So random thought, our two major distribution hubs are here in Maryland where I am, and Nottingham in England. Now the former's shipping costs are MASSIVELY higher then the latter, it's easy to see why though. The furthest place Nottingham has to ship to is Moscow for the most part (there's a local distributor that handles the bulk of Russia for us from what I understand). The shipping from Notthingham to Moscow distance wise, will get you from our U.S. office to roughly Chicago, roughly half way across the U.S.