Japantimes:World-renowned violinist Yuzuko Horigome said her ¥100 million Guarnerius violin was seized by German customs officials at Frankfurt Airport, and they are demanding she pay an import duty of €190,000 (more than ¥18.6 million), 19 percent of the violin's estimated market price, to get it back.According to Horigome, the violin was confiscated when she was transferring at the airport on Aug. 16 while on her way home to Brussels from Tokyo. The officials told her that she was not carrying a paper certifying that the instrument is her business tool and other documents necessary for bringing high-priced goods into the country.Although Horigome submitted the documents the next day, her violin has not yet been returned, she said.In the meantime, the customs office explained that Horigome did not have documents certifying she had paid the violin's import duty in the past.The office also said the €190,000 tax was calculated based on a presumed appraisal value of the violin, because she didn't have a document showing the price she paid for it. The authorities indicated the possibility of also imposing a fine on her."In all the touring I have done, this is the first time I have ever been treated this way. I am deeply distressed. It is as if part of my body has been taken away from me," Horigome said.She won the prestigious Queen Elizabeth International Competition in Belgium in 1980 and has since performed with the Berlin Philharmonic among many other orchestras.

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