I'm from Germany and I also bought stuff from keyboardco.
Sometimes keyboardco is cheaper than MD - most times not, but often MD does not have a ISO or DE layout option.
Some info about importing stuff to the "broader" EU market a.k.a. EEA (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area)
1) in general the buyer needs to pay VAT (17% - 27% depending on buyers country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_value_added_tax)
2) depending on product category/type of product a customs duty must be paid (for computer and computer parts it's 0%)
3) some countries charge a duty processing fee (luckily for me no such fee in Germany, not really because customs clerks are paid from our "other" taxes)
4a) in some countries if the shipment includes a correct customs declaration the shipping company does the customs/duty processing for free (like in Germany w/ DHL)
4b) in other countries or if no such correct customs declaration, buyer needs to go to the customs office (-> travel fees and time)
4c) buyer can outsource the process of 4b) to someone else (in Germany: DHL does the job for 28-29 EUR, interesting if your earn more money per hour than you spend on the trip to the customs office) and shipment will arrive at your doorstep
5) there may be exceptions for low value items for all or some points from above.
6) there may be exceptions of (1) for some product categories -> a lower VAT applies (e.g. food, books)
7) depending on type of product (e.g. coffee, oil, alc) other taxes may apply
If you are lucky a high value shipment slipped through customs and you don't need to pay anything, but do not count on that. If the sender states a lower value on customs declarations, so that you can avoid customs, that could be resulting in paying more than normal.
So depending on your location, buying from a EU/EAA based dealer may be cheaper than importing from US.
But the biggest problem is: the price tag difference between US and EU.
- default no VAT included in the US
- but in EU VAT is included (for private citizens)
but after 20+ years importing stuff I'm used to that.