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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jring" data-source="post: 3664007" data-attributes="member: 133897">Hi,the Zeiss Terra series is made by Kamakura Koki in Japan (8 and 10x25 models) and China (the rest).Regarding Customs and VAT - I don't know the procedure in Italy - in Germany you take the sales price plus shipping, add 4.7% customs duties (this was for hand-held optics last I checked) and add again 19% value added tax to the total. You then deduct the sales price and shipping and pay the difference (so roughly 25% extra).Sometimes stuff slips through, it has happened that even parcels clearly marked as Customs Office only - do not deliver to recipient were delivered to me - I didn't complain...PS: since you consider ordering stateside, you should have a look at the Sightron Blue Sky II 8x32 and the Cabela Guide 8x32 - both are pretty nice for the price (the Guide needs to be on sale though).Joachim</blockquote>