This item has to have a power converter to work in the USA. It was easy to find one and about $30.00. Still the price was much less than buying one already in the states. The manual had to be printed from online to get it in English. Still a great deal and love the machine.
Bought this machine from Japan and it didn't come with English Instruction so I have to rely on the Youtube to show me how to thread the machine. It is more complicated than I thought. Needed practice on threading correctly for the machine to work.