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" our yacht transporter is saying that we need to pay fees for the import and customs fees. "
There is only one way to be certain of the information. You ask the yacht transporter, who are these fees paid to? And then you write (not phone, not email, but write) to those agencies and ask them for a written reply stating what the correct policy and payment is.
Under US law they are allowed to be wrong, even in writing. But if you have a written statement and you have complied with it, other people (like your transporter) won't argue about it. And if there has been any error, you will not be held liable for penalties, since you have complied with their written policy.
The "next best" but faster solution is, again, to ask your transporter the same quesiton, and then see if you can find published statements on those agencie's web sites. In that case you keep printed copies--and follow up with written mail requesting confirmation that they are correct.
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