[Amps] Friedrichshaven - a new toy

[Peter Chadwick]

Phil said:
>If the price of 2400 Euros stated in the ad is still current, the price in
U.S. dollars would be $3012.33.<
Is there customs duty, sales taxes, etc., to pay over and above that?
One supposes that US Type Approval doesn't come cheap, but I don't understand why, with the FCC proposal to get rid of the 'no 10 meter' rule, third party Type Approval  is necessary. It isn't required any longer in Europe.
73
Peter G3RZP