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Originally Posted by Tcoat
I ordered a $70 rear diffuser from the US. Since it was made in China it was subject to duty and tariffs. For some reason customs decided that it was a good item to slap all the charges on. By the time it arrived here and all the customs fees were added with exchange on top of those I had the only $240 cheap plastic diffuser in town.
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Ouch! I have resisted the urge to put on a diffuser - would be interested to hear your opinion on it... Seems sort of cosmetic/non-functional (not that there is anything wrong with that - I lean towards the TRD spoiler - equally cosmetic!)
I have ordered non-car related items from both Japan and China in the $400 range and never been hit with fees or customs - but it may just be a case of "luck of the draw". Never used the auction proxy service though - and so far it looks like no other members have either. If I pull the trigger I will post on the experience.