Grand Seiko Import Duties – Are You Kidding Me?

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I recently purchased a new Grand Seiko SBGA461 from a dealer in Japan through Chrono24. The watch was a great price, about $4.5K plus tax, but I just received notification from DHL that the import duties are $757. I've bought several watches from Japanese dealers, and the import duties typically run about 3%, so I was expecting maybe $200-250, max.

Has anyone else encountered this recently? The watch was paid for and arrived in the country before the tariff fiasco, but maybe they're still…

Grand Seiko Import Duties – Are You Kidding Me?

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