Somewhat right. The units are made in the same factory,but are purchased from different distributors. The mfg. that makes these filters supplies the bulk of the filtering for the mercedes truck division. They are not cheap faxcimiles. Yes, I could have charged $142.00 for the filter. We just felt that $99.00 was a fair market price. We ship to the states all of the time and it is inexpensive and hassle free.