Martin, I too have been hit hard by Mr Tax Man when I brought stuff from the States, the trick is to get a mate in America (someone you met at Eurofest perhaps) to buy it for you and then send it to you as a private item et voila! You can avoid the tax. By the way I obviously never practice this blatant tax scam and would not recommend it to anyone. James Woodford > Oh, I got stung for £120 in tax on my order from PJ Grady which arrived > today :-( > > Martin >