Hello Folks,
know it is almost two years since I asked this question, but my lab has grown a lot. And I wanted to share a company which has helped me, given that I recently saw the discussion about the spectral analyzer and shit:
http://www.usa-importservice.de/The idea behind them is simple: they collect your shit at a depot in Texas, and once a month, a container travels from Texas to Hamburg...and they then ship it on to you with DHL inside of Europe. I recently had three oscilloscopes shipped to me for like 265€ including customs.
Of course, there is a disadvantage too. They are SLOW as MOLASSES. Expect two, maybe three months turnaroundtime...
Tam
P.S. THis is NOT commercial. I am but a paying customer of USA Importservice, and WILL provide notarized proof of my accounts gladly if needed.