exactly how I feel.
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