Thats a good question although I didn't know about sales tax added as my dealings with other Japanese sellers, Ebay, Amazon and Japamart/Jauce made no mention or charged anything additional. I have not bought anything from Hobby Search yet but that is about to change as I had pre-ordered the new Asoboy train that is supposed to be released this month so I will know then if there is any additional costs for taxes. Thanks for the info Plarnold ![[Image: nodding-yes-by-a-very-happy-smiley-emoticon.gif]](http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/yes/nodding-yes-by-a-very-happy-smiley-emoticon.gif)