No, Hairenough.... the importation duty is levied by the customs people in whatever country a person happens to be living in ,at whatever rate is levied in that country...... there is a thread further down the forum there titled `Customs`..have a read of that. Toplace simply charges shipping from USA-- when the item arrives into any country outside USA it can be opened/inspected by customs and duty levied if they deem it liable ..the customer can decide whether they want Courier-delivery or U.S. postal service [cheaper]...... thus far, I have never been charged import duty in Ireland--my deliveries have always arrived unopened, and delivered by the Irish mail service, requiring signature on delivery. Maybe I`m just `lucky`so far......... I read recently, for example, the U.K customs can and do charge duty on real hair systems yet they exempt synthetic ones ! Toplace cannot and does not collect duty on behalf of various customs services..... duty [if levied] is chargeable once an item crosses a border and is payable/paid locally.