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Originally Posted by HarryT
Actually the UK price is rather less than the Euro price. We're paying £269, which is €330 at today's exchange rate.
You really can't directly compare US prices. By the time you add shipping, VAT, import duties, etc, you'll end up paying pretty much the same.
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Didn't know that about the current UK prices. I only remember swearing a few years back because I had to import some things from the UK
As for comparing. The things typically aren't manufactured in the US, so shipping is irrelevant. The Swiss VAT is 8-9% and AFAIK there is no import tax for this kind of device. In any event, this is
not included in the Swiss price (non-EU state). The different minimum guarantees may have an influence but certainly not enough.
Bookeen lists the price as 490CHF. I don't see how the above justifies a 27% markup excluding Swiss VAT. If the VAT is included, the markup is still 17%.