RE: Laser engine price? Import Tax?
To confirm what others have said, you will not have to pay any US taxes when purchasing from Europe. UK sellers do not add the VAT when shipping overseas. IIRC VAT is 17.5%. There are a number of currency converters on the web, just search on currency converter; Yahoo has one I use. If the seller charges in pounds and you put the charge on a credit card, you should get fairly close to what the currency converter shows.
I bought a Laser 80 from Proctor maybe 18-24 months ago, and their price was less than Laser's. Do I remember that Laser has two price lists, one for UK (with VAT) and one for overseas (without VAT)? When the pound was $2.00, stuff from the UK was pretty expensive. When it dropped to 1.70 I thought I was being really smart and I ordered a Mick Reeves Camel. Too bad I was so anxious, because the pound is now around 1.40-1.45.
Just make certain the seller is not charging you the VAT. Might be worth a phone call to confirm.
Jim