I have the same problem. I live in the New Orleans area and can't find Okoume here locally. If I could it would probably be so expensive that I would be better off mail ordering it and paying the shipping. And that's what I did. The mail order prices are pretty reasonable. I paid just under $200 for three sheets of 4mm and 1 sheet of 3mm from Noahs. Averages to about $50 a sheet with the shipping.