When Amazon fulfills an item, it's already imported for you. Here's an example, a japanese watch: https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Japanese-Automatic-Stainless-Lea

When Amazon fulfills an item, it's already imported for you. Here's an example, a japanese watch: https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Japanese-Automatic-Stainless-Leather/dp/B000KG93BQ https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Japanese-Automatic-Stainless-Le... You can have it fulfilled by Amazon and pay $392. It's already past customs and ready to ship to you. You can order it from a third party seller, where the description says 'Ships from Japan' and warns you about customs fees for $370. You are purchasing the item directly from someone in Japan via Amazon's platform and any customs or importing fees are on you. They explicitly state it, I'm not sure how you're still confused.