Pedersoli has a Dealer in Australia who import direct from Italy, not the U.S ,if you import a Pedersoli,Shiloh,C.Sharps from the U.S, then there is the exchange Rate, 75cent Aust Dollar to the U.S dollar,then 10% GST ,Freight and Insurance, then if you employ someone to do all the paperwork for you and dealing with customs,importing etc, could cost you another $1000.00 so it adds up ,then you have to Wait for all that to happen to get your rifle, which could be months [provided there is no hold ups or hassles with Customs ]on top of the build ''Time'' which doesnt always happen, one rifle i had built[ not a Sharps] i was told 8 Months build time, so planned around that [and for a hunt which it missed] ,was 18 Months before i finally got it