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We use international couriers in our country that provide a very nice service. For online purchases in the US, Europe and China, when you subscribe (not a subscription though, bit that's what they call it) you get an ID that is basically your PO box with the company, and they have physical addresses in Miami, Barcelona and Shenzen (I think that's how it's spelled) and you can buy from pretty much anywhere, they will receive it, bring it into the country (legally, so we may need to pay customs depending on item, FOB price and amounts) and charge a fixed fee per pound.
This has allowed us to buy from anywhere. I've been able to get StarLabs laptops while also buying pixel phones in the US to flash with GrapheneOS.
I'm pretty sure more countries have similar facilities.