Hard to say where it lies really; certainly Pentax use an importer (CR Kennedy) here. But Sony (the focus of the article), being a huge multinational company, do their own importing.
I guess you could say the blame may well lie with "Sony Australia" rather than "Sony Japan", but really either way, manufacurer/importer are the same thing. Sure you expect the 10% GST, but thats the only import tax you should get. Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday Director of Development, eyeon Software ----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:28 AM Subject: Re: OT: Megabucks for megapixels (Oz listers in particular) > I find it interesting that the article blames the manufactures, and not he > Austrailian importers. I guess you guys don't like to admit you are cheating > each other. I am willing to bet that the cameras cost the local importer exactly > the same (subject to quanity discounts) in the US as they do in Australia, or > any place else. One of our advantages is that the US has no Excise/Import Tax on > cameras since we no longer have a domestic industry to protect. > > -- > > Rob Studdert wrote: > > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/11/1076388427737.html > > > > > > Rob Studdert > > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > > > > > -- > graywolf > http://graywolfphoto.com > > "You might as well accept people as they are, > you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > > >
