Robin Bowes;254913 Wrote: > ModelCitizen wrote: > > In the US the Duo costs 399.99 US Dollars (equiv. to 172.103 UK > Pounds) > > but in the UK it costs 551.17 US Dollars (279 UK Pounds) > > > > What possible justification can there be for this almost 40% price > hike > > for UK buyers? > > Er, I think your sums may have gone a little awry. > > $399.99 converted directly to UKP is £202.63 > > There will also be import duty - not sure exactly how much, but let's > say 10%. That brings us to £222.89. > > Add VAT @ 17.5% onto that and you get £261.90 > > That's not all that much different to £279.99 is it. > > R.
The import duty applies to the price, that the company importing the SB to the EU pays. That, I am sure, is not the US retail price. Probably not even half that price. I think the duty is 3,5%, though not sure. So duty isn't going to amount to much. -- marlowe ------------------------------------------------------------------------ marlowe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12398 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813
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