Thanks Bruce, the specific problem that I have is that the VIN for a 98 M Roadster starts with a "W"= Germany but the car was manufactured in South Carolina (I think). I am thinking that customs will want to charge the 6.1% duty because of this. I was looking for some other evidence on the car that shows that it was built in the USA because the evidence from the VIN suggests that it was built in Germany which I don't believe to be true... I'm going to call the border to hear what they have to say....