Folks, thanks again for the input.
I emailed one of the major online sellers over there and received this reply, which confirms most of the above.
I see that Meade, Orion and Coronado are also on the list.
The only encouraging thing is that the sellers seem as frustrated as we are and might be doing something about it.
"Thank you for choosing ???. Unfortunately we are unable to ship Celestron, Meade, Orion and Coronado products outside of the United States or Canada due to a contractual obligation. We can ship them anywhere in the
US, Canada and US territories, so if you have a US address that we can ship to then we would be happy to accommodate you. We can also ship to any APO or FPO (American Military) address in the world. We are very sorry for the
inconvenience that this may have caused you. ??? is working hard in an attempt to change the international policies, so hopefully before too long they will drop their restrictions and allow free trade outside of the United States."
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