Used and sometimes new Kobelco products, originally intended for sale in Japan and other overseas locations, are being imported into this country. These "grey market" units were not designed for sale in North America. They were designed and manufactured for the Japanese and rest of world markets and imported into North America by individuals or entities independent of Kobelco Construction America LLC. These "grey market" units are different in several important respects from the products that Kobelco manufactures for the North America market, and which authorized Kobelco Dealers sell in the United States and Canada. What this means to a purchaser of a "grey market" product is the usual after sales support structure is not in place for these machines: such as replacement parts, technical reference material and dealer technical training on these products. There is no responsibility whatsoever either by Kobelco Construction America LLC or its authorized dealers for these "grey market" units to provide parts, service or any warranty support for Kobelco "grey market" machines in the United Sates or Canada.