Yes, it was initially 25% on imports earlier this year. Settled to 15% as of last month, a big step up from what we had earlier which was 2.5% (on most things)

I try to settle with GKs that aren't too expensive for me (shipping prices for overseas has been cutting in deeply). I'd love to own a kit from Love Love Garden one day, but alas, I am not a rich man

Are you speaking from experience, Mr. Ito?

I do this with Garage Kits, and my wallet has never been the same ever since. Those Five Star Stories ones whisper to me

Best I can do is the vinyl of the OST.

Even if they told you, they're incredibly nuanced.
Disregarding that you are expected to know these unwritten rules, they can't all be applied to each and every specific situation nor that you can, in fact, exempt yourself from them, which is relative from person-to-person

A fan art for Rick Dom _ the 34th mobile-suit battalion in S-field of A Baoa Qu.