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Hi Chris,

I have been very satisfied with my TMC (Technical Manufacturing Corp) anti-vibration table.  They are located in Peabody, Massachusetts. Main telephone# (978)532-6330.

Best Regards,

Karen

Karen Dalecki Boisvert
Harvard Medical School - NEPRC
Comparative Pathology Division
Manager,  Microscopy and Imaging Core Facility
(978) 875-1628 (Cell)
(508) 624-8013 (Direct)
(508) 624-8181 (Fax)
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I've just tried to buy a small (75cm x 90cm) active anti-vibration table from Thorlabs.
Unexpectedly they just informed me that they can't ship with FOB terms to our customs
agent at the border, but have to either ship internationally direct or charge sales tax (we
legally cannot pay point-of-origin taxes on imported items). If they shipped to our
customs agent, freight charges would be 8% of purchase price. Direct international
shipping is 40% of purchase price. There is no local distributer.

Putting aside the fact that I'm astonished an established company like Thorlabs aren't able
to ship on FOB terms, does anybody have a suggestion for an alternative supplier of
active anti-vibration tables of similar dimensions based in the US or Canada?

Many thanks,

Chris Wood

Instituto de Biotecnología/Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada (LNMA)
UNAM Campus Morelos
Mexico